Schedule the Backup is in the list of best practices because, with Barracuda ECHOplatform, backups can be managed manually. Some customers prefer doing backups manually. The risk of setting a backup to manual mode means the backup does not run unless someone runs it. What if the person responsible gets busy and forgets? What if at the time they try to run the backup, they cannot access the server?
The data is not protected if the backup does not run!
Backups can be scheduled for any day, at any time. Backups can be scheduled to run within fixed periods or run until completion. Multiple backups can be scheduled on the same day for customers who generate important changes in their data throughout the day.
Below is an example of a schedule that displays when you run the backup for Files and Folders.
