On the main menu, click Tools > Folder Tools > Backup Local to Remote. The Choose Backup or Restore dialog box appears.
Click Create Backup, then click Next. The Local Backup Wizard appears. The Local Backup Wizard contains the list of all local files and directories on your local computer.
Select one or more check boxes adjacent to the files
and folders to backup, then click Next.
When you select the check box for a folder, each of the subfolders
and files in that folder are selected automatically. To clear the check
boxes for the subfolders and files the folder, clear the check box next
to the parent directory.
In the Select site to backup to page, click the site. The parent directory for the site appears in the Select remote folder box. If necessary, specify the subfolder of the remote folder to which you want to save the backup, then click Next.
Select the compression settings from the following options, then click Next.
No compression
Compress all files to a single ZIP file - ZIP is an industry standard archival method. ZIP supports most of the files, but provides medium compression.
Compress all files to a single CAB file - CAB is a Microsoft format. It provides stronger compression than ZIP.
Compress all files to single GZIP file - GZIP/tar is a UNIX format. Files are stored in a “Tarball”, and then compressed.
The Schedule page appears.
Select the Immediately run backup job option to take the backup immediately.
- or -
Select the Schedule local backup check box to set the date and time.
Set the date and time for the local backup from the Start on calendar if you select the Schedule option.
Select the Enable backup recurrence check box to repeat the synchronization after a specified period.
In the Repeat every list, specify a time and unit (minute, hours, days, weeks, months, years).
In the Name box, specify a name for the backup folder.
Click Finish. The backup folder appears in the remote folder of the server.