Your First Backup
Select folders and run your first backup job.
Create a Backup Set
A backup set is a named configuration that defines which folders to back up, what to exclude, and when to run. Backup-set creation is GUI-only today — the CLI's sets group is read-mostly (list and email-policy switch). Use the desktop wizard to create the set, then drive runs from either the GUI or the CLI.
- •Open the desktop agent and go to the Backup tab
- •Click New Backup Set
- •Enter a name (e.g., Documents, Projects)
- •Click Add Folder and select directories to include
- •Set exclude patterns (e.g., node_modules, .git, *.tmp)
- •Choose a schedule: Manual, Daily, Weekly, or Continuous (CDP)
ℹ Note
To inspect existing sets from the command line, run
backupengine sets list.Run Your First Backup
Once the set is saved, kick off a backup. The agent will scan files, chunk them with FastCDC, compress, encrypt, and upload.
- •Open the desktop agent and go to the Backup tab
- •Find your backup set in the list
- •Click Run Now next to the set name
- •Watch the progress bar — chunked, compressed, encrypted, and uploaded chunks all stream in real time
backupengine backup start "Documents" backupengine backup list # 10 most recent runs backupengine status # overall agent + last run status
💡 Tip
Your first backup uploads all data. Subsequent backups only upload changed chunks — typically 90%+ faster.