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# NovaBACKUP Basic Ideas

- [Backup Principles](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/backup-principles.md)
- [Hybrid Backup](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/backup-principles/hybrid-backup.md)
- [How Incremental Forever Backup Handles the Retention Settings (explanation)](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/backup-principles/how-incremental-forever-backup-handles-the-retention-settings-explanation.md)
- [Backups](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/backups.md)
- [Create a File Backup job](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/backups/create-a-file-backup-job.md)
- [Create a Plugin Backup job](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/backups/create-a-plugin-backup-job.md)
- [Restores](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/restores.md)
- [Restore of Hybrid enabled backups](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/restores/restore-of-hybrid-enabled-backups.md)
- [Import backup records by device](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/restores/import-backup-records-by-device.md)
- [Import backup records for individual at rest backups (this only works for the Legacy device types)](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/restores/import-backup-records-for-individual-at-rest-backups-this-only-works-for-the-legacy-device-types.md)
- [Mount File Backup](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/restores/mount-file-backup.md)
- [Schedules](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/schedules.md)
- [Devices](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/devices.md)
- [Create a Local Backup Device](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/devices/create-a-local-backup-device.md)
- [Create a Cloud Backup Device](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/devices/create-a-cloud-backup-device.md)
- [Legacy Backup devices (and how to enable it)](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/devices/legacy-backup-devices-and-how-to-enable-it.md)
- [NovaBACKUP 21 Quick Start Guide (imported)](https://userguide.novabackup.com/novabackup-basic-ideas/novabackup-21-quick-start-guide-imported.md): This is the NovaBACKUP 21 Quick Start Guide (imported), and the full version can be found in the link below.