NovaBACKUP 21 User Guide (English)
  • NovaBACKUP 21 User Guide
  • NovaBACKUP Components
    • Supported NovaBACKUP versions & upgrade paths
    • Overview of the NovaBACKUP Components
    • System Requirements
    • Useful how-to articles
  • NovaBACKUP Basic Ideas
    • Backup Principles
      • Hybrid Backup
      • How Incremental Forever Backup Handles the Retention Settings (explanation)
    • Backups
      • Create a File Backup job
      • Create a Plugin Backup job
    • Restores
      • Restore of Hybrid enabled backups
      • Import backup records by device
        • How to import backups stored on a 'Local Backup' Device in NovaBACKUP 20.1.x versions (20.1 and newer versions), including the special instructions for if the new or other computer you need to import the 'Local Backup' device on differs for the Domain and Computer name values as compared to the original computer that had performed the backups on that 'Local Backup' device.
        • How to import backups stored on a 'Cloud Backup' Device in NovaBACKUP 20.1.x versions (20.1 and newer versions), including the special instructions for if the new or other computer you need to import the 'Cloud Backup' device on differs for the Domain and Computer name values as compared to the original computer that had performed the backups on that 'Cloud Backup' device.
      • Import backup records for individual at rest backups (this only works for the Legacy device types)
      • Mount File Backup
    • Schedules
    • Devices
      • Create a Local Backup Device
      • Create a Cloud Backup Device
      • Legacy Backup devices (and how to enable it)
    • NovaBACKUP 21 Quick Start Guide (imported)
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Useful how-to articles

Useful how-to articles that apply to NovaBACKUP 21.x. The latest content is at the top of each section.

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How-to Articles:

NovaBACKUP 21.x specific How-to articles (in the Support KB):

How to Setup a Hybrid Backup Job in NovaBACKUP (Support KB article):

How to clear your NovaBACKUP Cloud Storage Backups from within NovaBACKUP (Support KB article):

Default Exclusions file ('nsexc.ini') in NovaBACKUP 21.1 will need to be modified or replaced manually by the end user, otherwise some default excluded path items (folders and files) will backup, to Local Backup and Cloud Backup device types (Support KB article):

How to do a Full Prune (on non-Legacy device types) in NovaBACKUP version 21 and higher (Support KB article):

How to Enable Legacy Storage Devices in NovaBACKUP in version 21 and higher (Support KB article): Exclude NovaBACKUP Files and Directories from Active Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware Scanning (21.0 and newer versions) (Support KB article):

How-to Videos:

NovaBACKUP 21.x specific How-to videos (YouTube video links):

  • How to Connect a Local Backup Device, Such as a NAS, to NovaBACKUP and Create a Local Backup Job:

  • How to Connect to the NovaBACKUP Cloud Storage and Create a Cloud Backup Job:

  • How to Create a Hybrid Backup Job With NovaBACKUP:

  • How to Restore Data From a Hybrid Backup Job With NovaBACKUP:

  • How to Convert an Existing Backup Job in NovaBACKUP to Change It to a Hybrid Backup Job:

  • How to Deploy and Set up the Agent/ Client for NovaBACKUP Managed Backup:

How-to documentation Files:

Other useful documentation files to download and view, on some important NovaBACKUP 21 topics, for a further explanation of how to do some items that may or may not have user guide entries or KB articles:

https://support.novabackup.com/hc/en-us/articles/21330580735261-How-to-Setup-a-Hybrid-Backup-Job-in-NovaBACKUP
https://support.novabackup.com/hc/en-us/articles/21330612549661-How-to-clear-your-NovaBACKUP-Cloud-Storage-Backups-from-within-NovaBACKUP
https://support.novabackup.com/hc/en-us/articles/21355330302749-Default-Exclusions-file-nsexc-ini-in-NovaBACKUP-21-1-will-need-to-be-modified-or-replaced-manually-by-the-end-user-otherwise-some-default-excluded-path-items-folders-and-files-will-backup-to-Local-Backup-and-Cloud-Backup-device-types
https://support.novabackup.com/hc/en-us/articles/17612808393245-How-to-do-a-Full-Prune-on-non-Legacy-device-types-in-NovaBACKUP-version-21-and-higher
https://support.novabackup.com/hc/en-us/articles/16161957844637-How-to-Enable-Legacy-Storage-Devices-in-NovaBACKUP-in-version-21-and-higher
https://support.novabackup.com/hc/en-us/articles/19406277103133-Exclude-NovaBACKUP-Files-and-Directories-from-Active-Anti-Virus-and-Anti-Spyware-Scanning-21-0-and-newer-versions
https://youtu.be/lSRn1_V9J-4
https://youtu.be/zd4FzDz9sOw
https://youtu.be/YYiQJnoAMd0
https://youtu.be/o-0woZ0xA_I
https://youtu.be/mEcOC27Y_Gg
https://youtu.be/Xb-vEwwDkr8
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NBK 21 How to - Import Local Backup NovaBACKUP to new machine.docx
Import Local Backup NovaBACKUP to new machine
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NBK 21 How to - MSP S3 Import and Restore to New Machine.docx
S3 Import and Restore to New Machine