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# Main Window

## Main Toolbar

Create a backup

Create a new backup in background. The main window can be closed during creation. Normal behavior is to only compare files size and modification time. Alternatively, you can take a new backup with `checksums` option enabled. This will calculate checksums for every file to decide if the file has changed. Creating a backup with checksums option takes a lot more time but it will make sure, the destination files won't be corrupt.

Refresh Backups List

Refresh the Backups in Timeline.

Backup Name

Add a name for a backup so you can easily identify it later. If `Don't remove named backups` in Manage profile --> Remote & Retention is enabled this will also prevent the backup from being removed.

Remove backup

Remove one or more backups from Timeline. `Now` can not be removed as this is no backup but the live view of the local file-system. If this button is grayed out you need to select a backup in Timeline.

View Backup Log

View the log of the selected backup.

View Last Log

View the log from the last backup attempt.

Manage profiles

Open Manage profiles.

Shutdown System after backup has finished

Shutdown the computer and poweroff after a backup has finished. The main window must stay open for this. If shutdown is not supported on the system this button will be grayed out.

Exit

Close the main window. Running backups will remain in background.

Help

Menu with links to this help, FAQ, report bugs, ...

## Files Toolbar

Up

Go to the parent folder.

Show hidden files

Toggle hidden files (starting with a dot) to be shown in files view.

Restore

Restore selected files or directories. This button has a sub-menu (hold down the button). Default action is `Restore`.

Restore

Restore the selected files or directories to the original destination.

Restore to...

Restore the selected files or directories to a new destination.

Restore /path

Restore the currently shown directory and all its content to the original destination.

Restore path to...

Restore the currently shown directory and all its content to a new destination.

Backups

Open Backups dialog.

## Timeline

The Timeline lists all backups which where already created. You can browse them to see its contents in right hand Files View. The first item `Now` is not a backup. It is a live view on the local file-system. It shows exact the same as your normal file browser. Multi selection is possible to remove multiple backups altogether.

## Files View

Depending on selection in left hand Timeline this will either show the original files or the files in the selected backup. You can jump directly to your home or include directories in `Shortcuts`.

## Statusbar

Show current status. While a backup is running this will show a progress-bar combined with current speed, already transferred data and the last message from `rsync`.