Ahsay Go - Create Windows System Backup Set

In the Ahsay Go main interface, click Backup Sets.

Create a backup set by clicking + icon before "Add new backup set".

Enter a "Name" for your backup set then select MS Windows System Backup or MS Windows System State Backup as the "Backup set type".

Select the location where you would like to store the system image / system state image before generating the backup data.

Select a local volume from the dropdown menu.

Or enter the UNC path to a network volume that is accessible to the client computer.

Click Next to proceed.

For MS Windows System backup: if the disk you selected has insufficient space, then this alert will be displayed.

For MS Windows System State backup: if the storage location is set to a critical volume (e.g. system volume), the following message will be displayed.

Refer to the following link for the details on the restriction:

Temporary Storage Restrictions for Windows Backup on Ahsay Go

In the "Backup Source" menu, select the volume(s) which you would like to backup.

Tick the Include all critical volumes option to select all critical volumes for backup automatically. This will ensure that the backup image can be used for full-system / bare-metal recovery.

Click Next to proceed.

In the "Schedule" menu, configure a backup schedule for backup job to run automatically at your specified time interval.

To enable, slide the switch to the right and to add a backup schedule click the "+" icon next to “Add new schedule”. Once done configuring the schedule click Next to proceed.

In the “Destination” window, select the appropriate option from the “Backup mode” dropdown menu. The Ahsay Drive selected during account creation will already be available as a storage destination.

To add another backup destination, click Add then select the "Destination storage" then enter the name. Click OK then Next to proceed once done.

You can add multiple storage destinations here. The backup data will be uploaded to all the destinations you have selected in the order you added them. Press the "up" and "down" arrows below the Add button to alter the order.

In the "Encryption" window, the default “Encrypt Backup Data” option is enabled with an encryption key preset by the system which provides the most secure protection. Select the “Encryption Type” to be used then click Next.

If you have enabled the Encryption Key feature in the previous step, the following pop-up window shows, no matter which encryption type you have selected.

The pop-up window has the following three options to choose from:

• Unmask encryption key - the encryption key is masked by default. Click this option to show the encryption key.

  

• Copy to clipboard - click to copy the encryption key, then you can paste it in another location of your choice.
• Confirm - click to exit this pop-up window and proceed to the next step.

Click Next to create the backup set.

The following screen is displayed when the new MS Windows System backup set is created successfully.

It is highly recommended to set the temporary directory to another location other than Drive C: (e.g. Drive E:). To do this, go to Backup Sets > Others > Temporary Directory and click the Change button to browse for another location.

Optional: Select your preferred "Compression type". By default, the compression type is Fast with optimization for local.

Go to Others > Compressions, then select from the following:

• No Compression
• Normal
• Fast (Compressed size larger than normal)
• Fast with optimization for local