Welcome to OnStream Echo
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Archiving
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Beyond Backup
In addition to backup, you will also want to consider implementing a solid
archiving strategy. That way you can clean up your hard drives and still have
access to all of your old data, just in case you need it. And a good archiving
strategy helps you get more out of your hard drives and can even delay that costly
upgrade.
Welcome to OnStream Echo
OnStream Echo is an easy-to-use workstation backup and file organization tool
for Windows specifically designed to work with your OnStream Digital Tape
Drive. OnStream Echo consists of two closely-related parts:
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Echo Backup
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Echo Catalog
Echo Backup is an advanced data protection tool for Windows. Far more than a
traditional backup application, Echo Backup takes full advantage of Echo
Catalog's powerful file management capabilities to ensure that your valuable files
are completely protected and easily accessible. Unlike traditional backup
applications, Echo Backup does not hide your files in a proprietary “backup set”
that can only be accessed using proprietary restore software. Instead, Echo
Backup stores your files in their native format, with or without on-the-fly
compression and decompression, making them fully accessible to any
application, whether Windows Explorer, your word processor, spreadsheet,
database, or other application.
Echo Catalog looks like just another disk drive to Windows and works like an
ordinary disk drive as well, but with a twist. Echo Catalog keeps track of the
contents of all your OnStream ADR cartridges, floppy disks, and removable
disks, all the time, whether the media is in its drive or not. Echo Catalog makes it
easy for you to organize and access all of your files, regardless of where they are
stored.
Getting Started with OnStream Echo
OnStream Echo is very easy to use. In this section, you will:
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Make your first backup using Echo Backup
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Use drag-and-drop to copy files to your OnStream Digital Tape Drive
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Use Echo Catalog to find and retrieve files quickly, regardless of where they are
stored
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Use Echo Express
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Set up custom backups and backup schedules
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Learn how to restore files
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