Samsung Auto Backup, User Manual

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Advanced
Checking the Integrity of
Backed up Data
As the basic backup units of Samsung Auto Backup
are the file and folder, you can use Windows Explorer
to access the files and folders within the backup data.
Therefore, it is possible that you may accidentally
change or delete files and folders on the backup
device using Windows Explorer.
If you change the folders or files in the backup device
manually, there can be discrepancies between
Samsung Auto Backups information and the backup
files stored on the device. As a result, the backed up
data will become unreliable, and Samsung Auto
Backup won’t be able to restore it.
The Backup Data Integrity Check tool solves this
problem. This tool checks whether the backup
information of Samsung Auto Backup is the same as
the backup data stored on the backup device, and
corrects any discrepancy to match the backup files
with the backup information.
This will keep your backup information synchronized
with the actual backed up data.
The best way to maintain synchronization is not to
change the backup files stored on the backup device
in the first place.
One of the most important factors to Integrity Checks,
is the time information of the computer. If the time
zone of the computer changes after a backup was last
performed, the Integrity Check tool may recognize the
files as being changed.
NOTE: BE SURE TO CHECK THAT THE TIME ZONE
IS CORRECT BEFORE USING THE TOOL.
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