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If it is not possible to automatically decrypt the file for backup, Comet will back up the file in its encrypted form, and will only be able to restore it in its encrypted form. if Comet Backup is running as the encryption user, or if Comet Backup is running as the EFS Recovery Agent user). The files will be silently decrypted if possible (e.g. Comet supports backing up EFS-encrypted files on Windows.

Comet filesafe windows#

You should mount the network share locally before backing it up.ĮFS is a Windows feature that allows you to encrypt individual files on disk.

Because mapped network drives are private to a user session, Comet Backup automatically converts mapped network drive letters into their UNC path equivalent, so that it can still be accessed by the service user account.Ĭurrent versions of Comet cannot take (VSS) filesystem snapshots of a Protected Item located on a network share be sure to disable the "Take filesystem snapshot" option on the Protected Item.

If you select a network share for backup, you may need to enter custom credentials in order for the service user account to access the network share.

Comet supports entering custom Windows Network Authentication credentials via the "Log in to network share" option.

You can also use the "Options > Browse UNC Path" option to directly browse a UNC path.

The "Choose Items" dialog lets you browse through mapped network drive letters.

Comet filesafe install#

You should prefer to install Comet Backup directly on the network device this will offer increased backup performance. Network shares Ĭomet supports backing up Windows network shares (SMB / CIFS). This feature is enabled by default for new Protected Items. Protected Items backing up these filesystems must not use the "Take filesystem snapshot" option. Windows does not support taking VSS snapshots of FAT or exFAT filesystems. Comet can snapshot these filesystems for backup. Windows supports taking VSS snapshots of NTFS and ReFS filesystems. Non-Windows platforms do not currently require the use of this feature to back up in-use files, however, they also do not benefit from the disk-wide consistency.Ĭurrent versions of Comet cannot take filesystem snapshots of a Protected Item located on a network share be sure to disable the "Take filesystem snapshot" option on the Protected Item. It also provides disk-wide "crash-consistency", as all files for backup will originate from the precisely same timestamp. This enables Comet to back up files that are currently in-use. On Windows, the "Take filesystem snapshot" option creates a VSS snapshot. The "Choose files" dialog displays a live estimate of the selected filesize (before compression and deduplication). You can also drag-and-drop files and folders into the Comet Backup client to select them.

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Use the Plus button to browse files and folders for backup.

The "Files and Folders" option lets you back up files and folders on the PC.