Genie Backup Manager 9.0 (GBM 9.0) can automatically import scheduled tasks created by GBM 6.0, GBM 7.0 and GBM 8.0; however, the imported tasks will have limitations:
– Will not run while user is logged off: Due to security reasons, GBM will not be able to import your windows login username and password that are necessary to run backups when logged off.
– You cannot edit it directly from GBM: Since GBM has changed the whole infrastructure of the scheduled tasks component, old scheduled will not appear in the GBM scheduler; however, you may view and edit them from Windows Task Scheduler.
Recommendations
It is recommended that you delete these scheduled tasks and schedule them again as follows:
- Open your Windows Task Scheduler. (Control Panel → Administrative Tools → Task Scheduler)
- From the left panel of the Windows Task Scheduler, click on Task Scheduler Library. A list of all your scheduled tasks will appear in the middle of the screen.
- Right-click the GBM related tasks → Delete.
- Now open the GBM software → Edit Previous Jobs → Select the backup job which you are interested in scheduling it → Refer to the Schedule page and schedule this job to run the way you need.
What’s New in GBM Scheduler?
- The ability to backup while user is logged in or not: This option eliminates the need to always ask for Windows login username or password if the user wishes to run tasks when logged on.
- Fully integrated in the backup procedure: Now it is more clear to view the schedule of the backup job, instead of going to the schedule wizard.
- Schedule every few hours.
- Advanced scheduled mode: This allows you to schedule with rotating backup types.*
- Limit number of backup sets**: You can limit backup sets if supported by media.
- Added option to remove backup countdown.
*Not Supported in GBM Home 8.0 and 9.0
**Available in the Advanced Schedule mode only.