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How can I create a customized shortcut to automatically run a backup?

You can use a customized desktop icon to manually run PC Data Backups,

You can even use a customized desktop icon to manually run PC Data Backups, then shut down your computer when the backup is finished.

To create a customized desktop icon to run PC Data Backups, take the following steps:
  1. Right click on your desktop. (Click an empty area of your desktop.)
  2. Select New, then Shortcut.
  3. In the window that opens, paste (or type) the following line (include the quotation marks) into the “Type the location of the item” box: 

    "C:\Program Files\PC Data Backups\COBackup.exe" –b    (*Where "C:" is your primary Hard Drive)
  4. Click Next, then Finish.
To create a customized desktop icon to run PC Data Backups then shut down your computer when the backup is finished, follow the above steps except;

at step 3, paste or type this line into the box:

      "C:\Program Files\PC Data Backups\COBackup.exe" –be1



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