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    Hi:

    I need to setup one of my machines so that it is not subject to scheduled backups, but where the user of that machine can initiate a manual backup when it is convenient. (This machine is typically kept in a bedroom and it is not desirable for it to start up in the early morning hours).

    Unfortunately, it seems that in order to prevent scheduled backups on that machine, its backup setting needs to be set to "Off" in the WHS console and in that case, the "Manual backup..." entry is disabled on the system tray pop-up menu.

    What am I missing here?

    Thanks

    Lionel

    Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:54 PM

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    You're not missing anything. By design, Windows Home Server backs up every connected computer every night (or whenever your backup window is set to). Presumably if you don't want to back a computer up automatically, you don't want to back it up at all.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:58 PM
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    Lionel Johnson said:

    Ken:
    Thanks for confirming what I was seeing.

    I guess that I have to live with this functionality as it stands, but I still think that the scenario that I described originally is valid and I don't really see any technical reason why manual backups should be disabled just because scheduled backups are turned off.

    Thanks
    Lionel



    You can always post that suggestion on Connect.
    Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:46 AM
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    You're not missing anything. By design, Windows Home Server backs up every connected computer every night (or whenever your backup window is set to). Presumably if you don't want to back a computer up automatically, you don't want to back it up at all.
    I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)
    Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:58 PM
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    Ken:
    Thanks for confirming what I was seeing.

    I guess that I have to live with this functionality as it stands, but I still think that the scenario that I described originally is valid and I don't really see any technical reason why manual backups should be disabled just because scheduled backups are turned off.

    Thanks
    Lionel

    Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:20 AM
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    Lionel Johnson said:

    Ken:
    Thanks for confirming what I was seeing.

    I guess that I have to live with this functionality as it stands, but I still think that the scenario that I described originally is valid and I don't really see any technical reason why manual backups should be disabled just because scheduled backups are turned off.

    Thanks
    Lionel



    You can always post that suggestion on Connect.
    Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:46 AM
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