Saved backup sets in Burn by Zaweba, and why they matter
A backup set in Burn by Zaweba remembers your folders, file kinds and disc size, so a repeat backup is one click from a chip on the home screen.
A backup only protects you if you do it again next month, and again the month after. That is why Burn by Zaweba keeps every backup you set up as a backup set, and why saved sets sit right on the home screen as one-click chips.
The idea is simple. You decide once what a backup should hold, and after that repeating it takes no thought at all.
What a set remembers
A backup set stores the decisions you made in the Backup Assistant. It remembers the folders, the kinds of file to include or to leave out, whether hidden and system files are skipped, and the disc size. In other words, it holds everything needed to make the same backup again without asking you anything.
That matters more than it might seem. When a backup has to be rebuilt from memory each time, small things drift. One month you forget the scans folder, the next you pick the wrong disc size. A saved set removes that drift, so every run covers the same ground.
Chips on the home screen
Saved sets appear as chips on Burn's home screen. Click one and Burn starts that backup again, with the same folders and the same rules. For a regular routine, such as a monthly photo backup, this turns the whole job into a click, a stack of blank discs and a short wait.
It also makes the home screen a quiet reminder. When you open Burn for some other job and see your backup chips, you know at a glance which backups you keep.
Planning sets that work
Name and shape your sets around how you would want to get files back. A family photos set, a household paperwork set and a work projects set each make sense on their own. If a disc goes missing or you only need one kind of file, the damage and the effort are both smaller.
Use the file kind choices with care. Taking only chosen kinds is a good way to keep a photo set to pictures, but it also means a new kind of file in that folder won't be backed up until you add it. Leaving out kinds you can easily replace keeps the discs for things that matter.
Match the disc size to the blanks you buy. If you switch from DVDs to Blu-ray, update the set so the plan uses the larger discs.
Where the sets live
Burn keeps saved sets in your Windows profile, in %APPDATA%\Zaweba\Burn, alongside its settings and the backup log. The Settings page shows that folder and has an Open button, so you don't have to hunt for it. Knowing where it lives is useful if you move to a new PC or want to keep a copy of your sets with your other files.
Sets and the rest of Burn
Sets connect to the other backup tools. Each run of a set goes into the Backup log, so you can see when it last ran and whether its check passed. After a first backup, a set can be run again with the option to burn only the files changed since the last backup, which keeps repeat runs short. And when the day comes to get files back, Restore from backup discs reads the index on the discs, whichever set made them.
A small habit
Set aside a regular time for your sets, the first weekend of the month for example. Open Burn, click the chip, feed it discs and file them away with their labels. Burn by Zaweba has done the remembering, so the only part left to you is turning up.
