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Created	2009-12-22	Views	567
Modified	2010-01-16	Id	544
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Express Assist 8 and Express Assist 9 were supplied with a desktop and start menu shortcut for a "Backup Now!" function.

The "Backup Now!" function was used to easily repeat a prior backup. It was especially useful for those that use "Jobs".

In Express Assist 10 - the same functionality is available from the main window via a "down arrow" on the "Backup" button - as shown below:

A click on the "Repeat a prior backup" button will show:

The desktop shortcut for "Backup Now!" was removed from EA10 to reduce the complexity of the program. Although it was very useful, a large number users were confused by having two Express Assist icons on the desktop.

The former "Backup Now!" icons can be re-instated as follows:

1 - download from: http://ajsystems.com/files/ea10BNowSetup.exe

2 - save the ea10BNowSetup file to a handy folder

3 - run the ea10BNowSetup file to re-install the "Backup Now!" icons

Note:

For those that often repeat a prior backup - you may also create a shortcut to run any "Job" from the menu "Options" - "General Options" - "Jobs". This may be more useful than the "Backup Now!" function.
As of the version 10.0.2 release - there is also an option in the setup to install the "Backup Now!" icons.