FilePoint Backup Open File Manager
In these days of 24x7 business operations, documents and applications are in constant use. So how do you ensure that they are fully backed up, just in case you ever need to restore them?
Open File Manager is an intuitive aspect of FilePoint Backup, that knows when a file or document is in use, and can backup that file without closing it or locking the user out.
Open File Manager works by monitoring the file system for read requests coming from the backup program. When the backup operation is initiated, it begins maintaining the Preview Data in a dynamically allocated Pre-Write Cache for all open files on the system. Only changed data is stored in the Pre-Write Cache, not entire files. When the backup application reaches the part of a file that has been changed, open file manager substitutes the original (pre-write) data from the Pre-Write Cache to fulfil the backup request. The file stored will then look exactly like it did when the backup process started, guaranteeing a complete and accurate backup and restore.
In simple terms, this means that a snapshot is taken of the data at the start and end of each backup. These snapshots are then compared with each other and with the last backup made of the data, in order to create a complete backup of the data, saving you time and money.
