Revest uses an incremental backup method. After the initial full backup, Revest will start acting in an incremental mode, in which only the new and modified files will be backed up, saving your bandwidth and creating file versions on the server side to allow you to go back to an older state of the file […]
Category: Under the hood
Revest options in context menu
Revest provides the following options in the Windows context menu: Add to backup: This option will appear when right-clicking a file/folder which is not included in the backup. Remove from backup: This option will appear when right-clicking a file/folder which is included in the backup. Revest: This option enables you to View deleted files and to […]
Files De-Duplication
Revest has introduced a De-Duplication feature. This feature will work between your machines and the Revest servers in order to locate the duplicate files. So, when: You move your files to a new machine Reinstall Windows on your machine Back up the same file from two machine or more Back up the same file that […]
Scan all your selections periodically
You can now force Revest to scan all your selected directories at regular basis in order to find and back up any new or modified files. Here is how you can achieve this: Method 1: From your computer Right click on the Revest icon in the system tray, and select the Open Dashboard option. Click on Settings. Refer […]
No-Revest Zone
When you install Revest on your machine, you’ll find that a new folder with the name of No-Revest Zone has been created on your desktop. You can use this No-Revest Zone folder to prevent Revest from backing up certain files/folders by simply drag/drop them into it. This way, if you select to back up your […]
Backing up open files (VSS)
By default, Revest supports backing up PST files while they are open. To add more file extensions to the list of the files you wish Revest to back them up even if they are open, please apply the following: Method 1: From your computer Right-click on the Revest icon in the system tray, and select […]
Presentation mode
Revest provides you with the ability to pause the backup while displaying presentations, playing games or watching movies. All you need to do is to apply one of the following methods. Method 1: From your computer Right-click on the Revest icon in the system tray, and select the Open Dashboard option. From Revest dashboard, click on Settings. From […]
The options under the Users tab
Data Compression
Revest Suite has an internal compression engine that works during the backup process to speed up the upload, and to reduce the amount of bandwidth. How does it work? The Revest technology will internally compress the non-compressed files before uploading them to the cloud. Once the data is uploaded, Revest will decompress them on the […]
Multi-threaded Upload
Method 1: From Revest Suite software Right-click the Revest Suite agent (icon) in the system tray → Open Dashboard. Click on Settings. From the left panel, select the Resource Optimization option. Check or uncheck the box beside Use multithreaded upload (faster backup). Click the Save icon. Method 2: From Revest Suite website This method applies when you are using a policy […]