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Interface Overview |
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 To make the SiteVault easy to understand and use we made the interface look like a usual Explorer window. You will find that almost all the features of SiteVault can be found by right clicking on the items found in the TreeView or ListView.
For example: right clicking on a FTP Connection will bring you four actions in the ContextMenu – Connect, Disconnect, Properties and Delete; Backups can be started by right-clicking on a site item and selecting Backup from the menu that opens.
Main Menu
Sometimes the easiest way to take an action is by using the menu. For example: Click Backup from the main menu, select the site you wish to backup, confirm and that's it.
| File |
From here you can create new accounts, manage them or delete them. To create an FTP account select New FTP Account, for an SQL Account select New SQL Account and for a new Site definition select New Site. To edit/delete an FTP account select FTP Accounts, a menu will open containing a list of all the FTP accounts, select the account you desire and then (from the new menu that will open) select Edit or Delete. The operation is similar for an SQL Account or for sites. |
| View |
From here you can switch between the Browser View and The Backup View or chose between Single or Double Browser View. |
| Actions |
Each time an item is selected you can find the available actions for that item in the actions menu. |
| Backup |
Select a site, confirm and the backup is on the way. |
| Restore |
Select the site you wish to restore. If a Site has no backup it will be disabled. After you select a site that contains at least one backup (select a backup if there is more than one) please read the confirmation dialog as the backup you select might be corrupted or aborted. You can see the log for the selected backup if you desire. |
| Cleanup |
Select the Site for which you wish to clean backups. Sites without backups will be disabled. |
| Help |
Gain access to our easy to use (HTML) help, send feedback, visit our site and more. |
 The Toolbar
Provides access to common navigation actions, some view options and an easy/fast way to add/edit/delete your FTP/SQL/Site information.
| Back and Forward |
As in Explorer it will go back or forward through the folders you have been recently |
| Up One Folder |
Will move one item up in the data tree |
| Refresh |
Refreshes all items in the current ListView |
| Select All |
Selects all items in the current ListView |
| New FTP |
If you click over the text it will open the New FTP window; if you press the arrow next to it, it will open a menu containing the list of FTP accounts |
| New SQL |
If you click over the text it will open the New SQL window; if you press the arrow next to it, it will open a menu containing the list of SQL accounts |
| New Site |
If you click over the text it will open the New Site window; if you press the arrow next to it, it will open a menu containing the list of Sites |
| View Backup/Browser |
You can switch between the Browser View and The Backup View |
| Single/Double View |
Chose between Single or Double Browser View |
The Browser
 It's a very complex object built on a strong multithread and event driven architecture to avoid those frustrating locks and keep data synchronized.
Here you can find:
| My Computer |
Your local store devices Floppy Disk(s), Hard Drive(s), CD/CD-RW/DVD Drive(s) etc |
| Network |
The Computers in your local network |
| FTP Connections |
The FTP Connections creted for each FTP Account |
| SQL Connections |
The SQL Connections created for each SQL Account |
| Sites |
The content of all Sites - Each site contains an FTP folder (if defined) and an SQL database (if defined). Also each site contains a list with all the backups (ready to explore) |
Feel free to right click on the items. You will see that a menu with all the relevant actions for that item will be displayed. It works just like an Explorer. Note: some actions will be forbidden to maintain data integrity. For example: you can copy paste a backup's FTP folders/files or SQL data to a folder on your hard drive but not the other way around).
 If you do not like the tree on the left side you can hide-it by pressing the button shown in the picture. To make it reapear press the button again. SiteVault will look like a Norton Commander (or Windows Commander) if you switch to Double View and hide both Tree Views.
 A very useful feature of this object is the ability to set a different Root element. As you can see on top of the tree is the "Root" item. Let's say that for the next 20 minutes you are only interested to work with a certain FTP connection, the other elements in the tree will be an inconvenience to you. Press the arrow (as shown in the picture), select FTP Connections and then the connection you wish to use. The selected FTP connection will become the Root element of the Browser and all the other elements will be hidden.
If you are interested to set as Root an element that is not listed in the menu above press the button instead of the arrow next to it. A browse dialog will apear. Select the folder you wish to set as the Root element and press the "Ok" button. This feature is very useful if you must work on a folder that has a deep path.
Backup View
 Once you start a backup the interface will switch to the Backup View. You can always return to the Browser View using the View menu or by clicking the View Backup/Browser in the toolbar. In this mode you can see the progress of your backups.
The first column represents the caption (name) of your site. If this turns red it means that the backup has errors (Press the ShowLog button to see them). If you wish to see more information for a backup, press the Details button. You can Pause/Resume or Abort a backup by pressing the buttons on the right side. Once a backup is complete (or aborted) the buttons in the right are replaced by the ShowLog and Close buttons.
Note: If you abort a backup and then you want to restore a site with that backup you will be notified that the selected backup is not complete. Also all backups are aborted once you exit. Please do not rush to confirm the messages you receive especially if they contain red text.
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