Overview

If your inSync administrator provides you with the required permissions, you can pause a backup.

Note: For Ubuntu 5.9.2, the user interface is updated with an enhanced layout. For more details, see inSync Client 5.9.2 User Interface Enhancement, Release notes.

Note: The inSync client automatically restarts backup operations when you restart the inSync service on your laptop.

Pause and resume backup scenarios

Pause a backup operation

You can pause an ongoing backup operation in either of the following ways:

• Pause backup from the system tray of your laptop
• Pause backup from inSync Client.

Set pause duration

To set pause duration

1. Start the inSync client.
2. On the Settings page, under the General tab, select the required Pause Duration.

3. Click the appropriate option.

   Field	Action
   Pause for 2 hours	If you want the inSync client to resume backup after two hours, in the list, click Pause for 2 hours.
   Pause for 4 hours	If you want the inSync client to resume backup after four hours, in the list, click Pause for 4 hours.
   Pause for 8 hours	If you want the inSync client to resume backup after eight hours, in the list, click Pause for 8 hours.
   Pause for 12 hours	If you want the inSync client to resume backup after 12 hours, in the list, click Pause for 12 hours.

Note: For more information about pause and resume backup scenarios, see Pause and resume backup scenarios.

Resume a backup

You can resume a backup in either of the following ways:

• Resume backup from the system tray of your laptop
• Resume backup from inSync Client