1.2. Starting fwbackups
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## ⁠1.2. Starting fwbackups

There are two ways to start the fwbackups:

1. Graphically (recommended for most users):
   Select Applications → System Tools → fwbackups from the menu.
2. From the command line interface:
   Start a terminal, type `fwbackups` and then press the Return key.

   Note

   More options are available! Type `fwbackups --help` to see all the available options and their descriptions.

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Figure 1.1. The Overview page

fwbackups starts on the Overview page. To begin using fwbackups, simply click a one of the toolbar buttons to switch pages.

⁠Backup Sets
  Create, edit or remove backup sets as well as manually start a set backup.
⁠One-Time Backup
  Perform "one-time" backups (backups that will not be scheduled to run at a future date).
⁠Log Viewer
  Displays the log file, showing information about fwbackups's activities.

  Note

  - All log messages are formatted like this: Month DD HH:MM:SS :: severity : message
  - Messages from previous sessions are displayed as purple text
  - Messages from the current session are displayed as blue text
  - Errors and warnings are displayed as red and yellow text respectively
⁠Restore
  Allows you to restore any backup you previously made using fwbackups.

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