Protect and recover your selected files.

For stronger protection, keep three copies on two storage types with one copy stored elsewhere or in a trusted cloud location.

Open About from Help to read the installed version, publisher, Windows support, website link, and copyable version details.

See whether this copy is activated, needs attention, or can continue in its permitted recovery mode.

Review recent work across backup routines, including manual and scheduled attempts.

Switch Activity between Newest first and Oldest first without changing the saved records.

Add a folder and its included contents to the selected backup routine.

Add specific files to a routine when protecting an entire folder is unnecessary.

Show every saved routine on Home after using the Protected or Attention filters.

Protect the configured newest 1-to-100 diagnostic logs per routine even when older than the selected retention age.

Show only routines whose newest result or automatic schedule needs review.

After a successful backup, remove only diagnostic logs that qualify under the saved age and keep-newest rules.

Leave the restore review without writing files so you can change selections, location, versions, or conflict handling.

Leave an individual Activity log and return to the same filtered result list.

Backup O’Clock asks you to choose the folders containing your important files because the root of a Windows system drive contains protected Windows and program data that can stop a file backup. This applies whether the drive is C:\, D:\, or another letter.

The folder on a supported secondary internal or external drive where protected copies are stored.

Selected folders keep their structure, individual files are stored directly in the destination, and hidden working folders hold recovery and diagnostic data.

Use a short recognizable routine name; changing the name does not rename source folders or move saved files.

A different folder or partition on the same physical drive offers little protection from that drive failing. Use separate storage when possible.

Portable recovery information written to the destination after a successful verified run.

Separate routines may share a schedule, but Backup O’Clock and Windows prevent conflicting copies from running simultaneously.

Choose a separate local folder for a test or alternate-location restore. Review the displayed path before continuing.

Request a safe stop and wait for the current file operation to finish before closing or disconnecting anything.

Relocate the selected source row after a file or folder has intentionally moved, then review its inclusion choices and save.

Files whose content differed from the verified destination copy and were written again during this run.

Repeat Drive Check for the selected routine after reconnecting the registered drive or resolving a warning.

Compare saved automatic schedules with their Windows Task Scheduler entries.

Run the built-in installation and compatibility checks used after setup, Windows changes, or support guidance.

Include a folder while excluding selected subfolders or files that should not be copied.

After confirmation, permanently remove qualifying diagnostic logs while keeping the configured newest minimum. Backup data is not removed.

Keep the program open until the recorded result appears. Closing it can interrupt current work even though scheduled launches normally run independently.

The verification pass confirms the protected content rather than checking only the files copied in that run.

Copy status, edition, computer allowance, versions, expiration, and support reference without exposing the complete license key.

Copy the complete selected Status & Logs summary so its result, timing, counts, checks, and next step can be pasted into the support form.

Copy the installed product and publisher information from About for a support request.

Status reports the measured average for the run. Many small files, antivirus scanning, USB performance, and source or destination health can reduce it.

Create an independent routine with its own name, sources, destination, schedule, and safety choices.

Collect relevant diagnostic information into a report you can review and choose to attach. It is never sent automatically.

Permanently remove only the checked retained-version snapshots after reviewing the confirmation. Current backup files remain.

Home and Drive Check show available space on the registered destination; a run also enforces the saved free-space reserve.

Reload the last saved Settings values and leave the current unsaved edits unapplied.

Remove this installation’s local relationship while leaving existing backup files in place.

Backup O’Clock protects selected files and folders. It does not create a bootable disk clone or reinstall Windows.

Confirm the registered drive is connected, correctly identified, responsive, and free of relevant recorded Windows warnings.

Wait for Backup O’Clock to identify the registered drive by its stored identity instead of selecting a different drive that has the old letter.

Show a Windows notification when an automatic attempt cannot use the registered destination drive.

Change the selected routine’s sources, destination, schedule, inclusions, exclusions, and safety choices.

Preview’s forecast of files expected to be written; compare it with the final new and changed counts after the run.

Scanned is the full protected set. Copied and changed were written. Skipped files were already current.

Select the specific folder that contains your fonts, design files, presets, archives, databases, or other valuable content. Every readable file type inside it is included.

Require a percentage and minimum number of gigabytes to remain free on the destination before a backup proceeds.

Return to the routine list, clear Home search and filters, and wait for a new selection before actions become available.

Search Backup O’Clock’s built-in help by a task, control, or exact message.

Add retained older versions to the Restore list when you need a version other than the current backup copy.

Use the approved Windows installer, choose the optional desktop shortcut, or launch Backup O’Clock from the Start menu.

A supported secondary internal drive can be a destination. A separate external or offsite copy provides stronger physical separation.

Preserve the existing destination file and write the restored copy with a different name. This is the recommended conflict choice.

Choose an age from 30 days through one year, or Keep forever, for diagnostic-log cleanup eligibility.

Open the technical record for the selected routine’s latest attempt when the summary is not detailed enough.

Read the selected routine’s newest recorded success, failure, cancellation, Preview, or in-progress message on Home.

License & activation shows how many computers the edition allows and whether this installation occupies a slot.

Temporary licenses display a recorded expiration. A permanent license has no subscription expiration.

Enter a complete key only inside the activation or release screen. The program clears it afterward and does not save it in logs or backups.

Read license status, edition, type, computer allowance, included versions, expiration, and the short support reference.

Preview and remove old technical logs under the configured age and keep-newest rules.

Open computer checks, schedule checks and repair, support reports, log cleanup, drive replacement, disconnect, and removal from Settings.

Leave automatic scheduling disabled and use Preview or Run Backup from Home when you choose.

Pauses an unusually large change set for review before it updates many destination files. It does not continuously monitor the PC.

Create separate routines for different sources, destinations, or schedules. Runs are handled individually rather than simultaneously.

You may open other Backup O’Clock pages while Preview, Backup, or Verification continues. Avoid starting a conflicting action.

Files that did not already exist at the destination and were added during this run.

Choose which successful, attention, and unavailable-drive results should produce Windows notifications.

Open the selected routine’s verified destination in File Explorer after the registered drive is ready.

Open the destination’s diagnostic-log folder in File Explorer after the registered drive passes readiness checks.

After Test Recovery succeeds, open its separate local destination to inspect the sampled restored files.

An interrupted run should not be treated as verified. Reconnect the drive, review Status & Logs, run Preview, and run the backup again.

Compare source and destination and estimate changes without copying, replacing, or deleting files.

Count qualifying diagnostic logs and their space without deleting anything. Connect the registered drive first.

Calculate selected items, destinations, existing-file conflicts, and replacements without writing restored files.

Preparation, copying, and verification report different kinds of progress; estimates improve after enough work has been measured.

Show only Home routines whose newest recorded backup completed and passed verification.

A routine is configured but does not yet have a recorded successful verified backup. Run Preview, then Run Backup.

After verification, open a configured sample of protected files to add practical recovery evidence to the record.

Choose how many files, from 1 through 50, Recovery Checkup samples after complete verification.

Reload the locally saved run summaries without starting a drive scan or backup.

Rescan the selected routine’s destination use and Time Vault snapshot information.

Connect the intended drive, wait for the readiness checks, and use Drive Check. Do not substitute a different drive based only on its letter.

After confirmation and secure service approval, remove only the local signed entitlement so the license can activate a replacement computer.

Remove the saved plan and approved schedule only after confirming the correct routine. Existing destination files are handled according to the message shown.

Delete the selected source row from the routine editor while retaining at least one included file or folder. Save changes to commit it.

Remove program integration and files through the proper installed or portable workflow while leaving external backups untouched.

Recreate approved Windows Task Scheduler entries so they match the saved Backup O’Clock routines.

Allow reviewed restore conflicts to replace existing destination files only after the separate confirmation step.

Intentionally register a different physical drive for the routines that should use it. This does not silently move existing backup data.

Copy selected protected content from a backup to a safe location you choose.

Open the review for only the highlighted Restore items rather than every item currently listed.

Write restored content to a separate folder for safe review instead of targeting its original location.

Target the saved source location and carefully preview conflicts before replacing or adding files there.

Allow Windows Task Scheduler to start the routine after its planned time when the computer becomes available.

Prepare the source, copy new and changed files, verify protected content, run recorded checks, and save the result.

Wait until Backup O’Clock and Windows finish backup, verification, restore, scans, and open File Explorer activity before ejecting the drive.

Commit edits to the selected routine after reviewing the source, destination, schedule, and safety choices.

Validate and commit the current notification, log, safety, recovery, reserve, wait, and startup choices for this copy.

Choose manual operation or specific days and a time for one routine through Windows Task Scheduler.

Choose one or more weekdays and a time for the routine’s Windows scheduled task.

The scheduled appointment, actual start, and completion can differ when Windows starts a missed task later.

Windows Task Scheduler can launch an approved routine without the main window already being open.

Filter the selected routine or source by file name after Restore loads its saved content.

Filter the routines shown on Home by name.

Choose a routine row before Preview, Run Backup, Edit Backup, status, storage, restore, or drive actions.

Read Ready, Protected, or Needs attention for the selected Home routine. The badge summarizes recorded status rather than starting a run.

Change notifications, diagnostic-log retention, backup safety, Recovery Checkup, free-space reserve, wake-up wait, and startup behavior.

Choose whether the in-app Help page opens automatically when this copy starts.

Leave an existing destination file unchanged and omit that conflicting item from the restore write.

Reconnect or restore the original source path, or edit the routine if the item moved intentionally. Then Preview again.

When no routines exist, choose Start Here to open the New Backup setup. It creates a plan and then opens Preview; it does not claim files are protected yet.

Read the latest result, timing, forecast, actual file counts, recorded checks, drive readiness, and next action.

Review the protected content and destination use associated with saved routines.

Show a Windows notification after an eligible backup finishes and records successful verification.

Attach up to five accepted reviewed files within the displayed size limit, after removing private and sensitive information.

Send the product version, routine name, exact message, what you clicked, expected result, and optional reviewed screenshots or support report.

Save the outgoing backup copy before a changed file replaces it, then find, compare, restore, or remove retained earlier versions.

Choose how long snapshots remain eligible and how many newest snapshots are always protected from cleanup.

Review each retained version’s date, size, and snapshot folder before selecting it for restoration or deletion.

Files whose verified destination copies already matched, so they did not need to be written again.

Use an approved newer installer and verify that routines, schedules, settings, and backup access remain available after the update.

Read and compare protected content after copying. A run is not recorded as successful until required checks pass.

From Activity, open the selected routine’s latest Status & Logs summary without losing the underlying record.

From Activity, open the technical log belonging to the exact selected attempt rather than the routine’s newest log.

Allow a scheduled run time for the registered drive to become ready after Windows wakes, within the configured 30-to-600-second range.

Request Windows wake the computer at the scheduled time when the hardware and power settings support it.

The current release targets supported 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems that pass the built-in compatibility check.

After a major Windows change, run Check this computer and confirm schedules, drive readiness, Preview, and a verified backup.