{"id":664,"date":"2024-09-25T12:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/?post_type=tesserakb&#038;p=664"},"modified":"2024-09-25T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T12:57:35","slug":"opticalbackup-manually-run-backup-job","status":"publish","type":"tesserakb","link":"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/knowledgebase\/opticalbackup-manually-run-backup-job\/","title":{"rendered":"How to manually start a backup job?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>How to Manually Run a Backup Job in OpticalBackup<\/h3>\n<p>If you need to <strong>manually run a specific backup job<\/strong>, OpticalBackup provides two easy methods to do so. Simply select the backup job you wish to run and either click the <strong>play button<\/strong> on the <strong>Actions<\/strong> column or press the <strong>&#8220;Backup&#8221;<\/strong> button in the top main menu.<\/p>\n<p>Both options offer a quick and efficient way to ensure your important files are securely backed up whenever you need.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-649 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/main-dashboard-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/main-dashboard-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/main-dashboard-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/main-dashboard-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/main-dashboard-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/opticalbackup.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/main-dashboard-2048x1423.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Manually Run a Backup Job in OpticalBackup If you need to manually run a specific backup job, OpticalBackup provides two easy methods to do so. 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