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title: "Effector Saver"
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description: "How to configure Effector Saver and work with S3"
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# Effector Saver
Effector Saver is a data backup program for Windows OS that supports working with cloud storage via the S3 protocol.
## Configure Effector Saver
1. [Configure S3 access](#configure-s3-access).
2. [Install the client](#install-client).
3. [Configure the client](#configure-client).
### 1. Configure S3 access \{#configure-s3-access}
### 2. Install the client \{#install-client}
On the [Effector Saver website](https://mixbackup.com/), download and install the client.
### 3. Configure the client \{#configure-client}
1. Open Effector Saver.
2. If opening Effector Saver for the first time:
2.1. Select the program language.
2.2. Activate your license or trial version.
3. If you intend to use Effector Saver:
* regularly or for automatic backup of important data, especially on a server or PC that may restart — select launch as a Windows service;
* in all other cases — select launch as an application.
4. If you selected launch as a Windows service, enter the username and password used to sign in to the device.
5. Click **Next**.
6. Optional: to increase security, add a password:
6.1. Click **Install**.
6.2. Enter the password.
6.3. Click **OK**.
6.4. Repeat the entered password.
6.5. Confirm the password.
6.6. Click **Next**.
6.7. When confirming the password, the program will suggest creating a backup task. It is recommended to do this later; click **Done**.
7. In the **Service** menu, select **Storage management**.
8. Click **Create** and select **S3-compatible**.
9. In the **Folder for archives on S3-compatible** window:
9.1. Enter a name.
9.2. In the **Server name** field, enter the [S3 API domain](/s3/manage/domains.mdx#s3-api-domains). The domain depends on the pool where the bucket is located.
9.3. In the **Region** field, specify the [pool](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#pool) where the bucket is located.
9.4. In the **Access Key ID** field, enter the value of the **Access key** field from the [S3 key](#configure-s3-access).
9.5. In the **Secret access key** field, enter the value of the **Secret key** field from the S3 key.
9.6. In the **Folder** field, click and select a bucket to store backups.
9.7. Optional: to test the connection, click **Test**. If the connection is successful, a **Successful check** notification will appear.
9.8. Click **OK**.
## Working with Effector Saver \{#work-with-effector-saver}
### Create a folder backup task \{#create-task-for-backup}
1. Open Effector Saver.
2. In the **Tasks** menu, select **Add task**.
3. Select **File and database backup**.
4. Click **Create**.
5. In the **Task: Data backup** window, in the **Name** field, enter a name for the task.
6. In the **General parameters** section, select the **Include files in the archive** checkbox.
7. In the **Archive storage** section:
7.1. Click → **…**.
7.2. Select the bucket.
7.3. Click **Select**.
7.4. Optional: to configure automatic deletion of old backups, select the **Automatically delete outdated backups** checkbox and specify the number of backups to store.
7.5. Optional: to store backups in a separate folder in the bucket, select the **Subfolder for backups in storage** checkbox and enter the folder name.
7.6. Click **OK**.
8. In the **Archive file** section:
8.1. Enter an archive filename.
8.2. In the **Archive name suffix** field, configure the date and time display to be appended to the filename.
8.3. In the **Format** field, select the archive formatting type.
8.4. In the **Compression** field, select the compression level.
8.5. Optional: to encrypt the archive with a password, select the **Encrypt archives** checkbox, and enter and confirm the password.
8.6. Optional: to split the archive into parts, select the **Split archive into parts** checkbox and specify the part size.
9. Optional: in the **Execute Commands** section, add arbitrary system commands or scripts to be executed before or after the main backup task.
10. Optional: to set a schedule for running the backup process, in the **Auto-run schedule** section:
10.1. Select the **Run on schedule** checkbox.
10.2. Configure the schedule.
11. Optional: to specify how long to wait before stopping the task, in the **Interrupt execution** section:
11.1. Select the **Interrupt task execution after** checkbox.
11.2. Specify the time after which the task will be stopped.
12. Click **Save**.
### Edit task \{#change-task}
1. Open Effector Saver.
2. On the **Task Settings** tab, double-click the task.
3. Make the changes.
4. Click **Save**.
### Change launch type \{#change-start-type}
You can change the Effector Saver launch type from application to Windows service and vice-versa.
1. Open Effector Saver.
2. In the **Service** menu, click **Program Settings**.
3. In the **Auto-run** section, change the type.
4. Click **Save**.
### Run task manually \{#execute-task}
1. Open Effector Saver.
2. On the **Task Settings** tab, right-click on the task and select **Run now**.
3. Confirm execution.
### Copy task \{#copy-task}
1. Open Effector Saver.
2. On the **Task Settings** tab, right-click on the task and select **Copy task**.
3. Optional: change the task settings.
4. Click **Save**.
### Remove task \{#delete task}
1. Open Effector Saver.
2. On the **Task Settings** tab, right-click on the task and select **Remove task**.
3. Confirm removal.