A WinZip Pro or WinZip Enterprise license is required to use any of the features in the Backup tab |
The Backup tab of the WinZip Ribbon enables you to run existing backups, create new backups, or edit existing backups. The features in this tab are listed by section and described below the picture.

Predefined Backups
- Documents: Run a job that will zip the contents of the My Documents folder
- Documents Library: Run a job that will zip the files and subfolders in your Documents Library
- E-mail: Run a job that will zip Outlook email files
- More Backups: Select one of 5 other possible predefined backups
- Desktop: Run a job that will zip the files and folders on your user desktop
- Favorites: Run a job that will zip the files and folders in your Windows Favorites folder
- Pictures Library: Run a job that will zip the files and folders in your Pictures Library
- Docs, E-mail, Favs, and Desktop: Run a job that will combine the Documents, E-mail, Desktop, and Favorites jobs into one job
- All Libraries: Run a job that will zip all of the files and folders in all of your Libraries
Custom Backups
- Run: Find and run a custom WinZip job you created earlier or select a recently run WinZip job from the list
- Create: Create a WinZip job
- A new custom job
- A job based on an existing WinZip job
- A job based on the files you have selected in WinZip's Files pane
- Edit: Edit an existing WinZip job
Related Articles:
File Tab
Create/Share (Edit) Tab
Unzip/Share (Copy to) Tab
Tools Tab
Settings Tab
View Tab
Help Tab
Buy Now/Get WinZip Pro Tab
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