Source is an object (or location) which is monitored, backed up, synchronized with, or otherwise observed by AnyFileBackup. Source is a starting point for most tasks: for example, changes in Source may trigger backup or synchronization, or trigger any other event.

Every task has its Source (except for Scheduled operations). There may be only one Source with various Targets (save for Two-Way Synchronization where there are two Sources). When your Source is Folder, then you can have various local and LAN folders in the Source list, not just one. Source cannot be enabled or disabled -- it is always enabled because otherwise no task can work.

Target is the opposite to Source: it is where files are transferred to. There may be unlimited number of Targets (except for Two-Way Synchronization mode where strictly speaking there are no targets but two sources which are synchronized).

Simply speaking, Source is a 'From' location and Target is a 'To' location.

The table below summarises which Sources are available in different modes:

Source

Mode

Backup

Two-Way Sync

Clean Up

Monitoring

Scheduled Actions

Folder (local / LAN)

not applicable

FTP

not applicable

HTTP

-

not applicable

Amazon S3

not applicable

Microsoft OneDrive

-

not applicable

Google Drive

-

not applicable

Mailbox

-

-

not applicable

AnyFileBackup Report File

-

-

-

not applicable

Ping

-

-

-

not applicable

Disk (HDD) Space

-

-

-

not applicable

System Service

-

-

-

not applicable

System Event Log

-

-

-

not applicable