Language

The "Language" menu selects the language that is used by Siegfried Backup. Available languages are displayed in the submenu. The language currently used is selected with a checkmark.

After changing the language only newly created text appears in the new language (e.g. new open windows). All other text (e.g. the main window oder the menu) will remain in the old language. For this reason it is important to restart Siegfried Backup after selecting a new language.

Before leaving Siegfried Backup check to see that the settings for the new language are saved to the preferences (to save the preference use the menu "Preferences/Save"). Siegfried Backup saves the settings automatically when exiting if "Autoprefs" is activated.

The texts for the respective languages are saved in external files (folder "Backup/locale"). By simply adding a new language file Siegfried Backup can easily adjust to a new language of a country. The language files are created by the tool "Siegfried Locale Editor".

Siegfried Backup is fully functional without the language files. If there are no language files at the folder "Backup/locale", Siegfried Backup uses the default built-in language (English). If a text is missing in a language file because an older language file is in use, the built-in text will be used automatically.