How to Backup

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How to Backup

• Lee Lasson
• On-Line Consulting
• lee_at_on-line.com

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How to Backup?
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Types of Backups

• CD/DVD
• Thumb or USB Drive
• External Hard Drive
• Tape
• Network Share or Internet

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Properties of a Good Backup

• Automatic or Regular
• Human Checks Backup
• Media Rotation
• Off Site
• Recovery How long to get whole?
• Test Your Restore
• Archival

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When to Backup

• Now!
• As often as you can. How many days, hours,
  Minutes of data you can you afford to lose?
• Daily, Weekly, Monthly?
• Consider backing up at night or other times when
  you are not inconvenienced by the backup.

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How to Backup to CD-R

• The easiest way is to Right-Click on the file or
  Folders and select the Sent To
• Click on the CD-RW Drive
• Look for the balloon that says you have files
  waiting. Click on it.
• Click Write files to CD
• Insert a blanks CD
• Label it when it pops out

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How to Backup to DVD

• Your DVD Burner probably came with software.
• Make sure you can read the DVD in another
  computer.

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How to Backup to External Hard Drive

• First prepare your External USB2 or Firewire Hard
  Drive.
• If FAT32 change to NTFS
• CONVERT E /FSNTFS
• Yes to dismount
• Create a Backup Folder
• Find the Backup Program
• Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
  Backup
• If you dont have it installed (XP Home) then it
  is on XP Home CD under Value Added, MSFT, Backup
  and you can install it easily.

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Windows Backup
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Advanced Mode
Click Local Disk (C) and System State
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Save the Job

• Click Job Menu, Save Selections, and Name it.

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Schedule Backups

• Click the Add Job button

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Click Verify Under Tools, Options
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Check the Tools, Reports
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Click Replace
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Password is Required
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Schedule the Frequency and Time
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Control Panel, Scheduled Tasks, Properties of the
Task
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You Can Edit the Scheduled Task Command

• C\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup
  "_at_C\Documents and Settings\llasson\Local
  Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
  NT\NTBackup\data\FULL.bks" /n "devonline041505.bkf
  created 4/19/2005 at 433 PM" /d "Set created
  4/19/2005 at 433 PM" /n "devonline041505.bkf
  created 4/19/2005 at 433 PM" /vyes /rno /rsno
  /hcoff /m normal /j "FULL" /ls /f
  "E\Backup\DEVONLINE\devonline041505.bkf"

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Change Name Description

• C\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup
  "_at_C\Documents and Settings\llasson\Local
  Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
  NT\NTBackup\data\FULL.bks" /n "devonlineFULL.bkf
  " /d Full Backup" /n "devonlineFULL.bkf " /vyes
  /rno /rsno /hcoff /m normal /j "FULL" /ls /f
  "E\Backup\DEVONLINE\FULL.bkf"

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Please Backup!

• Questions?