Tuesday 21 October 2014

Backup Your Data


Today we shall be looking at backing up your data.
Data backup is essential. There are three main ways you can back up your data and this section will cover them:
1. Local backup.
2. Backup to optical media.
3. Online backup.
Firstly let’s look at local backup.

Backup Your Data Locally
Backing up your data locally includes making copies of files on your PC, a different internal drive, and an external drive. Backing up your data to optical media is also another form of local backup, and then it is necessary to keep your backup in a safe place.
This section will show you how to back your data up locally using Windows backup. In this specific example, I’ll show you how to back your data up to a PC.

Backup Your Data with Windows Backup
             1. Click the Start button, type Backup and click Backup and Restore.



                  2. Click Set up backup.


       3.  Choose where to save your backup. Select DVD RW drive to save on                         optical drive.




             4.   Next you will be asked to choose a method of backing up,by allowing                     windows to do it for you or choosing what you want to backup.



           5.   I recommend choosing the files you want to back up by select "Let me choose" and clicking “Next”.

 
           
              6.   Choose the files you’d like to backup (be sure to uncheck “Include a                         system image of drives” if you have already made a system image                             backup or if space is limited on the backup location.)


                    7.   Verify your settings and click “Save settings and run backup”.


  
                   8.   Set a schedule so backup is automatic. Click OK.



                9.   Your backup will now take place (be sure to not turn off your PC and let                   the optical drive remain in the DVD RW Drive.)




              10.   After the backup go to the DVD where the data was backed up and verify                the data is there.



If you find it then your data is now backed up and will continue automatically according to your schedule.



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