The only way to protect your self from losing data is to
make copies of your files regularly. Vista offers you a nice way to do all
this.
To back up files
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1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Click on Start /Control Panel/ Backup and
Restore .
On the first window click Backup files (See Fig.1)
In A Wizard starts and looks for backup devices
first(See fig.2)
On the next window you have to choose where to save your backup (see
Tips for backup locations)then click Next(See
Fig.3)
Then,tick the box next to the files or folders you need to backup and
click Next(See
Fig.4)
In the last window you can choose how often you want to schedule this
backup.Click on Save Settings and Start Backupt(See
Fig.5)
Tips
You can Backup to:.
Hard Drive Internal and External
CD and DVD
Network Locations
USB
Flash Drives
You can't Backup to:
Windows System or Boot
drive
Drives
not been formatted NTFS-FAT-UDF
The same drive you backing up
Also be
aware if you backup to a different partition on the same drive, which is
technically possible, but dangerous because if the drive fails all partitions
will go with it.
To restore Backup Files
Click on Start /Control Panel/ Backup and
Restore .
On the first window click Restore files (See Fig.1)
A Wizard starts follow all the easy steps(See fig.2)
To restore a Backup made on another computer on your network,click
Advanced Restore See
Fig.1)
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