Backing up Files and Folders

Note: You need to log in as an Administrator to backup or restore data.

To create a backup of your files and folders: 

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, then Accessories, then System Tools and then click Backup, to display the Backup or Restore Wizard.
2. On the Backup or Restore Wizard click Next to continue.
3. On the Backup or Restore page, select the Back up files and settings option and then click Next to continue.
4. On the What to Back up page, specify the items that you want to back up. Choose an option based on your circumstances:
   
   
   
   
   
   - My documents and settings – Select this option to save your personal files such as My Documents folder, Desktop, Favorites, Outlook EXpress e-mail messages, address book and other personal settings stored in the Windows Registry. This option should be sufficient for computers with one user.
   - Everyone’s documents and settings - Select this option to save the personal files and preferences of every user who has an account on your computer -great for computers that are shared by many people.
   - All information on this computer - Select this option to save all the data present in your computer. Depending on how much software you have installed on your computer; however, this may create a bacup file that is too large to manage easily.- Let me choose what to back up - Select this option to choose specific files and folders. If for example, you don't use Microdoft Outlook or Outlook Express, but a different email client that saves emails outside of My Documents Folder, you'll need to choose this option and select the folder to be backed up.
   
   
   
   
   Use the left column to navigate files and folders on your computer and tick the folder/s you want to backup in the right column.  
5. Click Next to continue.
6. On the Backup Type, Destination and Name page, click Browse to specify the location where you want to save your backup files.
7. Enter a name for your backup in the Type a name for this backup box and then click Next to continue.
8. To start the backup process click Finish, or you can click Advanced, to set advanced backup options - this is explained in the next page.