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Back
up- Why?
Summary:
Backing
up your files is imperative, since hardware does fail, people make
mistakes and viruses & hackers do strike despite our best efforts.
By making a copy of your most important files, you are creating a
secondary risk of the backup failing into the wrong hands.
See Backups- Organize.
Purpose:
The purpose of a backup
is to create copy of your information for safe keeping in the event of a system
problems. Microsoft have improved their backup facilities with
Windows7 & Vista™.
For ease of
use and to prevent confusion, programs and system files are not included in
the file backup. Backups can be separately restored by reinstallation
or by using either system restore points. Complete PC Backup and Restore is
a feature
available
in the Business, Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Windows Vista only.
Please
note, Vista Basic does not include scheduled backup feature in
the Backup & Restore Center. Windows XP™ Backup utilities are relatively
limited. |
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Advice:
To Do & Not
To Do
By doing, you leave yourself exposed to having two or more copies of
you recent data lying around. You should cover up by physically securing
your backup and /or encrypting them.
By not backing up, you
risk
loosing
your
private
files to equipment or electrical failures, theft or natural disasters.
Ask yourself, what are really my crucial files? Most times, you will find
they
can
be copied to a single diskette or CD, like your address book, will, secret formula
for apple crisp, etc. .You
will
want
to
exclude
these
files
from
your
system
backup to avoid creating a "forgotten copy".
Next
comes, the files and software programs necessary to recover from a failure, which
requires extra disk space or a tape or zip drive with more
capacity. Many
people use a second hard drive (preferably external) to create complete image
of their contents, software & settings. |
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