windows backup for window 7

Windows Backup allows you to make copies of data files and also create a system image which includes your system settings, programs and files. In Windows 7, you can choose your custom location for the data backup and whether or not to include the system image during backup.The Windows Backup program (Sdclt .exe) is installed by default in all editions of Windows 7 .

 For your first backup, you can start from either of the following two locations:




                                                 

• Under the Maintenance heading in Action Center, click the Set Up Backup button 

• In Control Panel, click Backup And Restore under the System And Security heading, and then click the Set Up Backup link, as shown in Figure below.

                                                         
                                                
1. Select a destination where your backup will be saved .The Set Up Backup dialog box, shown in Figure below , lists all available destinations .Note that the system volume(Operating System Volume) is not included in this list.

                                                     

                                                                                Now Choose The Following criteria

•  A separate volume on the same internal hard drive that holds your system volume.But we strongly advise against this option,because in the event of a physical disk failure your backup files will be wiped out at the same time as the originals

• An external hard drive

This is the simplest and best option .The external drive can connect to your PC via a USB 2 .0, IEEE 1394, or eSATA cable .You can leave the drive permanently attached to your PC so that scheduled backups happen regularly, or you can unplug it after the backup is complete and then store it in a secure location such as a fireproof safe or a locked cabinet .For extremely valuable data, consider storing the backup drive offsite.

• Removable media such as writable CDs or DVDs

This option is available only if you are performing a one-time image backup; you can’t define a sched-uled backup using removable media .Windows Backup will prompt you to swap media as needed .This option is especially useful after you perform a clean installation and before you add any data files.

2. Choose a backup type .The easy option is the first one shown here: Let Windows Choose (Recommended) this option is selected by default.But it is completely up to you what you do choose.

Note:  If you let Windows choose it will not backup Program Files, anything formatted with the FAT file system, files in the Recycle Bin, or any temp files that are 1GB or more. 

But if you want to select ( Let me choose) option then you will  reach the What Do You Want To  Back Up window .That opens a dialog box like the one shown in Figure below.

                                          

•  In the Above Figure, Select the files and folder to include in the backup.  Also notice you can select the option to create an image of your local drive.

Now review your backup settings and make sure everything looks correct.

                          

3. Now, Create a backup schedule

By default, the Windows Backup program will run automatically, using the same settings you just saved, at 7:00 PM every Sunday night .If you prefer to back up more or less frequently or at a different time, click Change Schedule on the Review Your Backup Settings page to open the How Often Do You Want To Back Up window shown next

   

You can manually edit the scheduled task if you want an option that isn’t listed here.You can choose Daily, Weekly, or Monthly backups, picking a day of the week or a date each month and a fixed time when the automatic backups will take place. After the original full backup, updates to your backup set include only files that have changed since the last backup.

After the initial setup is complete, click Save Settings And Run Backup to perform the backup operation. Your Backup And Restore Control Panel dis-plays its progress, as shown here:

                                              

While a backup is in progress, you can click View Details to see more information and to stop the backup.

                                                             

When the backup is complete you will see the two backup files and image folder if you created one. 

       

 NOTE: In the next Article I will Teach How To Restoring Files from a Backup Set, Customizing a Backup and Creating a System Image Backup. So keep visit votive Blog to get latest updates about Blogger and other Computer Tricks.

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