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RE: Computer Backup - 1/2/2013 10:58:19 AM

shool

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From: In The Pipe, Five by Five.

Are you on Windows 7 Gimli?

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RE: Computer Backup - 1/2/2013 11:02:53 AM

Gimli The Dwarf

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I had to go to control panel and find out about that

Yes I am.

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RE: Computer Backup - 1/2/2013 11:14:39 AM

shool

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Ok bottom right in the task bar there is a little white flag
Click on that and open action center.
Click on back up and restore (Bottom left of the action centre)

That will open a Wizard that will help you select exactly what you want to back up. You can choose from everything to certain folders etc. Then if your PC goes bang, you can use the back up to restore all the files you need.

Is this what you are looking for?

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RE: Computer Backup - 1/2/2013 11:39:40 AM

Gimli The Dwarf

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It might be! I've not got time to have a proper look yet, the hard drive isn't connected and it won't let me advance beyond a certain stage but I'll check it later and get back to you! Cheers.

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RE: Computer Backup - 2/2/2013 7:38:47 AM

Gimli The Dwarf

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I've just had a look and I think that's what I want to do. So if I do a full backup now and then decide to do another in, say, a fortnight will it be much quicker next time as it will just find and backup anything that's changed in the meantime?

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RE: Computer Backup - 5/2/2013 12:09:26 PM

shool

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I dont actually know. I think that it may do a full back up each time.

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RE: Computer Backup - 5/2/2013 12:47:01 PM

Gimli The Dwarf

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I'll try it out sometime this week. Jut see how long it slows my computer down for

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Post #: 37

RE: Computer Backup - 5/2/2013 9:41:31 PM

gingerdaniel

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From: Usually the couch

quote:

ORIGINAL: shool

Ok bottom right in the task bar there is a little white flag
Click on that and open action center.
Click on back up and restore (Bottom left of the action centre)

That will open a Wizard that will help you select exactly what you want to back up. You can choose from everything to certain folders etc. Then if your PC goes bang, you can use the back up to restore all the files you need.

Is this what you are looking for?

This will indeed back up your computer, it does however put the files/folders into a set of large combined files (cab files i think).
So not a mirror of the files as such, so you wouldn't be able to take your 1tb disk to another pc and look at your photos/videos etc.

This'll help you http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/products/features/backup-and-restore

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RE: Computer Backup - 6/2/2013 1:52:56 AM

Gimli The Dwarf

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Thanks for that. In the FAQs it says that the next backup will only save what's been changed since the last one, and you can search through the backup without having to restore everything. I'll give that a go later.

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RE: Computer Backup - 13/2/2013 8:37:14 AM

gingerdaniel

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how'd you get on?

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RE: Computer Backup - 13/2/2013 10:51:47 AM

Gimli The Dwarf

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I've not had the chance yet

I've started it and it really seems to slow down the computer, and I've been using it pretty much constantly the last few days. I should be able to do it at the weekend.

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So, sir, we let him have it right up! And I have to report, sir, he did not like it, sir.

Fellow scientists, poindexters, geeks.

Yeah, Mr. White! Yeah, science!

Much more better!

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