How to back up my PC?

Question

o.k.,so i had a virus the other day,but all is sorted now ,hopefully.
but then i thought to myself,shouldnt i of had a back up done before?
if so.
how would i go about this
even,i wouldnt know in what cases to use my back up.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

You can do backups of the Data you add to the computer. Backing up the OS and other programs will not work. You should have the Windows XP disk for reformatting if needed. Programs download from the Internet or a Disk will need to be done again.

Having backups of your data files is a very good idea. Some malware infections and their removal can cause enough damage to your OS as to require a reformat of the HD. Not having backups of your data will cause you to lose all of that. Music, Videos, photo's and much more will be permanently lost.

You can do backups to a CD or DVD. This Windows site has the instructions.

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/article/backupbasics_how.htm

The best way to backup your data is with a second HD. This can be an internal in the Computer or an external HD. I recommend the external since you can easily grab it in an emergency. This ability got me in the "Doghouse" two mornings ago. At 0530 the smoke alarm went off and I jumped from bed, grabbed the external HD, checked on the wife, looked for a fire and found none. It turns out the smoke alarm became defective and went off. Look at the sequence of what I did and you will know why I'm in the "Doghouse". There is no explanation a woman will accept for doing this. When I "thunked" about it I realized I can always rebuild the data lost. I can't rebuild the love of my life.

If you get an external HD get one that comes with a backup program. This should allow you to schedule the backup periods and only backup the latest data since the last backup.

Answer 3

Independent from the Operating system you have, Norton Ghost 2003 is my best friend.
All you need is a floppy disk to boot with and either backup or restore a partition or disk.
You can backup an image of your operating system, duplicate that image to another partition, restore the image and compress the image up to around 50% of its original size.
You can also protect that image by password, you can access the image through a network drive instead of calling it from a local drive and you can also save it as a bootable CD/DVD.
It's simply a very great software that has been my friend for many years; it doesn't depend on what operating you have, because you just chose the partition or drive to backup or restore independent of the content (except for iwndows server 2003 it could be an operating system such as windows, solaris, linux ..etc. or could be a logical partition).

Answer 4

What operating system are you using? If you are using Windows XP, it comes with its own backup program. For some odd reason, it is installed by default for Windows XP Pro. You have to manually install it for Windows XP Home Edition. You will need your Windows XP installation CD to install the backup program. Here is how:

1. Insert the CD Rom and navigate to CD-ROM Drive:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP

2. Double-click the Ntbackup.msi file to start the wizard that installs Backup

3. When the wizard is complete, click Finish.

Once you have installed the software, you should do a full backup. If you are using Windows XP, all you need to backup is the Documents and settings folder. It is usually located at C:\Document and Settings\[user names].

The Elder Geek's website has a great tutorial, with lots of pictures, on how to use the backup program both to make a backup and how to restore a backup. Here is the reference:

"XP Backup Using NTBackup Backup or Restore Wizard" (http://www.theeldergeek.com/backup_using_wizard.htm)


There are many other free alternatives which offers more features than Windows XP backup program. Syncback free edition(http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html#freeware )

and Cobian Backup (http://find.pcworld.com/55670)

Answer 5

you can buy an external (USB/Firewire) disk. Get backup software (I like www.acronis.com TrueImage). Schedule a back up. Voila.

For about $100-$120 you can have a complete image that you can use to recover your machine.

You could restore certain files or your entire system depending on how much damage was caused.

By the way, the builtin backup in Windows stinks.

However, it sounds like you better invest in Anti-virus software first :). Try grisoft.com

Answer 6

Click on Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tooms - Backup. This will open up a Backup wizard... follow instructions and backup the files that you want.

Its usually easier and faster to backup just the files that you need, like documents. You can backup everything on your computer but it will take a long time. And when your system crashes you wont be able to restore the operating system using this backup file. All you can do is restore each file or folder that you want.

Answer 7

I also recommend you to use Acronis True Image. I think it is the best backup solution. Just install the trial version to get sure: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

Answer 8

You can use True Image by Acronis in order to backup your pc. True Image is very stable, fast working program and it is Vista compatible.
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/