File Backups
How to Backup Data if you do not have a network
If you do not have a network and only have a single computer you should periodically back up your data. You should
purchase or own one of the following:
- A read/write CD ROM or DVD drive
- Removable Storage Drives
- Removable Hard Disk Equivalent Drives
- Hard Drive (Same drive or a second)
- Removable Hard Disks
- Network Backup (To another computer or server)
- A Zip drive
- A tape drive - Usually these are more expensive.
Here are the most common backup methods:
- Full includes files whether they have been changed or not;
- Differential includes all files changed since the last full backup, whether they have been changed since the last backup operation or not;
- Incremental includes only those files that have changed since the last backup operation of any kind.
You should be aware of where you store your files and you should also know where your mail files are stored by your
mail program such as Outlook or Outlook Express.
If you right click on your inbox folder in Outlook Express, you can find the location where your mail is stored.
On my system it is stored in the folder at: C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{B718C535-6548-4E1D-A5D2-7D1B41CFEB2E}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\ where username is the name I login
with.
If you are using Outlook, it is normally stored in a file of type .pst and on my system it is in the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\ where Username is the name I
login with.
Setting up a Backup Job
To open the Windows backup program on Windows 2000, select Start, then Programs, then Accessories, then System
Tools, then Backup. You must be a backup operator or administrator on your system to create a backup job. The backup
utility will start as shown below.
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