Rogelio,
I will try to explain what I do to backup my C drive.
You have to enter on the following link when you start the system backup:
If you prefer, you can switch to Advanced Mode to change the
settings used for backup or restore. This option is recommended
for advanced users only.
the following screen is displayed:
Backup Utility - [Untitled]
Job Edit View Tools Help
Welcome Backup Restore and Manage Media Schedule Jobs
Welcome to the Backup Utility Advanced Mode
If you prefer, you can switch to Wizard Mode to
use simplified settings for backup or restore.
Backup Wizard (Advanced)
The Backup wizard helps you create a backup of your programs and files.
Restore Wizard (Advanced)
The Restore wizard helps you restore your data from a backup.
Automated System Recovery Wizard
The ASR Preparation wizard helps you create a
two-part backup of your system: a floppy disk that has
your system settings, and other media that
contains a backup of your local system partition.
Ready
You will be in the welcome pad, Do a CTRL+tab to
move to the next screen. You will then be in the
backup pad. Partial display of the screen is shown below:
Backup Utility - [Untitled]
Job Edit View Tools Help
Welcome Backup Restore and Manage Media Schedule Jobs
Click to select the check box for any drive,
folder or file that you want to back up.
Desktop Name Comment
My Computer My Computer
3½ Floppy (A:)
Local Disk (C:)
DVD Drive (F:)
CD-RW Drive (G:)
System State
My Documents
My Network Places
Backup destination: Backup options:
File Normal backup. Summary log. Start Backup Some file types excluded.
Backup media or file name:
You will be in a preview. Move to open up my
computer and arrow down the list. If you have a
floppy drive A, you will get an error message if
there is no floppy disk in the drive. See Below:
The drive "A:" did not respond. Please make sure
there is a valid disk in the drive and
the drive is functioning correctly.
OK
Just enter on the OK button and arrow down one
item. You should be on the local drive C. Hit the
spacebar to check it. If you have other drives
and there are no CD in the drive, you will also
get the error message. Simply enter on the OK
button. Arrow down until you reach system state and check it with the spacebar.
After selecting your drives to backup, tab twice
to enter the path and file name where you want
the backup to be stored. In my case it would be:
J:\C backup 2009-04-22
Then tab twice to start the backup button.
Depending on the size of your data on the C
drive, it can take a while. My backup takes
approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
When the backup is finish, I tab to the backup
report and read the results of the backup. This
is a text file that will come up in NotePad.
I have not gone into the more advanced portion of
window system backup. However, I have use the
wizard mode to restore certain files from my C
backup. The restore process is another process. I
sometime choose an alternate location to restore
a file especially if I don't want to overwrite
what is currently on my computer. I never had a
system crash where I had to do a complete restore.
I use the system backup to backup all my music
files which is on a separate hard drive. The
original hard drive crashed and after I had a new
hard drive installed, I did a full rescore of all
my music from the backup. It works like a champ.
The only problem that I had was that the backup
was old and I did not have a more recent backup
at that time. I learned my lesson and backup everything more frequently.
Let me know if I can be of any further help.
Lennie
At 05:07 PM 4/22/2009, you wrote:
Could you tell me how to use Windows System
Backup? I think that is the one I am looking for.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Lennie Rinaldi" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Backing Up Files
Don,
Do you happen to know what is the difference
between an image copy and window system backup?
I usually run the window system backup twice a
month and I also use it to backup my documents
at least weekly. I have two external hard drive
that I make my backups so if one fails, the
other one would be available. It is like having a backup for a backup.
I have done some restore from the window system
backup mainly for my personal files, but I never have to
use it to restore my computer. In fact, if I
have to I wouldn't know how to bring my
computer back to the point of the most recent backup.
I also have Karen's replicator which use for my
Word and Excel files. I usually do a backup
whenever I do a lot of changes to my files.
Anyway, I am curious what you or anyone else on
the list thinks of using window system backup.
I listened to David's tutorial on image copy
and I have been toying around with the idea to
purchase the software and do an image copy of my computer.
Thanks for any comments,
Lennie
At 04:05 PM 4/22/2009, you wrote:
To be completely safe, you should backup your
personal data files on a regular basis AND
also have a baseline full image of your entire
hard disk. The frequency of backing up your
personal files depends on how often the data changes and its importance.
I use Karen's Replicator to backup my personal
files each night. It is free and is located
on the Programs page. Each night I copy my
JAWS scripts directories to my Documents
folder, copy a folder of downloads and
archives, my Documents folder, and my mail
directories to another computer in our
house. Of course, you could also backup to an
external hard drive or an on-line storage
service. On-line storage services are a great
idea for dependable storage that is off site
in case off a fire or a natural disaster. It
might be a good idea to keep of your valuable
data for safety, even if you make a local
copy. This storage is normally encrypted
automatically. Many services are free for a
limited amount of storage and a monthly fee for more or unlimited storage.
Making a complete image copy of the entire
hard disk can make recovering from a hard disk
disaster much easier. You should make an
image of a baseline system. This ideally
would be at a time when your computer has all
of your desired programs installed and the
system is stable. With a program like Image
for Windows, recovery can take less than an
hour. That includes all programs and settings
back exactly as they were at the time the
baseline was taken! Then you can restore any
new personal data from your nightly data
backups performed with Karen's
Replicator. You should only need to make a
full image backup when their have been
significant changes made to the system. I
anticipate doing this about twice a year. If
you like to experiment with new software, it
would be a great idea to make a baseline
before installing the new experimental
software. Then you don't have to worry too
much about destroying your configuration,
since it easily can be rolled back in less
than an hour. Some software like from
GiveAwayOfTheDay or in my case my daughter's
installation of Spore can not just simply be
installed again. An image restore eliminates
these issues. It also is the best way to get
rid of nasty Spyware and Viruses that fight from being removed.
Personally, I have been putting this off for
years! There is no longer any good reasons
not to backup anymore with external drives
being so cheap. It is fairly easy to find a 1
Terabyte external hard disk for less than
$100. Normally, creating the image is
easy. Traditionally, the recovery process can
be troublesome for a blind person. The
recovery from the backup image files, like an
external hard disk, to your internal hard
drive requires booting from another source,
like DOS from a CD. Most of the time there is
no speech available for this process. Dave
has a very good tutorial for using Image for
Windows for making there image and performing
the recovery process on the website.
I purchased Image for Windows this week. It
includes a copy of Image for DOS and Image for
Linux. The recent Image for Linux includes a
utility to create a Recovery CD that has
SpeakUp built into its Linux kernel. The CD
is used to boot from in case of
disaster. With a boot parameter to enable the
speech at startup the recovery process can be
accomplished through an easy to use program
which is very similar to the Windows program
where the image was created. It is possible
to customize the Recovery CD to make the
speech automatic on boot. I am currently
playing with this and merging Image for Linux
with Vinux. Vinux is an amazing distribution
of Linux. Specifically Vinux is a customized
distribution of Ubuntu that is preconfigured
for the blind and visually impaired. I view
this as a major breakthrough! Many PC experts
have stated vigorously that the newest Ubuntu
is the first distribution of Linux where it is
a viable replacement for Windows!
An ISO file of a complete Vinux Live CD can be
downloaded at the address below. If you burn
this to a disk, you can boot and run this
Version of Linux with speech and magnification
automatically enabled without installing any
software on your hard drive and test it
out. It also includes a utility to install a
copy to a hard disk, USB drive, or make a customized CD/DVD.
http://vinux.org.uk/
Remember that backing up will save a tremendous amount of headaches later!
Don Marang
----- Original Message ----- From: "Job Hunter" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Backing Up Files
Try Image for Windows at www.terabyteunlimited.com.
Very good program and works well with Jaws.
John
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rogelio
Terrazas" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 3:08 AM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Backing Up Files
How can I back up all my files in my C
drive? In case I ever have to reinstall my
computer. Thanks, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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