How to: Backup files using Microsoft Backup.
Solution:
Click the 'Start' button, select 'Programs', select 'Accessories', select 'System Tools', and select 'Backup'. Select the drives, folders, and/or files to back up. Follow the prompts to complete the backup.
NOTE: The first time you run Backup, a Full System Backup Set is created. This set includes every file on the hard disk. Use this Backup Set to back up the entire hard drive ONLY.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Programs' and select 'Accessories'. (The 'Accessories' menu appears.)
3) Select 'System Tools' and select 'Backup'. (The 'Welcome to Microsoft Backup' window appears.)
'Welcome to Microsoft Backup' dialog box
4) Click 'OK' to acknowledge the 'Welcome to Microsoft Backup' window.
'Microsoft Backup' dialog box
5) Click 'OK' to acknowledge the 'Full System Backup' explanation window.
6) Select a drive or part of a drive to back up:
NOTE: Folders, files, and drives can be selected at this point. When an entire drive or folder and its contents are selected, a check mark appears with a white background. Check marks with a gray background indicate that only part of the contents of that drive or folder have been selected.
a) To back up the entire contents of a drive, select the check box to the left of the desired drive icon from the 'Select files to back up' group. (A 'File Selection' dialog box appears.)
b) To back up part of a drive:
1] Double-click the icon of the desired drive. (A list of folders and files appears in the right-hand pane of the 'Select files to back up' group.)
2] Select the folders and/or files to be backed up by selecting the corresponding check boxes. (In the left window, the check boxes for the corresponding drives appear gray, denoting that only part of the drive is selected.)
'Untitled - Microsoft Backup' dialog box
7) (Optional) Select folders or parts of folders to back up:
a) To back up the entire contents of a folder, select the check box to the left of the desired folder icon.
b) To back up part of a folder:
1] Double-click the icon of the desired folder. (A list of folders and files appears in the right window of the 'Select files to back up' group.)
2] Select the check boxes of the subfolders or files to be backed up. (In the left window, the check boxes for the corresponding drives and folders appear gray, denoting that only part of the folder is selected.)
8) Click 'Next Step'. (The 'Select a destination for the backup' window appears.)
Select a destination for the backup
9) Select the destination for the backup, and click 'Start Backup'. (The 'Backup Set Label' dialog box appears.)
10) Type a name for the backup set.
'Backup Set Label' dialog box
11) (Optional) Set a password for the backup set:
a) Click 'Password Protect'. (The 'Password Protect' dialog box appears.)
b) Type the desired password in the 'Enter password' text box.
c) Retype the desired password in the 'Confirm password' text box.
d) Click 'OK'. (The 'Backup Set Label' dialog box reappears.)
12) Click 'OK'. (The 'Backup' dialog box appears, showing the progress of the backup operation. When the backup is complete, an information dialog box appears.)
NOTE: To cancel the backup, click 'Cancel'.
13) Click 'OK' to close the information dialog box. (The 'Backup' dialog box reappears.)
14) Click 'OK' to close the 'Backup' dialog box. (The 'Untitled - Microsoft Backup' dialog box reappears.)
15) Select the 'File' menu and select 'Exit' to close the 'Untitled - Microsoft Backup' dialog box.
