Archiving
vs. Backing
up:
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•Arch=
ive files
&/or folders which do not change any longer (like last
year’s email, most photos.)
•
•Back=
up
files &/or folders which change (like your financial data, many
spread sheets.)
•
•Most
practical archiving medium: CD-R & DVD±R (note: NOT
RW!)
Scheduled
Backups
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Only files changed since last
differential backup
Incremental
Scheme
•Day 0: Full Backup
•Day 1: All files Changed since Day 0
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•Day 2: All files Changed since Day 0
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•Day 3: All files Changed since Day 0
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• etc.
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Differenti=
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Scheme
•Day 0: Full Backup
•Day 1: All files Changed since Day 0
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•Day 2: All files Changed since Day 1
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•Day 3: All files Changed since Day 2
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• etc.
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•Leads to smallest
files.
•Recovery more co=
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Win
XP Backup Software
•Win XP Pro: Accessor=
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> System Tools > Backup
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•Win XP Ho=
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Install by double clicking NtBackup.msi file on Win XP Home disk
at
\ValueAdd\MSFT\NtBackup; then follow the wizard & finally click
‘Finish’.
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Win
Vista Backup Software
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detailed file selection and scheduling
Øautomatic in Home
Premium
Ømanual in Home Basic
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Backup
Software
• Migo PC BackUp Pro by Migo Softwar=
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) Supports many media & =
also
networked computers. Can back up files currently open=
.
•Backup
Now! Desktop Edition 2.2 by New Tech Infosystems
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Insignia www.emcinsignia.com ,
(formerly Dantz). Can bac=
k up
files currently open.
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•Windows Live OneCare to local hard disk or CD/DVD
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2 or
3 GB free.
Online backup for monthly =
charge
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Google search on ‘online backup’ reveals=
many more
First backup slow, incremental backups thereafter fairly fast
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Media
for Local Backup
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hard
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ction on
own web site
(If necessary, do local back=
up,
then upload file)
Files to be Included in Backup:
•All user generated files =
from
all applications. (word processing,
spreadsheets, finance & investment data, photos, etc.)
•
•Plus:
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•Maybe Registry
•
•Mail files (depends on yo=
ur
mail software.)
oOutlook: .pst files
oWindows
Mail (Formerly Outlook Express): Address books generally in .wab files
• Mail folders in .dbx files
•
Files to= be Included in Backup (continued):
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•<=
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•
•<=
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• Formerly
in folders Download & Organize.
•
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• =
in AIM: formerly in in a .blt file&#=
13;
•
•With word processor:
identify name of custom dictionary
& include it in your list.
Files to= be Included in Backup (continued):
•
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/span>With Word Perfect: Wp7us.wpt contains your options & settings.
•
•With MS Word Normal.dot (.dotx in Office 2007) contains most of your settings.
•
•<=
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Thinning=
•Running regular
backups onto hard disks=
can
accumulate excessive amoun=
ts of
data
•
•Either manually
delete some files
•
•Or develop a sc=
heme
for ‘thinning’
=
Data
Generally not Requiring =
Backup
•Web Sites
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• There is a retrievable copy =
up
there!
•
•Many image files
(photos)
• Generally changi=
ng
infrequently. If so, once
archiving to CD-R or DVD±R is better.
•
=
Windows Restore Points=
Windows Restore Points=
•
•
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•
•
•All essential system files and registry are saved at predetermined times, depending on storage available.
•
•
•Create additional restore points before any significant software additions.
•
•
Review Article in PC Magazine
A
Final Word:
Enjoy a safe and secure computer environment
through
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security suite
and
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Scheduled Backups
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