The XP backup utility has a couple of major drawbacks. First, as you have found out, is that it cannot back up directly to CD. You must back up to the hard disk then copy the backup file to CD. Secondly, its backup files will not span CDs.
If you are only concerned about backing up data, the easiest solution is to simply copy the data files to CD. If you wish a total backup, disk imaging software such as Norton Ghost is probably a more effective solution. I use Image for Windows, which you can read about
here.
Message Edited by Denny Denham on 06-20-2004 08:01 PM
Let's say I want to live with Win XP's Backup utility's draw backs-- the price is right-- free . . .
I'm trying to figure out how to restore specific data folders that I backed up:
1. To backup, I just checked off 15 folders in the My Documents tree and I burned to CD. When I go to "restore", the folder tree there doesn't provide the names of the 15 folders, with checkboxes.
2. How do you do selective restores ? Let's say I want to restore the 2nd file of the 15.
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The XP backup utility has a couple of major drawbacks. First, as you have found out, is that it cannot back up directly to CD. You must back up to the hard disk then copy the backup file to CD. Secondly, its backup files will not span CDs.
If you are only concerned about backing up data, the easiest solution is to simply copy the data files to CD. If you wish a total backup, disk imaging software such as Norton Ghost is probably a more effective solution. I use Image for Windows, which you can read about here.
Message Edited by Denny Denham on 06-20-2004 08:01 PM
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June 21st, 2004 03:00
Thank you, Denny:
Let's say I want to live with Win XP's Backup utility's draw backs-- the price is right-- free . . .
I'm trying to figure out how to restore specific data folders that I backed up:
1. To backup, I just checked off 15 folders in the My Documents tree and I burned to CD. When I go to "restore", the folder tree there doesn't provide the names of the 15 folders, with checkboxes.
2. How do you do selective restores ? Let's say I want to restore the 2nd file of the 15.
Brad
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June 21st, 2004 04:00
Instructions for restore are here . (I have not used it, so I can't speak to its ease of use.)