Storing backup to CD disc is a good way to prevent data from accidental destruction caused by user mistake or hard drive failure. Backups on CDs are compact, reliable and transportable, which makes them very popular among all kinds of users. In most cases a single CD is enough to store backups for several days, which is very convenient for any backup rotation scheme.
How to Back Up Data to a CD Using the Windows Backup Utility
Click Next. You should see the Backup or Restore dialog box that looks similar to the following:
Click the radio button in front of the My documents and settings option.
Click Next. You should see the Backup Type, Destination, and Name dialog box that looks similar to the following:
Use the drop-down arrow below the Choose a place to save your backup field to select the location to which you will back up the data. For example, in the dialog box above, the individual is going to back up her data to a CD-RW disc in drive D: on her computer (i.e., D:\).
How to Back Up Data to a CD Using the Windows Backup Utility
- Insert a blank CD into drive.
- Click Start in the lower-left corner of the computer's desktop .
- Click All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Backup.
You should see the Welcome to the Backup or Restore Wizard dialog box that looks similar to the following:
Click the radio button in front of the Back up files and settings option.
Click Next. You should see the What to Back Up dialog box that looks similar to the following:
At this point, you have a number of options about the data you want to back up. In most cases, you want to back up at least some of the data in your My Documents folder.
Click the radio button in front of the My documents and settings option.
Click Next. You should see the Backup Type, Destination, and Name dialog box that looks similar to the following:
Under the Type a name for this backup field, type a name for the backup data file.You may already have a naming scheme for backups (e.g., mydocs904, as shown in the dialog box above, indicating a back up of the My Documents folder created in September 2004). If you do not already have a naming scheme, create one that clearly defines what the data is and when it was backed up.
Click Next. You should see the Completing the Backup or Restore Wizard dialog box. Examine the information in this dialog box. If it is correct, click Finish. Your data will be backed up to the location you selected using the file name you created.
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