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Setting up Automatic File Backup

Setting up Automatic File Backup
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Vista's automatic file backup uses a deliberately simplified interface designed to back up files by type, no matter where they're located. You can schedule backups to be performed automatically at regular intervals, saving backed-up files on an external hard drive, removable media, or a network share.

For a more detailed discussion of this and other Windows Vista tweaks, see 10 top tweaks for Windows Vista, Part 1.
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As the name implies, the purpose of a Complete PC backup is to back up your entire PC (or at least a full volume). It isn't intended for recovering individual files. You can, however, restore one or m... (Read the rest)
Posted by: Ed Bott Posted on: 07/10/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Complete PC Backup  jpmtjr@... | 06/12/08
Not in original design spec  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 06/12/08
verification also not in original design spec  Jim Johnson | 06/12/08
Verification is part of the process  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 06/13/08
I need some opinions...  jshewsbury@... | 06/12/08
Need more details  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 06/13/08
Backup or else  Chiatzu | 06/14/08
RE: Using Complete PC Backup (10 top tweaks for Windows Vista, part 1)  dgjacquin | 06/15/08
RE: Using Complete PC Backup (10 top tweaks for Windows Vista, part 1)  tcauley@... | 07/10/08
Wrong  Ed BottZDNet Moderator | 07/10/08

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