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.
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)
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Complete PC Backup
jpmtjr@... | 06/12/08
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Not in original design spec
Ed Bott | 06/12/08
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verification also not in original design spec
Jim Johnson | 06/12/08
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Verification is part of the process
Ed Bott | 06/13/08
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I need some opinions...
jshewsbury@... | 06/12/08
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Need more details
Ed Bott | 06/13/08
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Backup or else
Chiatzu | 06/14/08
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RE: Using Complete PC Backup (10 top tweaks for Windows Vista, part 1)
dgjacquin | 06/15/08
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RE: Using Complete PC Backup (10 top tweaks for Windows Vista, part 1)
tcauley@... | 07/10/08
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Wrong
Ed Bott | 07/10/08
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