Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Part six: Backing-up tutorial for users of Windows Vista

Part 6: My backing up tutorial for Vista Users.

If you’ve installed Second Copy, created an "Exact" and an "Archive" folder on your external hard drive, you’re ready to go.

One of the most significant changes to Vista’s Start Menu is that unlike XP where your data sub folders were sub folders of My Documents Vista’s data subfolders are individual subfolders of your User Account "Personal Folder".

Although a more practical way of displaying your data subfolders, because they’re listed among many other subfolders that need not be backed up, the initial configuring of Second Copy requires you to specifically select them.

1. Click on Second Copy’s shortcut in the Notification area of your toolbar.
2. When Second Copy opens click on the "New Profile" icon or File > New Profile.
3. Select "Custom Setup". Click Next.
4. On the "What do you want to copy?" panel use the "Browse" button to find and highlight your User Account "Personal Folder" subfolder. Click "Include subfolders" and Next.
5. On the "Which Files?" panel click "Only selected files and folders" and then click "Select".

In the list of subfolders presented click Contacts, Documents, Downloads, Favorites, Music, Pictures and Videos. Click Next.

Note: You can add and subtract subfolders any time.

6. In the "Where?" panel use the "Browse" button to scroll down to the "Exact" backup folder you created on your external hard drive. Click Next.
7. In the "When" panel I suggest you use the little down triangle to set your "When" to "Manual". Click Next.
8. In the "How" Panel use the little down triangle to select "Exact Copy". Click Next.
9. In the "Finish" panel" type in "Exact Copy".

When you’re returned to the Profile panel, open a new Profile and follow steps 1-7. But this time scroll to the "Archive" folder on your external hard drive

8. In the "How" Panel select "Simple Copy". Click Next.
9. In the "Finish" panel" type in "Simple Copy".

When you’re returned to the Profile panel click "Edit > Select all" and click on the Blue arrow on the Menu bar. The backups will begin.

In future "Exact" backups Second Copy will copy all new files and synchronize your "Personal Folder" data sub folders with the data sub folders in your external drive "Exact" folder. Simple Copy will add new files to the data subfolders in your external drive ‘Archive’ folder but will not expunge old files.

The perfect backup duo.

Here’s wishing you a Good Boot.
 
 
 
 

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