Contact Us Search Site Index About This Site Edit Decrease text size Increase text size Georgetown University main web site Contact Us Search Site Index About This Site
spacer spacer spacer
University Information Services at Georgetown University
Faculty Help Staff Help Student Help About UIS

HOME » SOFTWARE » WINDOWS XP

HOW TO USE WINDOWS XP: BACKING UP YOUR FILES -- MAKING YOUR FIRST BACKUP


  1. Before You Begin
  2. Open the Backup
    Utility
  3. Select Files andFolders
  4. Make Your First
    Backup
  5. Make a Weekly
    Backup
  6. Restore Your Backup
    Archive

 spacer spacer

Make Your First Backup

You have invested time in setting up a backup script that you can run every week. Now you can use the script to create your first backup copies.

 


  1. At this point you have already saved a backup script and been taken back to the Backup Utility. Click the Start Backup button.

Click the Start Backup button.

 
  1. The Backup Job Information window will open.

  2. It's a good idea to keep a few backups on your disk in case you need to see an old version of a file. Click Append this Backup to the Media to add this backup to the other backups on your disk.

  3. Click the Start Backup button.

Append or replace data on your media, then click Schedule.

  1. The Backup Progress window will open. It might take a minute for your backup to start. One the backup starts, it will run without any input from you.


The Backup Progress window.
 

  1. When the backup is finished, click the Close button.

Click Close.
 

  1. Click Job then click Exit to exit the Backup Utility.

 

Click Job then click Exit.
 

Now that you have set up your backup job and backed up your important files, subsequent backups will be much easier. Next week, go to Step 5 and make a weekly backup.

Step 5, Make a Weekly Backup.

spacer