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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