How to backup your data
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Backing Up Your Data to CD in Windows
While technology is becoming better and better every day, it does at times fail. It is extremely important to backup essential data frequently. Please see the instructions below for your operating system and backup method.
If you have a Windows machine and a CDRW drive, you can use SmartBackup to backup your important files to CDRWs. To have SmartBackup installed on your computer, please contact the Helpline at x6111 or helpline@gustavus.edu Formatting CDRWs With Nero InCD
Before you can use SmartBackup to backup your data to CDRWs, they must be formatted. (Note, you cannot use CDR's with InCD, just CDRW's)
- Insert a blank CDRW into your CDRW drive
- Double-click on MyComputer.
- Right-click on your CDRW drive and select InCD format
- Give your CDRW a name in the Label field (note, if you need to backup to multiple CDRWs, they must have unique names)
- Click Start. InCD will now format your CDRW
- When you are returned to the InCD format utility window, click on Eject CD
- You may be given options on how you want to access the CDRW. Select Leave As Is and click OK.
- Close the InCD format utility window.
Setting Backup Criteria
With SmartBackup, you can setup and save backup criteria.
- Open SmartBackup by double-clicking on the SmartBackup tray icon (See Figure 1)
- Click on Create Backup
- On the General tab, specify a name for your backup in the Name field.
- Click on the icon next to the Destination Path field
- Select your CDRW (See Figure 2)
- On the Refreshes and Other Settings tab, click Enable Automatic Refresh to schedule a regular backup.
- Set the frequency you desire
- Check Activate Spanning on Multiple Disks
- Click Next
- Select the files and folders you want to backup. For example, to backup your MyLocalData folder, click on the box next to MyLocalData.
- Click Next to save the criteria and run the backup now, or click Save and Exit to save the criteria
Running a Backup
A scheduled backup will run with the saved criteria you specified. You will be prompted to insert your backup CD. Note that if your backup is larger than one CD, you will be prompted to insert subsequent disks (CDs.)
You can also run a saved backup manually at any time
- Open SmartBackup by double-clicking on the SmartBackup tray icon (See Figure 1)
- Click Maintain Backup
- Select the backup you wish to run
- Click Refresh
Restoring from Backup
To restore files from your backup CD
- Open SmartBackup by double-clicking on the SmartBackup tray icon ( See Figure 1)
- Click Maintain Backup
- Select the backup you wish to restore from
- Click Restore
- Select the files or folders you wish to restore.
- Click Finish