Soft Reserve copy information, without hesitation for a long time, can be called one of the most useful, because information is everything. Not one person knows what will happen to the system tomorrow, therefore, any user who respects his time should have such programs. It is possible that some kind of virus will get into Windows XP, after which most of the personal videos or photos will be erased, or, for example, passwords from those resources on which it is registered. There can be many examples. I would like to note that downloading and installing such applications takes a matter of minutes, which will pay off 100% in the future.

Nobody argues, you can do all the actions yourself. What about the meaning? V free programs small details and many functions are provided that will facilitate and significantly speed up the task. V free access provided more than a dozen applications with different functions. In one program, you can save information to the cloud, in another - to external drive etc.

To backup your Windows, a few clicks are enough. I would like to touch on one program EaseUS Todo Backup Free. A fairly well-known software with very interesting and cool features.

As they say among the people, admins are divided into two types, the first type is those who have not yet done Backup and the second is those who are already doing it. And so we will be engaged at once business and we will not associate ourselves with the given types.

How it all began and it all started with the fact that one wonderful day my hard drive on my laptop flew, I was not much upset in terms of the fact that I would need to spend money on a new screw and the costs, as always, came at the wrong time. Having bought a new hard drive, I plugged in a blank with Acronis 11, booted from this girl, and began to restore the system from a previously created image that Acronis 11 itself periodically created on schedule. But I didn’t have to rejoice for a long time, so incredible troubles began with Acronis 11, he didn’t want to unfold the image in any way, which he just didn’t even give to the administrators of one bank who didn’t believe and pounded on their chests that this couldn’t be and everything should unfold like a bunch, but for a long time they did not knock and shrugged, they said they say dude xs we see this for the first time. The same admins from one fairly large bank decided to make an experiment to make an image of their laptop with Windows 7, they merged the image onto an external drive that weighed almost 40GB. They inserted my screw into their laptop and with a smirk on their face and the phrase, look, everything will be a bunch and you say that you did something wrong. But they didn’t have to smile for a long time, and this is an hour before the error message took off, I don’t remember the error code, but the Internet then buzzed about the difference in Acronisa versions, although everything was the same for us. In the end, they didn’t do anything and changed the screw and created partitions, changed the version of Acronisa, which they didn’t do, but without result, and the admins stopped smiling for a long time and then stopped altogether when their own images didn’t unfold on the servers, fortunately they realized early and managed to draw conclusions and came to another solution to the problem of how to make a Backup system and other things. You probably ask what kind of admins that do not use Raid arrays and everything standard around the world. I will answer that they use it, but each admin has not only servers with raid and SCSI screws, but there are also all sorts of jobs in different companies where the usual Desktop acts as a server as a rule, as there is always not enough money, or for other reasons. In short, who is the administrator in life will understand what I mean. They didn’t solve the problem, they spat on Acronis and began to consider an alternative simple and reliable for one thing and there were four of us to test and each had to provide his version of Backup-a, but at the end of the week of tests we met over a glass of beer and came to almost the same decision . The solution was simple and gave 93% fault tolerance, about which I have now created this topic and for the benefit of time to warn ordinary mortal people from losing important information on their PC.

And so to the point. I will do everything on Windows 7, but the actions are 100% compatible with such operating systems as 2003, Vista, 8, 2008R2 (Only under Windows 2003 you need to install).

Backup and Restore

We select in the left corner "Create a system image" and then we see the following

We choose any option that you like, but my advice is not to choose the option to save the system image on the same disk. Backup should always be stored on other sources and preferably on two! After we have chosen, click next and we will see the following window that informs us about what will be done

Click the "Archive" button after the image is created, create a system recovery disk

In this way, backup systems and all installed programs with their settings system drive. After that, in the future, you can safely insert boot disk which we created and restore the system. You can also set the archiving system to automatic mode at your discretion. Next, I will tell you how to backup information on other drives and individual folders using the standard utility that is included in the delivery of the operating systems listed in the post, called robocopy.

Robocopy.exe - Multi-threaded copy

So, to business. We create text file and write the following in it:

@echo off chcp 1251 robocopy.exe D:\MyProject E:\Backup\MyProject /mir /log:E:\Backup\MyProject \backup.log

What happens and what happens is that we mirror files and directories from drive D from the MyProject folder to drive E to the Backup\MyProject folder which is located on external USB disk. Files are copied those that have been changed, there is no permanent overwriting of files. We also get a Log file where it is described in detail what was copied and what was not, and what were the errors.

We save the file and rename it to any name you understand, but instead of the .txt extension, put .bat or .cmd as you like.

Next, go to the control panel - administration - launch the task scheduler and create a new task, give it a name, set the task launch interval time in the triggers in actions, specify the launch of our xxxxxxx.bat or xxxxxxx.cmd file Now we have an automatic data backup according to our schedule. We sleep peacefully and do not worry.

P.S. This article may seem like a button accordion to many, but I don’t think so this method It has saved me more than once from data loss and system restore. Yes, and other people helped who asked me for advice on how to do it. Posted by this article in order to also objectively be able to comment on the posts of other participants and write new articles, if possible, that will help people.

P.S.S Regarding Backup Windows XP, I want to hear from you gentlemen advice but bypassing Acronis at least version 11.

Backing up your data isn't as great as Intel's dual-core chips, which allow you to run both Mac OS X and Windows XP on your computer at the same time, but systematically backing up helps to avoid other (not so pleasant) shocks. Professional administrators for this purpose use software from OEMs, Microsoft and independent developers, in an endless assortment of which the devil will break his leg, but for most small and medium-sized companies, the data backup and recovery program built into Windows will be enough. The main thing is to understand the advantages and disadvantages of Windows Backup. Wise use of this utility avoids unexpected upheavals and unpleasant surprises.

Proven by time, or no one has ever been fired for buying IBM...

No IT professional in their right mind wants to explain to a client or CEO about a failed restore or backup. In the world information technologies Losing data is a serious sin, so it is wise to use a reliable backup to create backups. software. There is a saying: “Nobody has ever been fired for buying IBM.” Another way to say it: not a single system administrator of a small or medium company for using data for archiving Microsoft tools until you get fired.

Although many are skeptical of Microsoft's built-in backup utility, blaming it for lack of functionality and flexibility, one of the greatest Windows benefits Backup - simplicity. This program is a simple and proven way to archive data. In addition, it allows you to write backups to media that can be safely stored somewhere safe.

Setup Wizard - IT Specialist's Friend

You can, of course, work in advanced mode (Advanced mode, Fig. A), but the setup wizards make complex tasks easier and also ensure that nothing is missed. Let's face it, when the phone is constantly ringing under your ear, and you are simultaneously downloading a service pack, installing a patch on the system, and configuring backup settings, it is very easy to overlook any important setting indicator.

Figure A: Advanced setup mode Windows utilities Backup allows you to define parameters for archiving data manually.

The setup wizards are so widely used in administering Windows Small Business Server systems for one simple reason: they really help. When creating a backup copy of important data, you can safely rely on the setup wizard, which will guide the user through the entire archiving process (Fig. B).

Figure B: Backup Wizard and Windows recovery makes it easy to back up data and ensures that all critical archiving options (such as choosing a schedule and archiving type - regular or incremental) are configured.

First of all, the Backup Or Restore Wizard prompts the user to choose one of the options - backup or restore files and settings. By selecting the first item, the user must specify which data is to be backed up. Of course, these can be folders and files as on local computer and other computers on the network.
After the desired data is selected, you must specify the media for storing archived data. I've seen clients a couple of times who saved data to the same hard drive, believing it to be a second drive (because the hard drive was partitioned and each partition was given a different volume label). Backup copies of data are best stored in a safe place where they are not threatened by fire, smoke, flood - you never know what other misfortunes can happen in the company's central office. At the next stage, the Wizard will prompt you to select a name for the archive file. After that, a window for completing the wizard will appear on the screen. general information about archiving options (fig. C), but in fact, this is not the end.

Figure C: When the user sees the Completion of the Backup Wizard window, the user may think that the backup setup is complete - but this is not entirely true. You also need to set additional parameters.

Click the "Advanced" button to specify the archiving type:

• Normal- creates a backup copy of all files and marks each of the files as backed up
• Copying (Copy)- backs up files but does not mark them as backed up.
• Incremental- creates a backup copy of those files that have been created or changed since the last backup, and marks them as copied.
• Differential- backs up only those files that have been created since the last backup, but unlike Incremental Backup, does not mark them as backed up.
• Daily backs up only those files that were modified on the day of the backup (without changing the archive bits of the files).

After specifying the type of archiving, the Wizard prompts you to select one of two options - “Verify Data After Backup” and “Do not create exact copy Volumes" (Disable Volume Shadow Copy). The third option - "Use Hardware Compression If Available" - is available only if the computer has the appropriate hardware installed. After checking the options, select how the data will be copied - by appending it to the already existing media data or by replacing the existing data, and do not forget to specify the time and name of the archiving (this is the name of the archiving operation itself, and not the .BKF archive file that will be created as a result of archiving). After that, you must specify the name account the user who has the right to perform archiving and enter the password. Before exiting the Wizard, click the Set Schedule button and specify on the Schedule tab when and how often the data will be backed up. On the Settings tab, you can change additional settings- for example, specify how long the backup program should complete the backup and whether the backup should continue if the system switches to battery power.

After that, the work of the Wizard can be completed. Be sure: all important settings are done (even if you were distracted by a phone call during the installation process).

When creating a new backup, pay attention to filenames and labels

When configuring backup options using the Backup and Restore Wizard, the user specifies a backup label - the name of the backup operation. In fact, you need to specify two names at once: the archiving label (task name) and the archive file name.BKF (backup copy name). They are very easy to confuse, in addition, the Windows Backup utility remembers the last used names and displays them by default. As a result, when specifying the parameters of a new archiving, there is a danger of inadvertently deleting an already existing operation and replacing it with a new one. Therefore, before clicking on the "Finish" button, make sure that you do not mistakenly erase a previous copy of the data or an already planned archiving operation.

The first name that the user specifies when using the Backup and Restore Wizard is the name of the archive file, that is, the data file that will be created as a result of the backup operation. This name is specified when choosing the type of archiving, media and file name of the archive.

When you set up a backup schedule, the Job Name dialog box appears, which can be accessed from the When To Back Up Wizard menu. The name that the user enters in this window is the name of the task that is used to control the backup operation.

Important: advanced settings

In the Advanced Options dialog box, which can be accessed by clicking the Advanced button in the Completing the Backup and Restore Wizard window (see Figure C), the user can specify whole line important parameters. In addition to choosing the type of archiving, as already mentioned above, here you can specify whether the new backup copy overwrite the old one or append to it, and whether archiving should be carried out regularly.

When setting up an archiving schedule, click the "Set Schedule" button - it opens several more tabs. On the tab "Schedule" (Schedule) you can specify how often archiving will occur, and on the tab "Settings" (Settings, Fig. D) - determine how long the backup should take place, what the system should do if the computer is in sleep mode, as well as specify the power management settings.

Figure D: Power management settings and system idle behavior can be defined in the Settings tab by clicking the Set Schedule button in the Advanced options window.

Keep the schedule and type of archiving simple

Companies that conduct exams and practical knowledge testing Microsoft systems, like to ask subjects questions like: “What method of data recovery in case of damage hard drive will be most effective if you have a 6-day-old archive file created using Normal Backup and backed up data from the last five days created using Incremental and Differential backups. Although this all sounds very reasonable in theory, in practice it is far from always possible to apply complex methods of archiving and restoring: the administrator forgets to change the tape or disk, the Tuesday file archive is written over the Monday backup, disks are lost, floppy disks are demagnetized ...

I would suggest simply discussing with customers and employees how much data loss will not cause critical damage to the company. Maybe you can get by with weekly backups - in this case, it's enough to set up the system for a weekly Regular archiving, and then just check every week whether the backup was successful and put the copy in a safe place. Update your data backups regularly to ensure that all important data is protected from loss.

However, some organizations need daily data backups. In such a case, I would recommend setting Windows Backup to a daily Regular backup. At the same time, keep several backups (at least a week old or older) and update them periodically. Thus, even if the user on Monday accidentally deletes desired file client and the problem is discovered only on Friday, it will be possible to use a week-old archive file and restore the deleted file. But some companies cannot afford to lose data even for half a day - in this case, the Microsoft backup utility is not suitable for them. They should use one of the high-availability data backup methods (for example, disk array RAID or online data archiving services)

Most likely, replacement, and not addition of archive files, will suit you.

Most small and medium companies do not need to store more than one to two weeks of data. True, in some cases it makes sense to always keep backup copies of data on hand every four months, but on a regular basis you can overwrite file archives made using the Normal backup method. Therefore, many system administrators when configuring archiving options, they prefer to select the option "Replace the existing Windows archive file" instead of the option "Append new file archive to an existing one.

If necessary, new data backups can be added to the existing ones on the media, rather than replacing them. But most likely free space media will run out very quickly. For most small and medium-sized companies, regular updating of archive files made using Normal Backup will be sufficient - so the option to replace existing backups is suitable for them.

Larger organizations whose operating environments place high demands on data backup should consider using a more sophisticated archiving system. When smaller companies try to use the Windows Backup utility to manage multiple backup modes, its simplicity immediately becomes a problem. And it makes no sense at all for large enterprises to try to squeeze both weekly Regular archiving and Incremental or Differential archiving by writing into the framework of this program. In such a situation, it is much more efficient to use more sophisticated software.

Data compression does not give special results - keep this in mind when planning archiving

If a company needs to archive 30 GB of data every day - and I often do this for private clinics (to save copies of patient cards and x-rays) and real estate firms (where you have to archive all kinds of projects, contracts and photos of houses) - a backup copy takes up a lot of space. Although the Windows Backup utility archives data quite successfully, you should not expect any significant data compression from it.

Third party software typically provides much more effective ways compression than Windows Backup. I often had to do large backups for my clients, and I did not notice much results. Windows compression Backup when using standard removable hard drives, conventional discs and other similar media. Hardware compression is noticeable only when using magnetic tapes.

When calculating how much media you will need for regular archiving, I would suggest planning at least a year in advance. For example, if you have to back up 12 GB of data every week using the Windows Backup utility, and your organization accumulates new data of 500 MB every month, I would recommend using a tape or disk with a capacity of at least 20 GB.

Verification of data after archiving can be delayed

The Windows Backup utility offers a post-backup data validation feature that lets you verify that the backup was successful. Almost all experts recommend using this feature. However, when creating large archives, it should be used with caution, because the verification process can drag on for an indefinitely long time.

For example, I've had to deal with a situation where a company regularly failed to archive 32 GB of data in eight hours, because the data verification took a very long time. After disabling this function, archiving became much faster.
It makes sense to select the data verification option only if you make small backups (5 GB or less). To do this, check the box next to Verify Data After Backup in the How To Back Up dialog box of the Backup and Restore Wizard. If the volume of the file archive is much larger, I would advise you to periodically check the backups manually - just open the archive and check its integrity.

The backup schedule is set to "Run once" by default.

It is important to note that by default the Backup Schedule is set to "Run once" (Once) - even if the task is scheduled for many weeks and months in advance. As a result, there is a danger of scheduling Regular Backup at 11pm on Friday and forgetting to select "Weekly" from the "Scheduled Task" dropdown menu. So check if you have specified how often the backup should take place, otherwise you run the risk of scheduling it to run once. When scheduling a backup using the Windows Backup utility, be sure to select the "Later" option and set the backup schedule by clicking the "Set Schedule" button.

You need to limit the default backup execution time

It is easy to guess why archiving is usually scheduled for non-working hours: it draws on system resources and traffic (when backing up data from other computers on the network), moreover, users constantly change files during business hours.

When setting up archiving with Windows Backup do not forget to limit the time allotted for this operation. To do this, in the Advanced options window, click the Set Schedule button and select the Settings tab. By default, Windows allocates 72 hours for any scheduled task to complete, which is way too long, especially for a task like archiving. This can cause the job to hang, crash, or block in an endless access, read, or write cycle. To avoid a situation in which users cannot access the server, network data, or access the network, you must set a reasonable time for the task to complete, regularly check backups, and make sure that archiving occurs exactly within the specified time.

Backup for recovery Windows systems(standard Windows tools)

Here is the material on creating a backup archive of the system for recovery. Standard means: Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Using additional programs(Any Windows version) 1. Create a system backup for recovery in Windows XP. In Windows XP, this feature is poorly developed, and almost never works. Since only the registry is backed up [...]

April 14th, 2011

Here is the material for creating a backup archive systems for recovery.

• By standard means:

• With the help of additional programs (Any version Windows)

1. Create a system backup for recovery in Windows XP.

V Windows XP this possibility is poorly developed, and almost never works. Because backup only registry is produced Windows(system settings) and not the files themselves. V Windows XP it is called " system restore point”

In order to create system restore point, you must press Start – All programs – Standard – Service– Select .

After that, the program for creating system restore points. It must select Create a restore point and press Further.

Same way create a restore point available also in Windows Vista and Windows 7. (done in the same way instructions for Windows XP)

For System Restore from this checkpoint use this guide. Instruction.

2. Create a system backup for recovery in Windows Vista.

For system backup Windows Vista you need to press Start – Control Panel- switch to classic look- open Backup and Restore Center as shown in the figure.

Then select on the right Archive your computer. As it shown on the picture.

Next, you will have to choose the location where it will be saved. system backup. There are 2 options to choose from here. The first one is to the hard drive or USB flash drive. The second is on an optical disc. Who is comfortable. I'm saving to my hard drive (the second partition, which is not the system) When choosing a hard drive, the presence of a second partition (not the system one) is required. The amount of free space on it should not be less than the amount of occupied space on the system disk.

After choosing a backup location, click Further. Then a window will open with your choice. You won't change anything there. To start archiving system click Archive. The backup will start. You can cancel at any time backup at the touch of a button Stop archiving.

After archiving you will see a success message. On this backup Windows Vista finished. What does the inscription indicate? Last archived 04/12/2011(against Archive your computer)

In order to restore system in case of failure from this backup You need:

1. Boot from the installation DVD and select a function system recovery while loading.

2. If the archive was saved to DVD, install the first disc from archive into the drive.

3. In the window system recovery options select item Restoring a Windows Complete PC archive.

4. A search will be made for archival copies on all media and the most suitable option will be suggested for recovery. If there are several archives, you can select the one you need by selecting the radio button Restore another archive.

5. After selecting the desired archive and pressing the button Ready you will need to confirm the deletion of all data on the selected partitions. After that it will start recovery process, which will end with a restart of the computer.

3. Create a system backup for recovery in Windows 7 .

For creating backup systems v Windows 7 you need to press Start select Control Panel.

Next, in the window that opens, select Set up backup. In the window that opens, you must select the place where the backup. In my case I choose place to save- your hard drive (second partition, not system). After choosing a save location, click Further.

Next, the following window will open with a choice. Select Give me a choice click Further. In the next window check the box opposite the disk on which you have installed system. In my case it is local disk(C) and press Further.

Next, a window with final settings will open. systems. This window contains settings for scheduled archiving. If you want the system to be archived automatically without your intervention, then click Change schedule and set the archiving time convenient for you. Save your changes. If you don't need automatic archiving then open Change schedule and uncheck the box next to Run a scheduled backup. Save changes by clicking OK. To start creating a backup click Save settings and start archiving.

Archiving will start.

On this creating a system backup finished. To back up the system again, just click in the window Archive. (Control Panel – )

In order to restore system v Windows 7 in case of failure from this backup You need:

1. Press Start – Control Panel – Archiving computer data. In the window that opens, select Restore system settings or computer, then select Advanced recovery methods. In the new window select the first Use a system image to restore your computer. Farther computer will find the latest copy which was created on computer.

In the first window that appears, you need to select the language Russian and press the button Next.

Here you can leave everything unchanged. Default system choose the latest system archiving. If you need to choose not the last archiving, but something else, then select Select a system image and select the archive you are interested in. We will continue restore archive chosen by the system by default. Click Next, again Next and Finish. After pressing Finish the system will warn you about permanent overwriting of files on the partition you are restoring. Click Yes, if you agree.

Will begin file recovery. For termination recovery(not recommended) click Stop Restore.

On this System Restore from backup finished. Further Windows offers restore user files.

If you want to recover files user, click Restore my files. In the new window, you must select the archive from which the data will be restored. Select archive click Further. In a new window, if necessary, check the box next to Select all files in this archive click Further. If desired, in the next window, you can specify any other place for file recovery user. Default files recover v standard folder overwriting the existing ones. Click Restore. Restoring files from the archive will begin. When finished, click Ready.

You need to make a backup! Hardly anyone will object to this. The rest is how to do it. In this article I will describe the simplest backup. Of course, this is not a dogma, but in most cases this will be enough to save the operating system, as well as the time of the nerves. Since we will make a backup copy (in other words - backup) for workstation, then we will not create a backup scheme. A backup copy will be created and preliminarily stored in another section of the hard disk on which it is installed operating system. Why in advance? Because to keep disk backup on it, not very well. It is best to store the backup on another hard drive.

And if it is, then you can configure the storage of backups immediately on it. If there is no second hard drive, then you can temporarily store the backup in another partition, and after creating it, copy it to removable media, or to an FTP server.

So, it is assumed that HDD on which is installed Windows XP Professional divided into at least two sections. We find in the menu "Programs" -\u003e "Standard" -\u003e "Utilities" -\u003e "Data Archiving". Initially, data archiving is started in the "Wizards" mode. If you are the proud owner Windows XP Home, then you will first need to install the backup software from the installation CD. The path to the program is as follows: \ValueAdd\Msft\Ntbackup\Ntbackup.msi

You can switch to advanced mode, but we will set up the backup creation by ourselves. in a simple way. In the next window, we indicate that we are doing "Archiving data and parameters."

In the window that opens, on the left side, expand the "My Computer" list, select the disk on which our operating system is installed and mark it. We also note another important parameter– System State. This option is located below the last of the disks.

In the next window, select the backup location and specify its name.

If you need only one backup, then in the next window you can click "Finish". But we will set up scheduled backups. Therefore, click "Advanced ..." In the window that opens, leave the type of archive "Normal"

In the next window, we can select the option "Validate data after archiving". This will increase the backup time, but increase its reliability.

In the next step, select "Replace existing archives".

In the next window, select "Later", enter the name of the task and click "Set Schedule". In an additional window, set the schedule parameters. For example, let the backup be created once a month, on the first Friday of the month at 13:00