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■ Whether or not to use Offsite Copy to copy backup data to remote locations.
■ When to run the backup (automatically or manually).
■ What compression levels to specify for recovery points, and whether to enable
security settings (encryption and password protection).
■ Which of the many other options you want to use. You can customize each
backup according to your backup needs.
See
“About choosing a backup type” on page 64.
See “About selecting a backup destination” on page 69.
See “About backing up dual-boot computers” on page 71.
About choosing a backup type
You can use the following guidelines to determine which type of backup to choose:
Use this backup type to do the following:
■ Back up and recover your computer's system drive.
Typically, it is the C drive, which includes your operating
system).
■ Back up and recover a specific hard drive. For example,
a secondary drive other than the system drive that
includes your operating system.
■ Recover lost or damaged files or folders from a specific
point in time.
Drive-based backup
Use this backup type to do the following:
■ Back up and recover specific files and folders. For
example, your personal files that are stored in the My
Documents folder.
■ Back up and recover files of a specific type. For example,
music (.mp3 or .wav) or photographs (.jpg or .bmp).
■ Recover a specific version of a file from a specific point
in time.
File and folder backup
See
“About selecting a backup destination” on page 69.
See “About backing up your data” on page 63.
What to do before you back up
Consider these best practices before you define and run your first backup:
Best practices for backing up your data
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