2011 (Windows)

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Selecting a backup destination
Information to considerBackup destination
The benefits of this option are as follows:
Provides for fast backup and recovery.
Lets you schedule unattended backups.
Reduces cost because drive space can be overwritten
repeatedly.
Allows for off-site storage.
Reserves hard drive space for other uses.
Although you can save the recovery point to the same drive
that is backed up, it is not recommended for the following
reasons:
As the number or size of recovery points grows it
consumes more disk space. As a result you have less disk
space for regular use.
The recovery point is included in subsequent recovery
points of the drive, which increases the size of those
recovery points.
If the computer suffers a catastrophic failure, you may
not be able to recover the recovery point. You may not
be able to recover the recovery point even if you save it
to a different drive on the same hard disk.
Local hard drive, USB drive,
or FireWire drive
(recommended)
If your computer is connected to a network, you can save
your recovery points and file and folder backup data to a
network folder.
Backing up to a network folder typically requires that you
authenticate to the computer that hosts the folder. If the
computer is part of a network domain, you must provide
the domain name, user name, and password. For example,
domain\username.
If you connect to a computer in a workgroup, you should
provide the remote computer name and user name. For
example: remote_computer_name\username.
Network folder
Best practices for backing up your data
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