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You should keep your operating system and software
programs separate from your own data. This practice
helps to speed the creation of recovery points and
reduce the amount of information that needs to be
restored. For example, use the C drive to run Windows
and to install and run software programs. Use the D
drive to create, edit, and store personal files and
folders.
For other drive management solutions, go to the
Symantec Web site at the following URL:
www.symantec.com/.
Keep personal data on a separate
drive than the drive on which
Windows and your software
programs are installed.
When you define a backup, you should select the
option to verify the recovery point to ensure that the
recovery point can be used to recover lost data.
See “Choosing a backup type” on page 48.
Verify the recovery point after you
create it to ensure that it is stable.
During a backup
While a backup is running, consider the following best practices:
If you are working at your computer and a backup starts to
run, you might notice that the performance of your
computer slows down. Norton Ghost requires significant
system resources to run a backup. If slowing occurs, you
can reduce the speed of the backup to improve computer
performance until you are finished working.
See “Adjusting the speed of a backup ” on page 85.
Improve your computer's
performance during a backup
When the backup is complete
After a backup completes, consider the following best practices:
Periodically review the contents of your recovery
points to ensure that you back up only your essential
data.
For file and folder backups, click Recover My Files
from either the Home or Tasks pages. Then click
Search to display the latest version of all the files that
are included in your backup.
For drive-based backups, see Opening files and folders
stored in a recovery point.
Review the contents of recovery
points and file and folder backup
data.
51Best practices for backing up your data
Best practices for backing up