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Backup Practice:  Incremental Backup

  1. Change some files:
    1. Open the "My Documents" folder
    2. Open the "Practice Files" folder
    3. Open, change, and save two (or more) files
  2. Insert USB flash drive (or your last diskette)
  3. Launch Windows Backup
    1. Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup
  4. "Backup or Restore Wizard" starts
    1. Click "Next"
  5. Under "Backup or Restore":
    1. Click "Back up files and settings"
    2. Click "Next"
  6. Under "What to Back Up":
    1. Click "Let me choose what to back up"
    2. Click "Next"
  7. Under "Items to Back Up":
    1. Next to "My Computer", click its plus sign [+]
      1. (Santa Rosa lab classroom only:  Find drive "(T:)", and then click its plus sign [+]. Then: )
      2. Next to the "My Documents" folder, click its plus sign [+]
        1. Next to "Practice Files" folder, click its check-box [  ] (not the plus sign!)
        2. A blue check-mark should appear in the "Practice Files" check-box.
      3. Click "Next"
  8. Under "Backup Type, Destination, and Name" :
    1. At the bottom, under "Type a name for this backup", make sure it shows:  Practice1
    2. Above, under "Choose a place to save your backup":
    3. Click the drop-down arrow, and then select your USB flash drive letter
    4. Click "Next"
  9. Under "Completing the Backup or Restore Wizard":
    1. Do NOT click "Finish" yet!
    2. Click "Advanced"
      1. Under "Type of Backup":
        1. Click the drop-down arrow, and then select "Incremental"
        2. Click "Next"
      2. Under "How to Back Up":
        1. Click to put a check in the box next to "Verify data after backup"
        2. ("Use hardware compression" is not available)
        3. Leave the check box blank next to "Disable volume shadow copy"
        4. Click "Next"
      3. Under "Backup Options":
        1. Click "Append this backup to the existing backups"
        2. Click "Next"
      4. Under "When to Back Up"
        1. Click "Now"
        2. Click "Next"
    3. Read the backup settings to confirm they match the above steps
      1. If any settings don't match, click "Advanced," and then repeat the above steps
    4. Click "Finish"
  10. Watch the Backup Progress dialog box finish
    1. Click "Report..." to open the backup log
      1. Check for errors
      2. NOTE the number of files backed up and verified:  it should match the number of files you changed.
    2. Close the backup log window
  11. In the Backup Progress dialog box, click "Close"

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