Standard archiving of data, presented in the operating system, affects only important system files, while the files and interests of the user are completely forgotten. The data of users are under great threat in case of any failures of the OS. Because of problems with the hard disk, you can permanently lose important information that you have collected for many years. And this can not save standard recovery points.
That's why you should sometimes create a large backup of all the information that is on your hard drive. Archiving data is the tool that will do it. This method, in fact, is a "snapshot" of the contents of hard disks (or copies of some folders and files). This will be done periodically, according to the schedule that you set yourself. Previously, to implement such manipulation, it became necessary to use specialized software, however, with the advent of Windows, there was no need for it.
Backup of Windows XP data begins with the start of the Backup Wizard, and then you must select the backup setting. This should be done once, and then the system will automatically create backup copies. To start, the program will prompt you to select the disk on which the data will be archived. Ideal option for this can be an external hard drive. After specifying the disk to save the backup, select the type of copying: the whole disk image / only the individual settings and files. If you work with a laptop that has a modest hard drive, and you are not keen on collecting a lot of content on it, then you should choose the first option. The second method will be appropriate if the amount of disk storage is large.
There is a certain unpleasant moment. The image is quite simple to create, however, the main problem is related to recovery, as this will erase the entire contents of the hard drive, and its replacement will be exhibited archived data. Data archiving Windows 7 can be configured so that the "snapshot" is updated every two to three days, then you will not be so scared to restore them from the archive, because it will contain the most recent files.
When all the settings are selected and defined, you can click the "Start Backup" button, which will make a necessary copy of all the data. It takes quite a long time. After the procedure is complete, a large image file is created on the hard disk. Backup in full gives the user one very useful feature: it is possible to load the "filling" of the image disk without starting the operating system (using only the download menu). In it, the system restore command is in the first place, it should be opened by pressing F8 at the very beginning of the process.
Now you understand how useful it can be to archive data to solve a variety of tasks that can be faced by an ordinary user.