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Backing up files and folders is a very important task as this can save your data in the event of a system crash or failure. Windows Vista has a similar backup utility like Windows XP. To back up your data, open Control Panel and select “Back up your computer” under the System an Maintenance menu.

System Maintenance

This will take you to Back up and Restore Center, here click on Backup Files button.

Back up and Restore Center

Next step you have to select the place where you are going to back up data, it can be hard disk, CD/DVD or to a network.

Back Up files

Now select the drive you want to take back up, by default all drives on your hard disk are selected.

Back up Files

Select the type of files you want to back up like pictures, emails, documents, videos etc.

Back up and restore

Next step is to schedule the back up. You can select Daily, Weekly or monthly and also select the time.

Back up schedule

If you have select back up to DVD or CD and the DVD is full, then backup will continue once you insert the next blank disc. You can check the back up settings in the back up and restore center.

Back up settings

You can restore files the same way from the Restore Files menu.


6 Responses to “How to Backup Files and Folders in Windows Vista”

  1. abhishek says:

    never used this feature of firefox…if required this post will come handy

  2. Grace says:

    How’s it going Nirmal? Hadn’t seen you in a while. :) Unfortunately, I still use Windows XP, so I can’t do the same… can I?

  3. Nirmal says:

    @Abhishek,
    Did you mean Firefox or Vista?

    @Grace,
    Indeed its been a long time, I thought you had stopped blogging.
    Thia feature is available in Window XP as well.

  4. Ajay says:

    i find this is just like backup in windows live one care

  5. Joel Thomas says:

    Great tutorial. This backup process is really great when you have Vista Ultimate.

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