backing up data to an external hard drive.

[Guest neophyte6565]

I'm a neophyte at this. I've backed up on an external HD all the files I

wish to back up using the XP backup tool. This being my first attempt at

this exercise, I want to review what I've backed up. When I look in my

external drive I see the windows backup file which indicates the size of the

data. What I am not able to do is open the folder to confirm exactly what

I've backed up. When I right click the icon and click on "open" it gives me

the option of restoring the data which I don't want to do. I just want to

assure myself that I have backed up the appropriate files. I'm sure there is

a process for this but I can't find it. Suggestions please?

[Guest Augustus]

Re: backing up data to an external hard drive.

 

 

"neophyte6565" <neophyte6565@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I'm a neophyte at this. I've backed up on an external HD all the files I

> wish to back up using the XP backup tool. This being my first attempt at

> this exercise, I want to review what I've backed up. When I look in my

> external drive I see the windows backup file which indicates the size of

> the

> data. What I am not able to do is open the folder to confirm exactly what

> I've backed up. When I right click the icon and click on "open" it gives

> me

> the option of restoring the data which I don't want to do. I just want to

> assure myself that I have backed up the appropriate files. I'm sure there

> is

> a process for this but I can't find it. Suggestions please?

 

Step by step for backup and full or incremental restore (by folder for

example) can be found here, amongst other places.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_backup.htm

 

Personally, I prefer to use a third party app (Acronis True Image 10 is what

I'm using right now but ver. 11 is the current one) for all backups and

imaging. Ghost and Drive Image are a couple of others. I've kind of gone off

Norton products of late...very large memory footprints and intrusive

LiveUpdate software. I used Ghost 9 until I went to a RAID array. Made the

choice then to jump ship to Acronis rather than going to newer Ghost.

[Guest (PeteCresswell)]

Re: backing up data to an external hard drive.

 

Per Augustus:

>jump ship to Acronis

 

If you know you've done 60 incrementals and you want go restore

file "XYZ.doc" - but not the latest version, is there any way to

get a pick list of all versions of XYZ.doc that have been backed

up?

 

Or do you have to hunt through the listing of each incremental?

 

I'm jonesing to ditch Retrospect, but it seems tb the only game

in town vis-a-vis that feature.

--

PeteCresswell

[Guest Augustus]

Re: backing up data to an external hard drive.

 

 

"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message

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> Per Augustus:

>>jump ship to Acronis

>

> If you know you've done 60 incrementals and you want go restore

> file "XYZ.doc" - but not the latest version, is there any way to

> get a pick list of all versions of XYZ.doc that have been backed

> up?

>

> Or do you have to hunt through the listing of each incremental?

 

In Acronis, you get a list of all incremental backup dates, you then select

the date you want, tell it if you want to restore the file(s) to the

original location or another, then you get the standard explorer type view

of the partitions, drives and folders/files that are backed up. There's no

option to first specify the file, then look for the various versions amongst

your various dates. Unless they've changed this in Version 11. It would be a

handy feature, for sure.

[Guest Karl Snooks]

Re: backing up data to an external hard drive.

 

neophyte,

Depending upon your needs, you may find that the good old faithful XCOPY

command will suffice. Costs nothing.

 

Win+R || type CMD in the box || OK button

 

You will see a black screen with a DOS type prompt. Type XCOPY /? and you

will get all of the options and a brief explanation of their function. When

you are ready to return to your Windows screen, then at the "DOS" prompt,

type EXIT and hit the Enter key.

 

karl

 

"neophyte6565" <neophyte6565@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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| I'm a neophyte at this. I've backed up on an external HD all the files I

| wish to back up using the XP backup tool. This being my first attempt at

| this exercise, I want to review what I've backed up. When I look in my

| external drive I see the windows backup file which indicates the size of

the

| data. What I am not able to do is open the folder to confirm exactly what

| I've backed up. When I right click the icon and click on "open" it gives

me

| the option of restoring the data which I don't want to do. I just want to

| assure myself that I have backed up the appropriate files. I'm sure there

is

| a process for this but I can't find it. Suggestions please?