how do i back up everything?

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my pc died due to a corrupt file or something nasty,unfortunately i didn,t
back up anything as i didn,t know how to. I have now restored it to factory
settings and started from scratch and got everything up and running and have
discovered i have an instant back up programme, but i am not really sure what
to do with it- i have (i think) backed up everthing and wanted to put it onto
a disk but when i try to it says these. files are read only. can i do this? i
dont want to never ever go through the trauma of losing everything again,
please can anyone help?? - i,m not very technical minded so idiot proof
instructions would be good! cheers
 
For reliable backups purchase a backup application that creates an entire image of
the drive. If your PC fails for one reason or another you can restore the image
which will put the PC back to exactly as it was the day you created the image.

Two of the top rated applications by many users are Acronis True Image and Norton
Ghost.
Acronis TrueImage:
http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/choose-trueimage/

Norton Ghost.
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/



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susan said:
i,ve got Norton's reload back up cd is that any use- if so what do i do with
it?
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Is that the name on the disk?
Is it an actual Norton application/install disk or is it the disk provided with the
PC which uses either Ghost or GoBack as the Recovery/Restore application?
Symantec has 2 backup apps, Norton GoBack and Norton Ghost. Ghost is by far the
better of the two and the application used by a few manufacturers for their
Restore/Recovery.


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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
 
it came with Norton Go back cd and i always wondered what i was supposed to
do with them!! i used the go back cd to wipe everything clean- which it did
but wasn,nt sure what i should do with the reload back up cd. i had assumed i
could copy what i have just backed up but i think i have assumed wrongly as
it doesn,t appear to be a simple case of just putting it onto a cd or cd-rw
 
Please provide the Manufacture/Make/Model of your PC. I'll have a peek-see on
their site for information that will benefit both of us, hopefully you more in
resolving the issue and knowing what to do "if" it ever rears it's ugly head again.

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375


susan said:
it came with Norton Go back cd and i always wondered what i was supposed to
do with them!! i used the go back cd to wipe everything clean- which it did
but wasn,nt sure what i should do with the reload back up cd. i had assumed i
could copy what i have just backed up but i think i have assumed wrongly as
it doesn,t appear to be a simple case of just putting it onto a cd or cd-rw
Click to expand...
 
susan said:
my pc died due to a corrupt file or something nasty,unfortunately i didn,t
back up anything as i didn,t know how to. I have now restored it to factory
settings and started from scratch and got everything up and running and have
discovered i have an instant back up programme, but i am not really sure what
to do with it- i have (i think) backed up everthing and wanted to put it onto
a disk but when i try to it says these. files are read only. can i do this? i
dont want to never ever go through the trauma of losing everything again,
please can anyone help?? - i,m not very technical minded so idiot proof
instructions would be good! cheers
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There are several ways to backup and several hardware options for media.
In a near worst case your hard drive could fail and the OS, installed
programs and data gone.
A good option is to install a second hard drive and save an image of the
first drive on the second drive. (A better but much more complex method
is to store backups on a home network disk drive.)
The first approach is simple to maintain, easy to use for recovery and
relatively bulletproof.
Both Norton Ghost and Acronis True Image provide this save/restore
capability. Each also provide a bootable CD to use in recovery.
Once the initial image save is completed the restore procedure should be
tested so you are comfortable with the restore procedure. I use
alternating A and B saves. The save schedule is
a compromise between risk and effort.

Carl F
 
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