One of the main things I get asked in my job as a computer technician is 'please save my work! It disappeared!' Now, I'm going to teach a magical thing called backup, which will stop you, the customer, having to pay me an hourly rate to try (and not always succeed) to recover your data.
First, get yourself a copy of Syncback. This great little freeware program can automatically backup drives, directories/folders, or a particular fille type, to another location manually, or at a specifed time or event (like when you turn you computer on or off).
Secondly, if you haven't already, get an external hard drive from your local computer shop/retailer. They're only $90 odd dollars for a 1TB drive nowdays, so there really is no excuse.
Finally, Set up jobs in Syncback to backup the files you need to the external HDD.
Basically, it goes like this:
1. Install Syncback, and Start it.
2. The first time you open Syncback, it'll ask you if you want to create a job. you do.
3. Give it a decent name.
4. Up top, select the source folder for all your work, then do the same with the destination, but put that to a folder on your external HDD.
5. That's it for basics, click OK to save, and say no to the message that asks if you want to do a simulated run.
6. Click settings in the main window, then click Hide Differences Window. Double click on the job name in the main window to start the backup.
7. Ok, while that's backing up, lets setup a schedule. Click on the job you want, then click the Schedule button. Click Ok on the box that comes up.
8. Click on thr Schedule Tab, and edit the schedule to your needs. When you're done, click OK. It will then ask for your logon password, so if you have one, put it in. if you don't, leave it blank and ignore the error that comes up.
You're done, you files are being backed up at the time/event you specifed.
First, get yourself a copy of Syncback. This great little freeware program can automatically backup drives, directories/folders, or a particular fille type, to another location manually, or at a specifed time or event (like when you turn you computer on or off).
Secondly, if you haven't already, get an external hard drive from your local computer shop/retailer. They're only $90 odd dollars for a 1TB drive nowdays, so there really is no excuse.
Finally, Set up jobs in Syncback to backup the files you need to the external HDD.
Basically, it goes like this:
1. Install Syncback, and Start it.
2. The first time you open Syncback, it'll ask you if you want to create a job. you do.
3. Give it a decent name.
4. Up top, select the source folder for all your work, then do the same with the destination, but put that to a folder on your external HDD.
5. That's it for basics, click OK to save, and say no to the message that asks if you want to do a simulated run.
6. Click settings in the main window, then click Hide Differences Window. Double click on the job name in the main window to start the backup.
7. Ok, while that's backing up, lets setup a schedule. Click on the job you want, then click the Schedule button. Click Ok on the box that comes up.
8. Click on thr Schedule Tab, and edit the schedule to your needs. When you're done, click OK. It will then ask for your logon password, so if you have one, put it in. if you don't, leave it blank and ignore the error that comes up.
You're done, you files are being backed up at the time/event you specifed.
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