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Step 1
Prioritize the files that you want for taking the backup. Financial documents and digital photos can form important data for backup. You can backup as much as 5 GB of your data in less than ten minutes.
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Step 2
Make folders and sub-folders that would be easy to locate. This can be carried out in ‘document and settings’ folder if you are using Windows.
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Step 3
Install Microsoft Windows backup utility. If you do not have it, run the Windows CD for installing it. If the installation is already done, you can start with the actual backup procedure.
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Step 4
Go to desktop and click on the start menu. Click on ‘All Programs’ and press the ‘Accessories’ button.
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Step 5
Press on ‘system tools’ and click on ‘back up’ to start the backup wizard.
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Step 6
Click on the ‘next’ option at the right bottom of your screen to skip the first page.
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Step 7
Choose ‘back up files and settings’ from the options available on second page and click on ‘next’ again.
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Step 8
Select from the options available on the next page. If you want to customize what you want for backup, select the last option ‘Let me choose what to back up.’
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Step 9
Take the files you want for backup from ‘My Documents’ and from ‘My network places.’
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Step 10
Determine where you want to place the backup data. Once you have decided where to store your files, click on ‘Next’ again.
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Step 11
Click on the ‘Finish’ button to complete the process.







