J:\TW\Lori\Colo Backup User's Guides\English\Legal.fm Page i Last Modified: Thursday, January 29, 1998 2:31 pm Printing date: Thursday, January 29, 1998 Colorado Backup User’s Guide Windows 95, Windows 3.1, and DOS R USA: Hewlett-Packard, 815 SW 14th Street Bldg. E, Loveland, CO 80537 March 1998 Copyright 1998. Hewlett-Packard, a division of Hewlett-Packard. All rights reserved. Hewlett-Packard is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company. Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Travan is a U.S. registered trademark of 3M. &KDSWHU 8VLQJ&RORUDGR%DFNXSIRU :LQGRZV 7KLVFKDSWHUOLVWVVWHSE\VWHSSURFHGXUHVIRUWKHPRVWFRPPRQO\ SHUIRUPHGEDFNXSWDVNVLQ&RORUDGR%DFNXSIRU:LQGRZV,I\RX LQVWDOOHG&RORUDGR%DFNXSIRU:LQGRZVUHDG¦&KDSWHU8VLQJ &RORUDGR%DFNXSIRU:LQGRZV§,I\RXLQVWDOOHG&RORUDGR%DFNXSIRU '26UHDG¦&KDSWHU8VLQJ&RORUDGR%DFNXSIRU'26§LQVWHDG 7KHIROORZLQJSURFHGXUHVDVVXPHWKDW\RXKDYHDOUHDG\LQVWDOOHG\RXU WDSHGULYHDQGEDFNXSVRIWZDUH,I\RXKDYHQRWILUVWIROORZWKH LQVWUXFWLRQVLQWKH,QVWDOODWLRQ*XLGHWKDWFDPHLQWKHWDSHGULYHER[ Tips to Get You Started +HUHDUHDIHZVWUDWHJLHVWRPDNHVXUH\RXJHWWKHPRVWRXWRI\RXU EDFNXSV\VWHP ■ First, make a Full System Backup as described in the next section. This will back up all your local drives and your system registry. You must have a Full System Backup in order to completely restore your system in case of a hard drive crash. Include this type of backup in your backup routine. ■ Read about the other types of backups you can make in the section “Understanding Backup Concepts” on page 1-5. This can help you decide which types of backups you want to make. 1-1 Making Your First Full System Backup 1-2 ■ 'HYHORSDUHJXODUEDFNXSURXWLQH:HUHFRPPHQGXVLQJRXU $XWRPDWHG'DLO\%DFNXSWRVHWXSDKDQGVRIIUHOLDEOHZD\WRPDNH VXUH\RXDOZD\VKDYHFXUUHQWEDFNXSVRI\RXUILOHV5HDGDERXWWKLV LQWKHVHFWLRQ“Scheduling a Backup” on page 1-7 :$51,1*,I\RXFUHDWHEDFNXSVXQGHUPRUHWKDQRQHRSHUDWLQJ V\VWHPXVHDVHSDUDWHVHWRIWDSHVIRUHDFKRSHUDWLQJV\VWHP/DEHOHDFK WDSHDSSURSULDWHO\ Making Your First Full System Backup /HW©VJHWVWDUWHGE\PDNLQJD)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXS(YHU\WKLQJRQ\RXU FRPSXWHU©VKDUGGULYH V ZLOOEHFRSLHGWR\RXUWDSH$)XOO6\VWHP %DFNXSLQFOXGHV\RXUV\VWHPUHJLVWU\ WKHUHJLVWU\ILOHVDUHSDUWRIWKH :LQGRZVRSHUDWLQJV\VWHPDQGDUHQHFHVVDU\IRU\RXUV\VWHPWRZRUN SURSHUO\ DQGHQVXUHVWKDW\RXUHQWLUHV\VWHPFDQEHUHVWRUHGLQWKHFDVH RIDVXGGHQSRZHUIDLOXUHVRIWZDUHSUREOHPPHFKDQLFDOIDLOXUHRUXVHU PLVWDNH<RXGRQ©WQHHGWRSHUIRUPD)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXSHDFKWLPH\RX PDNHDEDFNXSEXW\RXVKRXOGGRRQHWKHILUVWWLPH\RXPDNHDEDFNXS WKHUHDIWHUDWUHJXODULQWHUYDOVDQGZKHQ\RXLQVWDOOQHZKDUGZDUHRU VRIWZDUHRQ\RXUV\VWHP 7RPDNHD)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXS <RXZLOOQHHGDWOHDVWRQHIRUPDWWHGWDSH,IWKHWDSHGRHVQRWVD\ ¦IRUPDWWHG§RU¦SUHIRUPDWWHG§\RXPXVWIRUPDWLWILUVW(YHQLI\RXUWDSH LVSUHIRUPDWWHG\RXPD\QHHGWRLQLWLDOL]HLW7KLVLQYROYHVSHUIRUPLQJ WKHIRUPDWRSHUDWLRQEXWRQO\WDNHVDIHZPLQXWHV6HHWKHVHFWLRQ ¦3UHSDULQJD7DSHIRU8VH§RQSDJH ,QVHUWWKHWDSHLQWRWKHWDSHGULYH$IWHUWKHFDUWULGJHLVLQVHUWHG\RXZLOO KHDUWKHVRXQGRIWKHWDSHEHLQJZRXQGEDFNDQGIRUWK7KHVHQRLVHV LQGLFDWHWKDWWKHWDSHGULYHLVILQGLQJWKHEHJLQQLQJRIWKHWDSH GHWHUPLQLQJWKHWDSH VOHQJWKDQGIRUPDWDQGSRVLWLRQLQJWKHUHDGZULWH KHDG 7KH)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXSLFRQDSSHDUVDIWHUWKHILUVWWLPH\RXVWDUWWKH VRIWZDUH7RVWDUW&RORUDGR%DFNXSIURPWKH6WDUWPHQXVHOHFW 3URJUDPVWKH&RORUDGR%DFNXSSURJUDPJURXSWKHQ&RORUDGR 1-3 Making Your First Full System Backup %DFNXS$IHZLQIRUPDWLRQVFUHHQVDUHVKRZQLQFOXGLQJDVFUHHQWKDW ZLOODVN\RXLI\RXZDQWWRFUHDWH'LVDVWHU5HFRYHU\GLVNHWWHV)RUPRUH LQIRUPDWLRQRQ'LVDVWHU5HFRYHU\VHH¦'LVDVWHU5HFRYHU\§RQSDJH )ROORZLQJWKHLQIRUPDWLRQVFUHHQVWKHPDLQVFUHHQDSSHDUV 1RZFORVH&RORUDGR%DFNXSE\FOLFNLQJRQWKH;LQWKHXSSHUULJKWKDQG FRUQHU7KH)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXSLFRQDSSHDUVRQ\RXUGHVNWRS 'RXEOHFOLFNRQWKH)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXSLFRQ$EDFNXSRIDOO\RXU ORFDOGULYHVDQG\RXUV\VWHPUHJLVWU\ZLOOEHJLQ$IWHUWKHEDFNXSLV ILQLVKHGWKHVRIWZDUHZLOODXWRPDWLFDOO\FRPSDUHWKHILOHVRQWDSHWRWKH ILOHVRQWKHGULYHWRPDNHVXUHWKH\PDWFK :KHQWKHRSHUDWLRQLVILQLVKHGWKH%DFNXSZLQGRZZLOOLQGLFDWHWKH EDFNXSLVFRPSOHWHDQGZLOODXWRPDWLFDOO\FORVH Making Your First Full System Backup 1-4 7RUHFUHDWH\RXU)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXS)LOHVHW 5HQDPH\RXUH[LVWLQJ)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXS)LOHVHWWR2/'),/(6(7)67VR WKDW\RXFDQUHWDLQDFRS\RILW7RUHQDPHWKLVILOH ■ Start Windows Explorer. ■ In the Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Colorado Backup folder, highlight the FULL SYSTEM BACKUP.FST file. ■ In Windows Explorer select File, Rename. ■ Type OLDFILESET.FST and push RETURN. &OLFNRQWKH6WDUWEXWWRQDQGVHOHFW5XQ &OLFN%URZVHDQGJRWRWKHGLUHFWRU\3URJUDP)LOHV?+HZOHWW 3DFNDUG?&RORUDGR%DFNXSZKHUH\RXLQVWDOOHGWKH&RORUDGR%DFNXS VRIWZDUH 6HOHFW+3%$&.83(;(DQGFOLFN2SHQ $GG5(&5($7(WRWKLVOLQH 7KHWH[WER[ZLOOQRZFRQWDLQ “C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Colorado Backup\hpbackup.exe” /RECREATE &OLFN2. 7KHQHZ)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXS)LOHVHWLVFUHDWHGDXWRPDWLFDOO\ 1-5 Understanding Backup Concepts Understanding Backup Concepts Why Should I Back Up My Computer? %DFNXSVSURYLGHLQVXUDQFHDJDLQVWWKHORVVRIGDWDGXHWRKDUGGULYH IDLOXUHRUKXPDQHUURU7KLVORVVFDQRFFXUDWDQ\WLPH%DFNXSVDOVR DOORZ\RXWRUHWXUQWRROGHUILOHYHUVLRQVWRIUHHXSVSDFHRQ\RXUKDUG GULYHDQGWRWUDQVIHUILOHVHDVLO\IURPRQHFRPSXWHUWRDQRWKHU How Often Should I Back Up? <RXVKRXOGEDFNXS\RXUGDWDDVRIWHQDV\RXXVH\RXUFRPSXWHU,I\RX XVH\RXUFRPSXWHUHYHU\GD\\RXVKRXOGEDFNXSHYHU\GD\,I\RXRQO\ XVH\RXUFRPSXWHURQFHDZHHN\RXVKRXOGEDFNXSRQFHDZHHN:KHQ GHFLGLQJRQ\RXUEDFNXSURXWLQHDVN\RXUVHOIWKLVTXHVWLRQ+RZPDQ\ GD\VZRXOGLWWDNHIRUPHWRUHFUHDWHP\FXUUHQWKDUGGULYHLI,ZHUHWR ORVHHYHU\WKLQJULJKWQRZ" Which Kind of Backup Should I Use? &RORUDGR%DFNXSRIIHUVVHYHUDOW\SHVRIEDFNXS$XWRPDWHG'DLO\)XOO 6\VWHP7RWDO0RGLILHG)LOHV2QO\DQG6HOHFWLYH8VHZKDWHYHU FRPELQDWLRQRIEDFNXSVPHHWV\RXUSDUWLFXODUQHHGV ■ )XOO6\VWHP%DFNXSEDFNVXS\RXUHQWLUHV\VWHPLQFOXGLQJDOORI \RXUFRPSXWHU©VORFDOKDUGGULYHVDQG\RXUUHJLVWU\ILOHV7KHUHJLVWU\ ILOHVDUHSDUWRIWKH:LQGRZVRSHUDWLQJV\VWHPDQGDUHQHFHVVDU\ IRU\RXUV\VWHPWRZRUNSURSHUO\<RXZLOOQHHGWRKDYHDEDFNXSRI WKHUHJLVWU\ILOHVLQRUGHUWRUHFRYHUIURPDV\VWHPFUDVK<RXGRQ©W QHHGWRSHUIRUPD)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXSHDFKWLPH\RXPDNHDEDFNXS EXW\RXVKRXOGGRRQHWKHILUVWWLPH\RXPDNHDEDFNXSWKHUHDIWHUDW UHJXODULQWHUYDOVDQGZKHQHYHU\RXLQVWDOOQHZKDUGZDUHRUVRIWZDUH ,QVWUXFWLRQVIRUGRLQJD)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXSEHJLQon page 1-2 ■ $XWRPDWHG'DLO\%DFNXSRIIHUVWKHHDVLHVWZD\WRVHWXSDEDFNXS URXWLQH7KLVIHDWXUHOHWV\RXVFKHGXOHD)XOO6\VWHP%DFNXSWRRFFXU DWFRQYHQLHQWWLPHVVXFKDVRYHUOXQFKRUDIWHUZRUNKRXUV2QFHWKH Understanding Backup Concepts 1-6 VFKHGXOHLVVHWOHDYHDWDSHLQWKHGULYHOHDYH\RXUFRPSXWHURQDQG WKHVRIWZDUHGRHVWKHUHVW<RXFDQDOVRVFKHGXOHRWKHUW\SHVRI EDFNXSVDQGRSHUDWLRQV$XWRPDWHG%DFNXSLVGHVFULEHGPRUHIXOO\ LQWKHVHFWLRQ“Scheduling a Backup” on page 1-7 ■ 6HOHFWLYH%DFNXSEDFNVXSWKHILOHVRUGULYHV\RXVHOHFW.HHSLQ PLQGWKDWD6HOHFWLYH%DFNXSGRHVQRWPDNHDFRS\RI\RXUV\VWHP UHJLVWU\$EDFNXSRIDGULYHRUILOHVHQVXUHVWKDW\RXKDYHDFRS\RI \RXUSURJUDPDQGGDWDILOHVDQGZLOOEHDEOHWRJHWEDFNWRZRUN TXLFNO\LI\RXDFFLGHQWDOO\GHOHWHDILOH6HOHFWLYHEDFNXSVDUH GHVFULEHGVWDUWLQJon page 1-11 ■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ow Do I Know If My Backups Are Good? 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