How To Make A Backup Copy of Software?

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Jul 092010
 

Backup refers to the process of copying data so that the duplicate copies can be used to restore the original in case of any data loss due to system failure or any other reasons. The need for backup comes because of two reasons. One is to restore a state following a disaster and another to restore few numbers of files after they have been accidentally deleted or corrupted.

You may need to reinstall the software in your system when a system failure occurs. Reinstallation process is very easy if you have the copy of the original installing package. Otherwise you have to spend additional time on searching the right version of software, download it and then install. Keeping a backup copy of the software you need reduces your time as well as the installation risk. This makes your restore process more easy and reliable. You can reinstall and restore your system to working condition in any emergency situation within minimum time if you have a backup copy of software and all the data files.

The simple steps you have to follow in-order to backup software are:

1. Go to control panel from the start menu.

2. Select the performance and maintenance category.

3. Click on the option, backup your data from the task menu.

4. Use the backup and restore wizard and click next.

5. Move to the option backup files and settings.

6. Select the software and other settings you want to backup and click on the next option.

7. Click on finish when the backup process is completed and then close the wizard page.

Now your backup copy of the required software is ready to use in any case of emergency. It is ideal to have a prior look onto the size of software and the available free space in the DVD or external drive so that backup process won’t be disturbed in between due to insufficient space.

Backup Hard Drive Using External Drive or Flash Drive

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Jun 112010
 

It is very essential to backup hard drive to make your data and files consistent and permanent. This will also save your computer’s storage and increase the performance speed. Overloading your systems hard drive will affect your systems working speed. This can be solved by backing up data in hard drive using an external device or flash drive.

The upgraded and latest method to backup hard drive is to use a PS3 external drive. This enable backup of PS3 games also. The only problem is that the initial investment is very costly. But it is needed only once as it does not need any further maintenance cost. Using this you can format your system and backup files to the Fat32 file system. The disadvantage is that it will permanently erase the already existing data. When the size of external drive exceeds the maximum, which is 32GB there comes the requirement of a third party program to format the rest to Fat32 file system.

Another easiest and cheapest method to backup hard drive is to use a flash drive. The drawback is that storing using flash drive requires manual effort if you want to move any files multiple times. It does not support moving any themes, settings or any login information.

Earlier everyone used a number of floppy drives to backup files. This was a very difficult and too slow process. The release of 100Mega Zip drive is a great achievement which enables storage of large amount of data. This is a very useful one with development in technology and back up media. Plug in backup drives are also available in market now. This supports easy backup and can be used in parallel ports.

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