Backing Up

[Jonny_S]

How do I back up w/out backing up my back up? I want to back up my entire
system and I thought it would be smart to back it up to my external hard
drive F. But when I click through the utility includes F as part of the back
up. I just want to back up C and I would like to do the entire system so I
get the system restore disk option at the end. Any thoughts? I guess I can
back it up to C (w/ F drive off) and then move that file to the F drive.
Does that create any restore issues to anyone?

Thanks in advance.

(Using XP Professional)

(I am not sure if this posted the first time so I apologize if so.)

 

[Jonny_S]

So that I am not accused of cross-posting - I also listed this question here
because I did not get the successful post confirmation screen.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...da5-7c6af02b5dc1&cat=&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=&p=1

 

[Daave]

How do I back up w/out backing up my back up? I want to back up my
entire system and I thought it would be smart to back it up to my
external hard drive F. But when I click through the utility includes
F as part of the back up. I just want to back up C and I would like
to do the entire system so I get the system restore disk option at
the end. Any thoughts? I guess I can back it up to C (w/ F drive
off) and then move that file to the F drive. Does that create any
restore issues to anyone?

Thanks in advance.

(Using XP Professional)

(I am not sure if this posted the first time so I apologize if so.)

What is the name of this backup program you are using? Are you perhaps
creating a recovery CD? If so, what is the make and model of your PC?

Most of the experienced people in this newsgroup prefer *imaging* their
C: partition with a program like Acronis True Image or DriveImageXML.
Simply copying files (even if you attempt to copy _all_ the files in C
isn't sufficient. Perhaps your backup program can perform imaging.

 

[Jonny_S]

I am using the back up utility supplied with XP - in the Tools window box.
It seems useful but lacks a few things.

 

[Jonny_S]

And forgot to add that I am not imaging a disk - I could do that with my
external drive I guess but I thought the back up would be more efficient for
space.

 

[SC Tom]

I am using the back up utility supplied with XP - in the Tools window
box. It seems useful but lacks a few things.

When you open the backup utility, go to the Backup tab and put a checkmark
on your C: drive and remove it from the F:. In the lower box, either enter
F:\{wherever you want the backup to go} or click on Browse... and pick where
you want the backup to go.

 

[Leythos]

I am using the back up utility supplied with XP - in the Tools window box.
It seems useful but lacks a few things.

Stop using the Wizard and use the standard interface where you get to
pick the drives/folders - don't include the backup drive.

 

[John John - MVP]

Multiposted.

 

[db]

it is pointless to have a back up archive
on the drive it backed up.

the back up archive needs to be relocated
off the drive you backed up otherwise
you defeat the purpose of backing up the
drive.

somewhere in your back up program
there has to be a place where you select
where to backup to.

in this case you want to backup your
c drive and have the archive written to
the f drive.

if your system is functional at this time,

then my suggestion is to sacrifice the back
up archive that is now on the c drive,

and make a new one at this time with the
proper configuration settings.

after you are successful then you can simply
update that one archive instead of making
additional archives.

but it will be you choice if you
want to make new archives.

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