Windows 8 Operating System contains
few tools for backup facility. Instead of the backup tools from Windows 7, the File History and Refresh backup facility has been provided. But Windows 7 backup
tools are present along with Windows 8 system. Let us learn how to use this.
Because, by using Windows 7 tools, Full System Image Backup can be created.
These Hidden Tools will not be
found even if you search by using the word “Backup” also. To found them press Windows key. Then search. Select Settings Category and open Save backup copies of your files with File
History. In File History Window, select Windows 7 File Recovery from the bottom left side. Here you can
find the old Windows 7 backup tools in the name of “Windows 7 Recovery File”.
If you operate this, you can find
it functioning as it is in Windows 7 system. But Windows 8 system tells that
both Windows 7 and Windows 8 backup tools should not be used at the same time.
So if the backup period of Windows 7 had been set basically, the File History provided by Windows 8 will
not be available.
There is another way to obtain this
window. If you search by using the word recovery,
you will find Windows 7 File Recovery.
Full System Backup:
Unlike
Windows 8 backup tools, by using Windows 7 File Recovery tool, Full System Image
can be backed up. The System Image means the copy of all the files in our
computer. By recovering this image, all the files can be restored. Not only the
files but also the programs and settings can also be recovered.
To
backup a System Image, select Create a
system image option from the site bar. This image can be stored in a Hard
Disk or can be saved in many DVDs. If your computer is in the network, the
image can be saved in other computer’s hard disk or also in the connected
portable Hard Drive. It will be of larger size since it is an image of all the
files from the computer.
To
Restore Backup Image:
After
backing up all the files in the computer as an image, sometimes later you want
to Restore the image and use the files. To get these files, open PC settings screen. Then press Windows Key + C. Click Settings and select Change PC Settings. In this select General Category and scroll till you
get the option Advanced Startup. Now
click Restart now to operate the
computer again. Now you will get the Advanced
options screen. Click Troubleshoot
-> Advanced Options -> System Image Recovery. Here you will get system
image. From this you can able to restore your computer.
If you are unable to boot your Windows system
even if you have tried many times, your computer will automatically goes to the
Advanced startup options. Or while booting, by pressing the Shift key for a long time, you can boot
the system. Or after booting through Windows 8 installation disk or system
repair disk, you can obtain the backed up files.
To set the Backup Period:
If you do not prefer File History type of backup provided by Windows 8 system, and prefer to use backup types from Windows 7 system, then click the link Set up Backup from the Windows 7 File Recovery window. Here you can schedule it like Windows 7 system way.
There are few limitations in the Windows 8 File History Backup tool. Only the files from the system libraries can be backed up using this way. So if you want to backup the files from different folder, then you need to add them to the system libraries.
But since Windows 7 tools provide all the files of the computer as an image file, this is considered to be the easiest and the most preferred way.
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