World Backup Day is March 31st and we decided to provide you with
some useful information to make backing up your data easier. We’ve
published articles about backing up various types of data and settings
both offline and online.
There’s all kinds of settings on your computer to backup in addition
to your personal data, such as Wi-Fi passwords, drivers, and settings
for programs like web browsers, Office, and Windows Live Writer. There
are also many tools available to help you keep your data and settings
backed up.
Windows
Backup utilities in previous versions of Windows have been less than
wonderful, most likely prompting you to use third party tools to backup
your data (we discuss third party tools later in this article). However,
the Backup and Restore feature in Windows 7 is much improved over
previous Windows backup tools. The following articles show you how to
use the Backup and Restore feature in Windows 7 as well as how to create
a system image using Windows 7 native tools. You can also learn how to
mirror a drive to create an instant backup, backup files that are in use
or locked, create a system repair disc, use Windows 7 Previous Versions
feature, and backup the registry.
Virtual Hard Drives
We have written about the free, open source tool, TrueCrypt, that you can use to encrypt hard drives.
You can also use it to create an encrypted vault for your private
files. However, you can also create an encrypted vault using the Virtual
Hard Drive (VHD) feature built in to Windows 7. The following articles
show you how you can use a VHD to backup your data and how to mount and
unmount a VHD file in Windows 7.
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