Symantec Norton Ghost 15.0, Win, ES User's Guide download pdf (Page 51)

About backups

When you back up your computer, you choose from two types of backups:

■ drive-based backup: backs up an entire hard drive

■ file and folder backup: backs up only the files and folders you select

Which backup type you choose depends on what you are trying to protect and

how much storage space you have to store backup data (recovery points, and file

and folder backup data).

The following table highlights the key uses of each backup type:

Use toBackup type

■ Back up and recover your computer (system drive, typically

drive C)

■ Back up and recover a specific hard drive (any secondary

drive, drives other than your system drive)

■ Recover lost or damaged files or folders using recovery

points

Drive-based backup

■ Back up and recover specific files and folders, such as

personal files stored in the My Documents folder

■ Back up and recover files of a specific type, such as music

(.mp3, .wav) or photographs (.jpg, .bmp)

File and folder backup

Before you back up

Consider these best practices before you define and run your first back up:

Your computer must be turned on and Windows must

be running at the time a back up occurs. If not, any

scheduled back ups are skipped until the computer is

turned on again. You then are prompted to run the

missed back up.

See “About choosing a backup type” on page 50.

Schedule back ups when you know

your computer will be turned on.

You should store recovery points on a hard disk other

than your primary hard disk C. It helps ensure that

you can recover your system in the event that your

primary hard disk fails.

See “About selecting a backup destination”

on page 56.

Use a secondary hard disk as your

backup destination.

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