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    windows backup and restore

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jiffry1017, Dec 15, 2008.

  1. jiffry1017

    jiffry1017 Notebook Geek

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    hey,

    is there anyway to use the windows backup and restore function but manually select specific folders that i only want to backup?

    thanks.

    ps. i also have norton ghost which can do that but i've found that it uses a lot of resources. anything better than norton?
     
    jiffry1017, Dec 15, 2008
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Which operating system?
     
    kegobeer, Dec 15, 2008
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    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    by the way you name the app it seems your using Vista , if yes then you can select which folders to talk back using the same the tool
     
    vinumsv, Dec 16, 2008
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    jiffry1017 Notebook Geek

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    yes i am using vista home premium. you said i could select specific folders to backup?? how do i do that?
     
    jiffry1017, Dec 16, 2008
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Uhm, I think these guys are wrong.

    Vista's backup utility will allow you to backup categories (and in Biz or Ultimate and entire drive), but not selectively choose a directory.

    You will need to go a third party tool for that. I was thinking you might be able to pull it off with the command line (wbadmin) but that will only do volumes and mountpoints--and you cannot mount a directory natively in vista.

    Here's a possible workaround

    Use vistual substitute to mount a directory as avoluem (drive) and then use the wbadmin backup command line utility to back up your directory (ies)

    http://www.ntwind.com/software/utilities/visual-subst.html

    I haven't tried it, but it should work
     
    gerryf19, Dec 16, 2008
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    OK, maybe I am missing something, but I cannot see in that article where it tells you how to backup only a specific file or directory. It allows you to back up categories, and you can RESTORE a specific file from the back up, and Windows Vista Business and Ultimate allow you to do a COMPLETE backup, but nowhere do I see how I can backup, say, C:\special files.

    Now, if you own Bus or Ult, you can back up your whole drive and restore that folder, but the OP has Vista Home Pro, which means he only has the Category back up method--I think

    What are you reading that I am missing?
     
    gerryf19, Dec 16, 2008
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    vinumsv, Dec 17, 2008
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