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PC Backups

Scheduling Recurring PC backup Jobs

  • Mapping to the Backup Server

    1. Right click on My Computer and select map network drive

    2. On the map network drive type the following
      • Drive Z:
      • Folder: \\packups\share1\”user” where user is you ECE PC username
      • Check: Reconnect at logon
      • Click Finish

  • Creating a Backup Schedule

    1. Go to Start button-Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Backup

    2. On the Backup utility window Click on Schedule Jobs tab

      Click on Add Job button (towards the bottom right)

      This opens the Backup Wizard

    3. Click Next on the Backup Wizard window

    4. Select Back up Selected files, Drives, or network data option

    5. Click Next

    6. Browse and select files that you want to backup (e.g My Document, pceudora, bookmarks)

    7. Set Preferences as follows:
      • Under Choose a Place to save your backup type: Browse or Type Z:\
      • Under Type a name for this backup: “Name your backup”
      • Click Next

    8. Select the type of Backup: NormalClick Next

    9. Select: Verify data after backup Click Next

    10. Select: Replace the Existing backups

      Select: Allow only the owner and the Administrator access to the backup data and to any backups append to this medium and click Next

    11. Under When do you want to run the backup? select Later

      Type your Job name:

      Click on Set Schedule… This opens the Schedule Job window

    12. Select Weekly under Schedule Task

      Select a time when your backups should run under Start Time:

      Check Show Multiple Schedules

      Click ok to finish

      Click Next on the backup Wizard Window

    13. Fill out your account information as shown above

      Note: ‘username’ refers to the user account used to log on to the ECE-MAIN PC domain

    14. The Schedule Jobs window will open

      Note: "N" indicates that a Normal (Full) backup is scheduled
      Clicking on the scheduled job will give you details of how often the job will run

    15. When scheduled backup job is executed the above Backup Progress window will open

    16. When backup is complete click Close to exit backup utility

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