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Specifying The Backup Target And Starting The Backup Process

6.5 Saving a Backup to a Hard Drive

With Nero BackItUp, you can save the backup to a hard drive, network drives, or removable

media. When doing this, the backup is saved to the hard drive, network drive, or removable

media in a defined backup format.

To start the backup and to save it to the hard drive, proceed as follows:

1. In the Target drop-down menu, select a hard drive, a network drive, or a removable drive.

2. In the Target Path input field, specify the path of the folder to which the backup is to be sa-

ved.

3. Configure other settings as desired.

4. Click the Next button.

 The Completing the Backup Wizard screen appears.

5. Check the settings in the Completing the Backup Wizard screen.

6. If necessary specify other settings in the extended area.

7. Click the Backup button.

 The Backup process screen appears and backup begins. You can track the backup

process with the progress bar.

 If the selected hard drive is active, it cannot be locked, and a window with the message

"Nero BackItUp cannot lock the selected partition/hard drive" opens.

Locking a hard drive

An active hard drive cannot be locked, since it is in use. The operating system

is running on it, for example, or other programs are accessing it.

If the hard drive is not locked, system files can be modified during the backup

process. This can result in an error during data verification at the end of the

backup process. An information window with a corresponding message then

appears.

The changes made to files during the backup are usually not relevant for resto-

ration of the system.

However, if you are interested in a drive backup without verification errors, you

can back up the drive with the Nero BackItUp ImageTool. Nero BackItUp Im-

ageTool boots from a disc, which means that the drive in this case is not in op-

eration and thus system files cannot change during the backup.

8. If you want to continue the process without locking, click the Ignore button.

 The backup process resumes.

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