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Chapter 3 Best practices for backing up
Best practices for backing up ......................................................... 43
About backups ....................................................................... 43
Before you back up ................................................................. 44
During a backup ..................................................................... 45
When the backup is complete ................................................... 45
Additional tips about backups ......................................................... 46
Chapter 4 Backing up your data
About backing up your data ............................................................ 50
About backing up dual-boot computers ............................................ 50
Choosing a backup type ................................................................. 51
Defining a drive-based backup ....................................................... 51
Running a One Time Backup ..................................................... 57
Files excluded from drive-based backups .................................... 59
About network credentials ....................................................... 60
Run command files during a backup .......................................... 60
Defining a file and folder backup .................................................... 62
Folders excluded by default from file and folder backups ............... 65
After defining your backup ............................................................ 65
Running an existing backup immediately ......................................... 65
Run a backup with options ....................................................... 66
Verifying that a backup is successful ............................................... 68
Enabling event-triggered backups ................................................... 68
About selecting a backup destination .............................................. 69
About setting a compression level for drive-based backups ................... 72
Setting advanced options for drive-based backups .............................. 73
Editing advanced backup options .............................................. 73
About recovery point encryption .............................................. 74
Verifying a recovery point after creation .................................... 75
Viewing the progress of a backup .............................................. 76
Adjusting the speed of a backup ..................................................... 76
Editing a backup schedule ............................................................. 77
Editing backup settings ................................................................. 77
Turning off a backup job ............................................................... 77
Adding users who can back up your computer ................................... 78
Stopping a backup or recovery task .................................................. 78
Deleting backup jobs .................................................................... 79
Rescanning a computer’s hard disk .................................................. 79
Configuring Backup Exec System Recovery to send SNMP traps ............ 79
About the Backup Exec System Recovery management
information base ............................................................. 80
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