Backup

• Backup is the activity of copying files or

databases so that they will be preserved in
case of equipment failure or other
catastrophe. Backup is usually a routine part
of the operation of large businesses with
mainframes as well as the administrators of
smaller business computers.
 Types of Backup
• There are Five types of backups

 Normal backup
 Copy backup
 Daily backup
 Differential backup
 Incremental backup
 Normal Backup
Normal backup is a type of backup
specified by the Windows Backup utility.
When an administrator chooses to use a
normal backup, all selected files and
folders are backed up and the archive
attribute of all files are cleared. A
normal backup does not use the archive
attribute to determine which files to
back up.
 Copy Backup
• Copy backup is a backup that copies all
selected files but does not mark each file as
having been backed up. In other words, the
archive attribute is not cleared.
 Daily Backup
• Daily backup refers to making daily copies of
data so that these additional copies may be
used to restore the original after a data loss
event. Daily backups can also be combined
with weekly or monthly full backups,
according to the backup scenario used.
 Differential backup
• Differential backup contains all files that have
changed since the last FULL backup which have
archive mark & the archive attribute is not cleared.
 Incremental backup
• Incremental backup stores all files changed since the
last FULL, DIFFERENTIAL OR INCREMENTAL backup
Which have archive Bit & clear that bit After
completing backup
• The advantage of an incremental backup is that it
takes the least time to complete. During a restore
operation, each incremental backup is processed,
which could result in a lengthy restore job.
 How to take backup
• Click on start button  all programs 
accessories  system tool  click backup.
Now backup wizard has start
click the next button select backup files 
next  click let me choose next select
files or folder for backup  next  Browse
the location  type the backup name 
next click on advanced button  select the
backup type  next  append or replace 
now for at the time backup.