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LO 2: CONFIGURE NETWORK
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SELF- LEARNING MODULE 17

Backup and Restore Files in
Window 7
Writer: Ms. Virgie Alfaras Baylon
Reviewer: Mr. Cyrus N. Caruz
Introductory Message

For the facilitator:

Welcome to the (Computer System Servicing(CSS) Grade-12) Self Learning Module

on (Backup and Restore Files in Windows 7) !
This Self Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by
educators from Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed by its Officer-In-Charge
Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou Concepcion A. Agustin in partnership
with the Local Government of Pasig through its mayor, Honorable Victor Ma. Regis
N. Sotto. The writers utilized the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the
Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC) while overcoming their personal,
social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5 Cs namely:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Character while
taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies
that will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
 EXPECT AT ION

After completing the lesson the learners should be able to:

A. know the steps to backup and restore files in windows7 ;

B. understand how to backup and restore files in windows7; and
C. create a backup and restore files in windows 7

PRET EST

Directions: Enumerate the following. Write the answer on the space provided.

A. Three locations to save the backup system on windows7

1. ______________________________________
2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________
B. What is stored in WIN7 folder
4. ______________________________________
5. ______________________________________

RECAP

Directions: Fill in the blank the missing words.

Steps to backup active directory using a command line. (1-5)

Open up your command prompt by clicking _____1_______ and type ____2_________

and hit enter.

In command prompt ___3____ wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backuptarget:e:"

and press _________4_________. Type _____5_____ and press enter to start the
backup process.
 LESSON

HOW TO CREATE A BACKUP IN WINDOWS 7

Once you set up Windows Backup, it keeps track of the files and folders that are
new or modified and adds them to your backup. A system image includes Windows
7 and your system settings, programs, and files. You can use it to restore the
content of your computer if your hard drive crashes

Where are backup files stored in windows 7

The File and Folder backup is stored in the WIN7 folder, whereas the System
Image backup is stored in the Windows Image Backup folder. File permissions on
all folders and files are restricted to administrators, who have full control, and to
the user who configured the backup, who has read-only permissions by default.
The Best way to backup files
The 3-2-1 rule for backup: three copies of your data two local (on different devices)
and one off-site.
1. The original data on your computer
2. Backup on an external hard drive
3. A cloud backup service
Types of Back up method
Incremental Differential Full Backup
Backup Backup
What is it A backup of all A backup of all A backup of all
changed and new changed and new files in a specified
files since the last files since the last backup set or job
backup full backup
Backup Speed Fastest Faster Slowest
Restore Speed Slowest Faster Fastest
Storage Needed Least More Most
Advantages  Faster backups  Faster and  Faster restore
 Less storage simpler restores  Only needs the
space used than incremental last full backup
 No duplicate files backup set to restore
 Only needs the
first full backup
and last
differential
backup to restore
Disadvantages  Slowest restores  Slower backups  Needs the most
 Needs all backup  Still stores a lot of storage space
sets full + all duplicate files  Inefficient storage
increments to with a lots of
restores duplicates stored
To create a backup of your system in Windows 7, follow these steps:
1. Click Start
2. Go to Control Panel
3. Go to System and Security
4. Click Backup and Restore
For a faster route: click Start, type backup in the search field, and then click
on the Backup and Restore option from the search results list.
5. At the Back up or restore your files screen, click Set up backup

Windows 7: Set up backup

6. Select where you want to save the backup and click Next
You can save the backup on:
o a hard disk drive
o writable DVDs
o on a network
If you plan to save the backup on a DVD, insert the DVD when prompted
and label each DVD in sequence.
If you plan to save the backup on a network, browse to the desired location
on the network. After you type the network credentials, click OK.
7. Choose Let Windows choose (recommended)

Windows 7: Let Windows Choose

You can opt for Let me choose and select individual files and folders to
backup.
8. Click Next
9. Verify the backup details
10. Click Save settings and run backup
 11. The process will now start. This might take some time because your system
is backing up all data on your system.
12. After the process is complete, the Back up or restore your files wizard will
display the size of the backup file.

How to restore a backup in Windows 7

The instructions to restore a backup file using the Backup and Restore utility are:
1. Click Start
2. Go to Control Panel
3. Go to System and Security
4. Click Backup and Restore
Or type backup in the search box at Start and click the Backup and Restore
items from the search results list.
5. At the Back up or restore your files screen, click Restore my files.

Windows 7: Restore my files

If no backups are being detected, the Restore my files button won’t appear.
In this case, click Select another backup to restore files from instead.
6. Browse to locate the backup file
You can narrow your location search by clicking Choose a different date.
This enables you to choose a backup file based on the date you saved the
backup.
7. Click Next
8. Select a location where you want to restore the backup file
9. Click Restore
10. The restore process will now begin. This process may take a while depending
on how large the backup file is.
11. When the process is complete, click Finish

Delete individual backup files

In Windows 7, you can delete individual backup files created using Backup and
Restore utility.
To do, follow these steps:
1. Click Start
2. Go to Control Panel, then System and Security
3. Click Backup and Restore
4. At the Back up or restore your files screen, click Manage space
 Manage Space button in Windows 7

5. The Manage Windows Backup disk space wizard should now appear
6. Click View backups

View Backups button in Windows 7

7. Select the backup files you want to remove

8. Click Delete
9. Click Delete again to confirm that you want to delete the backup files.
10. The deletion process will now start. This may take a while depending on how
large (and how many) the backup files are.
11. Once the backup files are deleted, click Close
12. Click Close again to exit the Manage Windows Backup disk space wizard
 ACT IVIT IES

Directions: Fill in the blank the missing words.

Steps create a backup of your system in Windows 7, follow these steps:

1. Click _____________________
2. Go to ____________________
3. Go to ____________________ and Security
4. Click ____________________ and Restore
5. At the Back up or restore your files screen, click _________________
6. Select where you want to save the backup and click ______________
7. Choose Let ______________________________________ (recommended)
Click Next
8. Verify the backup ______________________________
9. Click __________________________________________ and run backup
The process will now start.
10. After the process is complete, the Back up or restore your files wizard will
________________ the size of the backup file.

WR AP UP
BACK UP AND RESTORE FILES IN WINDOWS 7
Backup and Restore (formerly Windows Backup and Restore Center) is a
component of Microsoft Windows introduced in Windows Vista and included in
later versions that allow users to create backups and restore from backups created
earlier. It is a replacement of NTBackup, which was included in previous Windows
versions. It became a deprecated feature in Windows 8 before being completely
removed in Windows 8.1 in favor of File History. However, in Windows 10, it was re-
incorporated into the operating system.
Backup and Restore supports two different types of backup: file backup and
system image.
 File backups are saved to ZIP files. Two methods of file backup are supported.
The first, normal backup, stores everything selected for backup. The
second, incremental backup stores only files that are changed after a previous
backup.
 The other method of backup, system image, is a disk image of the backed up
system saved block by block in a VHD file (versus file by file in the file backup
and NTBackup). Block-based backup is more efficient at performing
subsequent differential backups, as only the blocks that have changed need to
be backed up.
 VALUI NG
We have learned about backup and restore files, briefly discuss why important to
backup files.

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

POST T EST

Directions: Steps to restore a backup file using the Backup and Restore utility.
Choose the letter inside the box from 1 to 10 in ascending order. Write the letter of
the correct answer after the number.

a. Step 1 b. Step 6
c. Step 2 d. Step 7
e. Step 3 f. Step 8
g. Step 4 h. Step 9
i. Step 5 j. Step 10

The instructions to restore a backup file using the Backup and Restore utility are:
1. _______Go to System and Security
2. _______Go to Control Panel
3. _______Click Start
4. _______Click Backup and Restore
5. _______At the Back up or restore your files screen, click Restore my files.
6. _______Browse to locate the backup file
7. _______Click Next
8. _______Select a location where you want to restore the backup file
9. _______Click Restore
10. _______When the process is complete, click Finish
 K EY T O CORRECT ION

j 10. display 10.

h 9. Save settings 9.
https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/1838/using-backup-and-restore-in-windows-7/ WIN7
f 8. Details 8.
d 7. Windows choose 7.
b 6. Next 6.
i 5. Setup Backup 5. Y 5. Folder 5.
g 4. Backup 4. enter 4. File 4.
a 3. System 3. type 3. Network 3.
c 2. Control Panel 2. cmd 2. Writable DVDs 2.
e 1. Start 1. Start 1. Hard disk drive 1.

Post-Test Activity Recap Pre-test

R E F E R E N CE S
Online Sites:
(access August 20, 2020)
https://neosmart.net/wiki/windows-system-restore/#Restore_Windows_7
http://typesofbackup.com/incremental-vs-differential-vs-full-backup/
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