HP Nc6220 HP Compaq nc6220 and nc6230 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Gu - Page 61

Software Update and Recovery Safeguarding Your Data Software or devices added to the computer can cause your system to become unstable. To safeguard your documents, store personal files in the My Documents folder and periodically create a backup copy of the My Documents folder. Using Altiris Local Recovery Altiris Local Recovery is a preloaded application that protects the files on your computer by storing copies of files, called snapshots. If files on your computer are accidentally deleted or corrupted, you can easily restore the files yourself. You can also restore your complete file system to a previous state. Altiris Local Recovery provides protection of files by backing up files to a hidden Altiris recovery partition. When you install the software, the Recovery Agent Partition Wizard guides you through the process of creating the recovery partition. After the partition is created, the computer restarts and creates the first snapshot. After the snapshot is created, the computer restarts, making the snapshot available for recovery through Windows. By default, Local Recovery automatically takes snapshots of your files on a regular basis. You can change the snapshot schedule. For more information, refer to the Altiris Local Recovery Help. To access your snapshots in the Altiris Recovery Agent folder: 1. Right-click the Altiris Recovery Agent icon on your desktop. 2. Click Open. To restore one of the listed snapshots, drag the snapshot file to the appropriate location on your hard drive. For more information on configuring and using Altiris Local Recovery, visit the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com/go/easydeploy, or open the software and click Help on the menu bar. Maintenance and Service Guide 3-7