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Backup and Recovery in SLED, Creating backups, Backing up your information, Backup Manager Settings

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11 Backup and Recovery in SLED Recovery after a system failure is as good as your most recent backup. As you add new software and data files, you should continue to back up your system on a regular basis to maintain a reasonably current backup. Your computer includes tools provided by HP to help you safeguard your information and retrieve it if ever needed. Creating backups 1. Create restore media immediately after you set up the computer. For more information, see Performing a system recovery on page 110. 2. As you add files, routinely create a backup of your system and personal information. Backing up your information You should back up your computer files on a regular schedule to maintain a current backup. You can manually back up your information to an optional external drive, a network drive, or discs. Back up your system at the following times: ● At regularly scheduled times ● Before the computer is repaired or restored ● Before you add or modify hardware or software To back up your home directory files using Backup Manager Settings: 1. Select Computer > More Applications > Tools > Backup Manager Settings, and click Backup my home directory. 2. Click Storage Destination Location, and then select a location to back up your information. 3. Click Schedule, and then select a time schedule to perform backups at a regularly scheduled time. To immediately back up your information, click the Backup Now check box. Creating backups 109

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Backup and Recovery in SLED
Recovery after a system failure is as good as your most recent backup. As you add new software and
data files, you should continue to back up your system on a regular basis to maintain a reasonably
current backup.
Your computer includes tools provided by HP to help you safeguard your information and retrieve it if
ever needed.
Creating backups
1.
Create restore media immediately after you set up the computer. For more information, see
Performing a system recovery
on page
110
.
2.
As you add files, routinely create a backup of your system and personal information.
Backing up your information
You should back up your computer files on a regular schedule to maintain a current backup. You can
manually back up your information to an optional external drive, a network drive, or discs. Back up
your system at the following times:
●
At regularly scheduled times
●
Before the computer is repaired or restored
●
Before you add or modify hardware or software
To back up your home directory files using
Backup Manager Settings
:
1.
Select
Computer
>
More Applications
>
Tools
>
Backup Manager Settings
, and click
Backup my home directory
.
2.
Click
Storage Destination Location
, and then select a location to back up your information.
3.
Click
Schedule
, and then select a time schedule to perform backups at a regularly scheduled
time.
To immediately back up your information, click the
Backup Now
check box.
Creating backups
109