Samsung MZ-5PA128B User Manual - Page 50

50 Best practices for backing up your data About choosing a backup type ■ What compression levels to specify for recovery points, and whether to enable security settings (encryption and password protection). ■ Which of the many other options you want to use. You can customize each backup according to your backup needs. About choosing a backup type There are two types of backups available: ■ Drive-based backup: Backs up an entire hard drive ■ File and folder backup: Backs up only the files and folders that you select You can use the following guidelines to determine which type of backup to choose: Drive-based backup File and folder backup Use this backup type to do the following: ■ Back up and recover your computer's system drive (typically, the C drive, which includes your operating system). ■ Back up and recover a specific hard drive, such as a secondary drive (which is a drive other than the system drive on which your operating system is installed). ■ Recover lost or damaged files or folders from a specific point in time. Use this backup type to do the following: ■ Back up and recover specific files and folders, for example personal files that are stored in the My Documents folder. ■ Back up and recover files of a specific type, for example music (.mp3 or .wav) or photographs (.jpg or .bmp). ■ Recover a specific version of a file from a specific point in time. See "Before you back up" on page 51. Best practices for backing up As you prepare to back up your computer, review this information: ■ Before you back up ■ During a back up ■ When a back up is finished