Samsung MZ-5PA128B User Manual - Page 57

Best practices for backing up your data 57 About selecting a backup destination Table 5-1 Selecting a backup destination (continued) Backup destination Information to consider Network folder If your computer is connected to a network, you can save your recovery points and file and folder backup data to a network folder. Backing up to a network folder typically requires that you authenticate to the computer that is hosting the folder. If the computer is part of a network domain, you must provide the domain name, user name, and password. For example, domain\username. If you are connecting to a computer in a workgroup, you should provide the remote computer name and user name. For example: remote_computer_name\username. CD-RW/DVD-RW When you save backup data to removable media, it is automatically split into the correct sizes if the backup spans more than one media. If more than one drive is being backed up, the recovery points for each drive are stored independently on the media, even if there is space to store recovery points from multiple drives on the same media. The scheduling of backups is not available when this option is used. Note: Using CD-RWs or DVD-RWs as your recovery point storage location is not the best option because you will be required to swap disks during the process. The following table describes the advantages and disadvantages of different types of backup destinations. Table 5-2 Advantages and disadvantages of backup destinations Backup destination Advantages Disadvantages Hard drive (recommended) ■ Fast backup and recovery ■ Uses valuable drive space ■ Can schedule unattended ■ Vulnerable to loss if the backups hard drive fails ■ Inexpensive because drive space can be overwritten repeatedly