Backing Up Specific Files Or Folders; Backing Up The Entire Hard Drive - HP Compaq 6735b Getting Started

Backup and Recovery

Backing up specific files or folders

You can back up specific files or folders to the recovery partition on the hard drive, to an
optional external hard drive, or to optical discs (CDs or DVDs).
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This process will take several minutes, depending on the file size and the speed of the
computer.
To back up specific files or folders:
1. Click Start, click All Programs, click HP Backup & Recovery, and then click
Backup & Recovery Manager.
2. Click Next.
3. In Windows Vista—Click Create or manage backups, and then click Next.
In Windows XP—Click Backup to protect system settings and important data files,
and then click Next.
4. In Windows Vista—Click Back up user created files and folders, and then click Next.
In Windows XP—Click Back up individual files and folders, and then click Next.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Backing up the entire hard drive

When you perform a complete backup of the hard drive, you are saving the full factory
image, including the Windows operating system, programs, and all personal files and folders.
This process may take over an hour, depending on your computer speed and the amount of
data being stored.
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A copy of the entire hard drive image can be stored on another hard drive, on a network
drive, or on recovery discs that you create.
To back up your entire hard drive:
1. Click Start, click All Programs, click HP Backup & Recovery, and then click
Backup & Recovery Manager.
2. Click Next.
3. In Windows Vista—Click Create or manage backups, and then click Next.
In Windows XP—Click Backup to protect system settings and important data files,
and then click Next.
4. In Windows Vista—Click Create or manage Entire Drive Backups, and then
click Next.
In Windows XP—Click Back up entire hard drive, and then click Next.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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