Backing Up Specific Files Or Folders; Backing Up The Entire Hard Drive - HP Compaq 8710p Getting Started Manual

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).
This process will take several minutes, depending on the file size
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and the speed of the computer.
To back up specific files or folders:
1. Select Start > All Programs > HP Backup & Recovery >
HP Backup and Recovery Manager.
2. Click Next.
3. Click Back up to protect system settings and important
data files, and then click Next.
4. 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, software applications, and all personal
files and folders.
A copy of the entire hard drive image can be stored on another
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hard drive, on a network drive, or on recovery discs that you create.
This process may take over an hour, depending on your computer
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speed and the amount of data being stored.
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