Back Up Your Computer To Backup Plus Desktop - Seagate backup plus desktop User Manual

Back up your computer to Backup Plus
Desktop
What is a backup?
There are two types of backup:
System backup: A system backup copies everything on your computer onto an external storage device
including the operating system, applications and data. If the computer's hard drive fails, the computer can
be restored to its former state with the backed up system data.
File backup: A file backup copies select data files onto an external storage device. If the computer's hard
drive fails, the files are safe on the external storage drive but the operating system and applications must
be reinstalled.
Important info: Windows requires a repair or restore CD/DVD or USB device for full system
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backups.
Backup op ons
The following table shows how you can back up data from your computer to your Backup Plus Desktop.
Seagate Dashboard
Copy and paste
Windows 7 Backup and Restore
Windows 8 File History
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System backup
x
7/4/16
File backup
x
(Windows only)
x
x
x
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