1. Zero Touch Backups ● No routine user involvement required ● Files backed up within seconds ● OS Image daily or as desired ● Unobtrusive, system always usable

2. Lines of Defense 1. Unreadable hard drive – requires media of adequate size that is always on line. 2. Theft – requires media external to system unit. 3. Disaster – requires offsite storage of removable media

3. Backup Hardware ● External Hard Drive USB – Firewire – WiFi - SATA ● Internal Hard Drive First line only ● Flash Drive ● Zip Drive ● CD/DVD burners

4. Performance Anologies ● Firewire ● DMA ● Math Coprocessor ● 400 bps ● 800 bps coming soon ● USB ● Com port ● Library routines ● 480 bps max depending on CPU availability

5. External HDD Assembly http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1916862,00.asp

6. ABSmini Automatic Backup System 20/40/60GB USB powered Shirt pocket sized aprox $200

7. Backup Types ● Image Best for Operating System - backs up MBR, EMBR, Partition Table and File System. System recovery or replacement hard drive. ● File Best for your personal unique data.

8. What Why How Operating System ● Huge fragile convoluted mess. Many updates, patches, hardware drivers. ● System restore very useful but doesn't always work. Frequent images provide quick & reliable repair.

9. What Why How Program Files ● Reinstalling a long tedious chores. Product keys, updates, customizations. May include unique data (macros templates etc) ● Either imaging or file backup will work. ● Same or separate partition from OD? ● Be aware of registry linkage.

10. What Why How Your data – My Documents & elsewhere ● Difficult or impossible to rebuilt. Constantly changing. Valuable precious. ● File backup preferably instantaneous with multi generations and retention of deletions. Multiple jobs tuned to data characteristics.

11. Image Software win --> windows remains usuable Acronis True Image win scheduler self cleaning Symantec Norton Ghost win scheduler self cleaning TeraByte BootitNG nerdy or True Image win cheap Runtime Software Drive Image XML free win Symantec Drive Image drops to DOS

12. File Software File changed triggered ● File change triggers JOB which checks all file within scope ● Fileback PC maxoutput.com $24 home encryption is only in Enterprise version $55 ● Second Copy secondcopy.com $30 FTP FTP & encryption ________________________________________________ ● Only changed file is copied ● AutoSave VCOM v-com.com $50 ● InstaBack pcmag.com $8

13. Partitions CntrlPanel-AdminTools-CompMgmnt-DiskMgmnt

14. Moving My Documents Folder R-Click My Documents, choose Properties

15. Acronis Main Window Good move

16. Creating the Secure Zone Select the location

17. Acronis Secure Zone Set the size

18. Acronis Secure Zone A good plan

19. Acronis Secure Zone and just let it do its thing

20. Scheduling tasks Choose the partition to image

21. Scheduling tasks No naming required in secure zone

22. Scheduling tasks Choose type

23. Scheduling tasks Choose compression

24. Scheduling tasks Start scheduling choice

25. Scheduling tasks Finish scheduling details

26. Scheduling tasks If you use passwords

27. Disk Labels & Time Zone When you're not in XP it's not what is seems