To set advanced backup options
Using the Windows interface
1. | Open Backup The Backup Utility Wizard starts by default, unless it is disabled. |
2. | Click the Advanced Mode button in the Backup Utility Wizard. |
3. | Click the Backup tab and select the files and folders you want to back up. |
4. | Click Start Backup. |
5. | On the Backup Job Information dialog box, click Advanced. |
6. | Set the advanced backup options you want, and then click OK. See the Notes section for a description of each option. |
Note
| • | To start Backup, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. |
| • | Selecting Back up data that is in Remote Storage backs up data that has been designated for Remote Storage If you select this option, Remote Storage reparse points (placeholder files) are backed up. If you do not select this option, Remote Storage reparse points are not backed up. You can restore Remote Storage data only to an NTFS volume. |
| • | Selecting Verify data after backup verifies that the backed-up data is exactly the same as the original data. This could substantially increase the time it takes to perform a backup. |
| • | Selecting If possible, compress the backup data to save space compresses the data you are backing up so you can save more data on a tape. If this option is disabled, you do not have a tape drive on your computer or your tape drive cannot handle compressed data. |
| • | Selecting Automatically back up system protected files with the System State backs up all of the system files that are in your systemroot directory in addition to the boot files that are included with the System State data. This option will substantially increase the size of your backup job, but you should select it if you have recently updated drivers or changed other operating system files. For example, if you choose this option on Windows XP Professional, it will add over 200 megabytes to the size of your backup job. |
| • | Selecting Disable volume shadow copy disables the default point-in-time shadow copy method used to create the backup. If this option is disabled, some files open or in use during the backup may be skipped. It is recommended that you do not disable this option. If Backup is unable to do a volume shadow copy backup, it will revert to the pre-Windows XP backup method. |
| • | Selecting a backup type in Backup Type determines how your data is backed up. Backup types include: copy, daily, differential, incremental, and normal |
Using a command line
1. | Open Command Prompt |
2. | To set the advanced backup options, type: |
| Value | Description |
/V:yes|no | Specifies whether or not the backup date is verified after the backup is complete. |
/HC:on|off | Specifies whether or not hardware compression, if available on the backup media, is used. Usually only tape drives have the ability to compress data. |
/SNAP:on|off | Specifies whether or not the backup is a volume shadow copy |
For information about other backup options, see the ntbackup command-line utility
For example, to create a backup job named "Backup Job 1" that backs up data on drive D:\ to the file C:\backup.bkf and to disable the volume shadow copy backup method, type:
ntbackup backup D:\ /J "Backup Job 1" /F "C:\backup.bkf" /SNAP:off
All other options will default to those specified in the Backup program.
Note
| • | To open command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt. |
| • | To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type: ntbackup /? |
| • | If you do not specify the other Backup options, ntbackup will use the Backup program's default values for the backup type, verification setting, logging level, hardware compression, and any other settings. |
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