To back up System State data
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, then in Click to select the check box for any drive, folder, or file that you want to back up, select the System State check box. This will back up the System State data along with any other data you have selected for the current backup operation. |
Important
| • | You should always keep current, reliable backup copies of your System State data. |
Note
| • | You must be an administrator or a backup operator to back up files and folders. For more information about permissions or user rights, click Related Topics. |
| • | To start Backup, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. |
| • | If the Backup and Recovery Wizard does not start by default, you can still use it to back up the System State data by clicking Backup Wizard on the Tools menu. |
| • | If you are backing up the System State data to a tape, and the Backup program indicates that there is no unused media available, you may have to use Removable Storage to add your tape to the free media pool so Backup can use it. For more information about Removable Storage, click Related Topics. |
| • | You can only back up the System State data on a local computer You cannot back up the System State data on a remote computer |
Using a command line
1. | Open Command Prompt |
2. | To backup the System State data, type: |
| Value | Description |
systemstate | Specifies that you want to back up the System State data. When you select this option, the backup type will be forced to copy |
For information about additional backup options, see the ntbackup command-line utility
For example, to create a backup job named "Backup Job 1" that backs up the System State data to the file C:\backup.bkf, type:
ntbackup backup systemstate /J "Backup Job 1" /F "C:\backup.bkf"
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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