What is Windows Vista Backup Utility?
The backup utility was introduced to help you make copies of the data found on your hard drive in the event of data loss due to hard disk failures, accidental deletion and any other misfortune that may happen.
How to use Windows Vista Backup
You can run the utility from two locations:
- Start - All Programs - Maintenance - Backup and Restore Center
- Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Backup Status and Configuration.
Both have pretty much the same options, the only difference being how they are displayed.
Back up files will create backup copies of your files and folders. In the Backup Status and Configuration click on Set Up Automatic File backup.In the next window select which drive you want to copy your backup on. The wizard tells you how much space you need for your backup, so be sure you have some available. Note that you cannot save your backups on the same partition on which Vista is installed.