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The document describes the steps to take a backup and restore of a system. It explains that backups are important to recover lost data from events like deletions or corruption. The steps for backup involve selecting a location, letting Windows choose files to backup, and running the backup process. The steps for restore involve locating the backup file, selecting a restore location, and running the restore process. The objective was to take a backup and then restore the system from that backup.

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The document describes the steps to take a backup and restore of a system. It explains that backups are important to recover lost data from events like deletions or corruption. The steps for backup involve selecting a location, letting Windows choose files to backup, and running the backup process. The steps for restore involve locating the backup file, selecting a restore location, and running the restore process. The objective was to take a backup and then restore the system from that backup.

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Experiment No.

: 2

ELO2-
Perform Backup and Restore of the System.
Objective(s)-
First take Backup and then Restore it to the System .

Theory-
Why is Backup Needed?
The main purpose is to recover the lost data from an unpredictable event like deletion by mistake or
file corruption which in many cases is caused by a virus. An example is Ransomware, which
encrypts all your data when your computer gets infected and the second is to roll back the data at a
specific time you want.
Steps For Backup
1. Click Start
2. Go to Control Panel
3. Go to System and Security
4. Click Backup and Restore

For a faster route: click Start, type backup in the search field, and then click on the Backup and
Restore option from the search results list.

5. At the Back up or restore your files screen, click Set up backup


6. Select where you want to save the backup and click Next

You can save the backup on:

o a hard disk drive


o writable DVDs
o on a network

If you plan to save the backup on a DVD, insert the DVD when prompted and label each DVD in
sequence.

If you plan to save the backup on a network, browse to the the desired location on the network.
After you type the network credentials, click OK.

7. Choose Let Windows choose (recommended). You can opt for Let me choose and select
individual files and folders to backup.
8. Click Next
9. Verify the backup details
10. Click Save settings and run backup
11. The process will now start. This might take some time because your system is backing up all data
on your system.
12. After the process is complete, the Back up or restore your files wizard will display the size of the
backup file.

Steps For Restore-


1. Click Start
2. Go to Control Panel
3. Go to System and Security
4. Click Backup and Restore

Or type backup in the search box at Start and click the Backup and Restore items from the search
results list.

5. At the Back up or restore your files screen, click Restore my files.

If no backups are being detected, the Restore my files button won’t appear. In this case,
click Select another backup to restore files from instead.

6. Browse to locate the backup file

You can narrow your location search by clicking Choose a different date. This enables you to
choose a backup file based on the date you saved the backup.

7. Click Next
8. Select a location where you want to restore the backup file
9. Click Restore
10. The restore process will now begin. This process may take a while depending on how large the
backup file is.
11. When the process is complete, click Finish
Screenshot:-
Conclusion- Thus we have studied Perform Backup and Restore of the System.

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