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Backup and Restore - Scheduling
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For as long as there have been backups
available, the biggest issue is actually getting people to
backup regularly, or on some kind of schedule. It's been
proven time and again that when regular backups are left to
the initiative of the user, more than likely the backup will
never happen. That's even true among users that have
previously suffered catastrophic disk failures and total
data loss. The odds of system and data being protected are
greatly improved when there is an automated process in
place. Enter - scheduling.
If you read the 'Windows 7 Backup and Restore
- Initial Setup' guide you know that part of the initial
setup was selecting a schedule for backups, even if all you
did was accept the default backup schedule. The screen
capture below shows Backup and Restore after the initial
setup backup has been completed with the default scheduling
in effect.
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Turn Off Scheduling
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If you happen to be a
user that falls outside the large group that doesn't
back up regularly without scheduling in effect, you
may want to turn off scheduling completely.
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- To turn off scheduling, simply click [Turn Off
Schedule] in the upper left of Backup and Restore
window.
- In the center of the
[Backup and Restore] window, where the current
scheduling settings are displayed, the modified setting
will be displayed as shown in the red callout. A [Turn
On Schedule] also appears that can be clicked if you
want scheduling re-enabled.
- Note that when scheduling
is re-enabled it goes back to the previous schedule
setting that was in place before disabling.
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Change Scheduled Backup Day,
Time, and Frequency
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For as many improvements that
have been made in Windows 7 Backup and Restore, one thing
that annoys me is the hoops you have to jump through to make
some simple changes to the settings and then save the
changes. For some unknown reason that escapes me you are
only allowed to have one saved backup scheme. Maybe the
thinking was once it's set very few people go back and
revise the scheme, but for anyone that wants multiple backup
locations, different file or drive backups, or frequent
backup location changes it can be a real pain.
Changing the scheduled day, time, and frequency of a backup
is a perfect example, but here's the procedure.
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1 - The first
step is clicking [Change Settings] in the [Backup and
Restore] window.
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2 - A notice will appear Windows Backup is
starting.
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3 - Unless you want to change the backup
location just click the [Next] button.
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4 - Again, unless you want to modify the
files to be backed up just click the [Next] button.
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5 - Click the [Change Schedule]
hyperlink to get to the next step.
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6 - Finally, we actually get to where we
want to be to make changes to the schedule. Obviously
the [Run Backup On A Schedule] checkbox will remain
checked or this whole exercise is pointless. Use the
drop down menus to adjust the schedule to whatever
settings suit your current needs. Click the [OK] button
to continue.
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7 - In this case I changed the backup
from the default of every Sunday at 7:00 PM to backup at
3:00 AM on the 15th day of every month. The change to
the schedule is correctly reflected in the screen where
you review the settings. If all is well, click the [Save
Settings and Exit] button.
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| 8 - Once the settings have been changed
you're returned to the Backup and Restore screen with
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| That's it for the procedure, but again, I
have to wonder why it's necessary to wade through six
separate screens just to change the schedule when it could
have been accomplished with two, three at the most. Surely
I'm not the only user that finds this annoying. |
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- Important Information -
The Elder Geek sites contain many articles and suggestions for
modifying the Windows operating system. I've tried these
tweaks and tips on many systems. Sometimes they work,
sometimes not. The point is, ensure you have a current,
tested backup of all system and data files and understand
how to restore the system in case something goes very wrong.
You can still yell at me, but I assume no responsibility for
your actions and use of the information and disclaim any
legal responsibility for any consequences of such actions. |
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