Tutorials - #727 - How to backup Windows 7 with Image for Windows

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#727 / June 2, 2010 / 3:24 min.

How to backup Windows 7 with Image for Windows

When you've had a computer for a few months or years (or days), you'll find that you get attached to the files that are on it. Anyone who's had a hard drive failure can attest to the fact that losing those files is a real disappointment. To avoid that situation, it's important to

backup your data

as often as you can. One way to do that is by using

Image for Windows

backup your hard drives

. We'll show you

how to backup your data

this tutorial.

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- Download Image for Windows.

- Once downloaded, install the program and reboot your computer.

- Now you're ready to get going, open Image for Windows.

- You can do a full backup, incremental backups and more.

- Image for Windows uses PHYLOCK technology so you can completely backup your computer while it's running.

- You can click on Settings to change certain default settings.

- For the most part, the settings are fine for average users, but advanced users might want to tweak some.

- Click Next.

- Now you'll select the drive you want to backup.

- Note that it backs up the Master Boot Record (MBR) along with the entire drive.

- Click Next and you'll be asked to pick the drive to backup to.

- Note that you have access to your entire network, CD and DVD drives, and so on.

- Click Next and you can give a name to your backup or use the default name which includes the date and time.

- Click Next and your backup starts.

- With the image that's created, you can completely restore your computer including the operating system, programs, data and so on.