Losing data because of a computer problem or a hard disk crash is discouraging, to say the least. You might lose family photos, your music collection, or financial data. And, after you get the computer just the way that you want it, it can take a long time to reconfigure your personal settings on a new computer: desktop background, sounds, screensavers, and wireless network configurations to name just a few

However, a little prevention can go a long way to avoiding this ordeal. To help save you lots of time and aggravation, we recommend that you take the precaution of regularly backing up your data and settings.

This article describes how to manually back up your personal files and settings in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. It also describes how to use the data tools in Windows to back up your files and settings.

Method 1: Manually back up your files and settings to removable media or to a network location

The simplest method is to manually back up your files and settings to removable media or a network location. You can specify the files and settings that you want to back up and how often you want to perform a backup.

Note Examples of removable media include external hard disks, DVDs, CDs, and USB memory cards. You can back up files to a different computer or a network device if your computer is connected to a network such as a wireless network.

To manually copy your files to a network location or to removable media on a computer that is running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003, follow these steps:

1. Backup Now EZ 7

   Easily “Backup Everything” with this software. Main features:

   • File Backup
   • PC Backup (i.e. Image Backup)
   • Cloud Backup
   • Scheduled Incremental Backup

   What’s New in Version 7.5?

   • Improved Cloud Backup support
   • RAID support
   • NVMe SSD support
   • Windows 11 support
   • Bug fixes and enhancements
   • Removal of Mobile Backup, Social Media Backup

   Notes:
   (1) The “NTI Backup Now EZ 7 + 90-day free NTI Cloud” offering is exclusive to purchases made on NTI’s website.
   (2) The Backup Now EZ 7 program is a perpetual license, the NTI Cloud subscription is an optional add-on; the program will work with NTI Cloud but is independent of NTI Cloud. The 3-month subscription is not an Auto-Renewal service, your credit card or payment information will not be saved after this transaction. When the initial subscription expires, should you want to continue the service, you will then have the option to add a credit card to your account and become a regular monthly subscriber of NTI Cloud.

   • Protection for all your digital assets from malicious virus attacks, computer hardware failures, or even a simple human error of deleting an important file by mistake. Quickly restore your computer back to when it was last working correctly.NTI Cloud gives you off-site backup of your important data. Also, anytime access to your data from anywhere in the world with Internet access. Includes free apps (Android and iOS) to let you access your data on NTI cloud from your mobile devices.

     *Note: NTI Backup Now EZ 7 + NTI Cloud offering is exclusive to purchases made on NTI’s website.

     What’s New?

     • Improved Cloud Backup: Support backup to your OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox accounts. Compatible with the latest versions of OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox API platforms.
     • RAID Support: In PC Backup mode (i.e. full disk image mode), support backup and restore with RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5).
     • NVMe SSD Support: In PC Backup mode, support backup and restore with NVMe SSD.
     • Enhanced Reliability: Bug fixes and speed enhancements.Backup software helps you to create copies of files, database, and hard drive that prevents your data loss. This software restores original contents when data loss occurs.Following is a list of top backup tools with popular features and latest download links. This list contains open source as well as commercial tools.

   Features:

   • Allows searching for your backup.
   • Save your backup version.
   • Use it anywhere at any time.
   • You can schedule Backups.
   • Offers unlimited
     WD Backup is an easy-to-use backup application. It automatically protects your files, photos and documents with on premise backups to a WD drive as primary storage. Off-premise backups to a cloud as secondary storage for disaster recovery purpose.