 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Computer Specials |
 WinBackup Software (cont.)Overview (cont.) Other important features of WinBackup include the ability to determine the size of chunks you want the backup file to be partitioned into. This makes it easy to backup to zip drive or other forms of media. Backup times can be scheduled to perform backups when the computer is experiencing low use. Another important feature is the ability to stop processes before running a backup. This is important if a file that is to be backed up is part of a process that is running in the background. The file you are backing up could constantly change or interfere with the backup's ability to read the file. WinBackup also works with CD and DVD writers.
Operation: Backup: The WinBackup install file is about 1.5 MB. When running WinBackup, it used from 10 to 35 MB of RAM. Using WinBackup allows the user to select files to backup or perform a full backup. The Search Feature enables the user to search for a file or files that are to be backed up. Files need only to be selected once because WinBackup saves the backup job, so that the next time the files will not have to be selected all over again. Notice at the bottom of the below picture, WinBackup reports the estimated file compression size. This is a helpful feature.
I backed up about 800 MB of data to CD when using WinBackup. The data was only a little under 400MB when it was compressed and stored on CD. The status indicator tells the user how fast the backup is compressing and storing files.
Once the backup finished I checked the CD where the backup was stored. Not only did WinBackup store the backup file on the CD, but WinBackup stored a copy of its executable there as well. This can be help if a hard drive is lost. The user can just run the executable program and start the restore.
<continue to pg. 3, "Operation:
Restore and Conclusion"> |
||
|
|
|
|