By performing a bit-by-bit comparison of the backup medium with the original
source data.
Backup Backup on another medium Backup somewhere else
A backup utility allows you to copy selected files or an entire hard disk to another storage medium
A backup utility allows you to copy selected files or an entire hard disk to another storage medium
A backup utility allows you to copy selected files or an entire hard disk to another storage medium
There are many items which can be used to backup data. There are two major types of backup, offsite and local. An offsite or online backup can be made using a web service to backup one's data, or by keeping the a local backup medium in a physically separate location. Some local backup storage devices include an external hard drive, CD's/DVD's/Bluray's, and USB flash drives.
Backup storage refers to a storage device, medium or facility that is used for storing copies and instances of backup data. Backup storage enables the maintenance, management, retrieval and restoration of backup data for any individual, application, computer, server or any computing device.
The file backup and restore features in Windows Vista make it easier for you to keep your data safe from user error, hardware failure, and other problems. The Windows Backup and Restore Center gives you one place to manage all backup and restore features. Depending on the version of Windows Vista you have, there are two approaches you can take to backing up files: Automatic Backup, which backs up just your files and data; or Complete PC Backup, which backs up everything on your PC, including the operating system and applications. ====== Automatic File Backup helps to keep your files safe and is available in almost all editions of Windows Vista (it is not included in Starter and has only basic functionality in Home Basic edition). Windows Complete PC Backup is available in the Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions, and performs a complete, image-based backup of the entire computer. Help protect your files and your work by backing them up. ====== Two particularly useful Automatic Backup features are the ability to do a scheduled backup and the ability to back up your files to a network location. (These features are available in all editions of Windows Vista except for Home Basic.) To help make protecting your files as convenient as possible, with Automatic Backup, you can back up your files to an external hard drive, secondary hard drive, writable CD or DVD, or to a network location. Best of all, Windows Vista will automatically make backups of your data on the schedule that you set, so you never have to worry about forgetting to back up your work. File Backup Scheduling Wizard lets you schedule when backups occur. Previously backed-up versions of files use only a bare minimum of disk space. If only a small part of a file changes (such as one slide in a presentation), only that portion gets tracked and saved. Of course, backup is only as useful as the process you use to recover your work, and Windows Vista makes this a cinch. A recovery wizard helps you select the files or folders you want to restore and prompts you for the backup storage medium you used. Then it restores your files. By the way, if you've accidentally written over a file, say saving an older version of a report you're writing over the top of a newer version, then the Shadow Copy feature can help you recover a prior version of that file. ====== Available in Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions, Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore is a comprehensive, image-based backup tool that will help you out of a tight spot if you need to recover your entire system. While file restore is useful in cases of file loss and data corruption, Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore is most useful for disaster recovery when your PC malfunctions. This feature helps you create complete PC backups, and then in the event of a serious system issue or data loss, Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore can restore your entire PC environment, including the operating system, installed programs, user settings, and data files. You can restore your PC back to its original state or onto another PC. Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore can be initiated from within Windows Vista or from the Windows Vista installation CD, if the PC is not able to start up normally from the hard disk.
It is looking for a storage medium to write the backup information to, so there must be a CD/DVD drive with a writable disc in it before the program is started.
Backup.
Yes there are ROM sites (which is the backup medium for games) which distribute games such as Ocarina of Time.
That's called a back-up.
Just as with other operating systems, there are several methods for "backing up."# You could manually copy whatever files you wanted to backup to another medium (CD, tape drive, hard drive, NFS share, etc...). # You could do a bit-by-bit copy of the entire hard drive using a dedicated ghosting utility or the dd program. # You could set up a cron job to automatically copy the files you want to backup to another medium at a specified time.