Windows Backup (NT Backup)

Backup is a disaster recovery method. A copy of existing data is taken and kept in a separate place. A necessary is raced the backup could be restored.

NTBackup is the built-in backup command of Microsoft Windows, introduced in Windows NT around 1997 and part of all subsequent versions up to and including Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. It uses a proprietary backup format (BKF) (also known as "Microsoft Tape Format" or MTF) to back up files. Files can be backed up to tape, ZIP drives, floppy disks, and hard drives. It also features integration with Task Scheduler and has several command line switches for scheduled automated backups.

In Windows Vista and later operating systems, NTBackup was replaced by Windows Backup and Restore Center, which uses the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) file format, supports backup to modern media such as DVDs and image-based full system backups. For More


** When performing a backup in Microsoft "NT Backup", make sure to close all the files. as any open a file during a backup will not be backup.

Permissions for backup

Administrator / Backup Operator  → Full Control for backup & Restore

System State Data
  • Registry Settings
  • Drivers
  • System Files
  • Active Directory Database (only in a Domain Controller)
** System State Data can only will backup locally (not over the network)

Steps

Go to RUN → Type ntbackup → Enter → Click Next




















Select "backup Files & Settings" → Click Next




















Select "Let me choose what to backup → Click next




















Tick Files, what you want to backup → Click Next




















Select Backup Location & Type Backup Name → Click Next




















Click Finish


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