Quick Start

This section shows how to back up and restore your files easily and quickly using Automatic Data Protection, One-Button Backup, and One-Button Restore. Before you start, be sure your backup devices have been detected and configured by Windows. See Configuring Your Backup Device.

Automatic Data Protection

Automatic Data Protection ensures your data is backed up on a regular basis. When you first start the application, you are prompted with the option of initiating Automatic Data Protection. Any job created with Automatic Data Protection can later be edited with Backup Exec.

Power Management Properties--If you set your Advanced Power Management settings to turn off the hard disks after a set period of time, Backup Exec will not be able to re-start your computer in order to run a scheduled backup job.

 
  To use Automatic Data Protection:

  1. Select a day of the week for the backup job to run, or select Day or Weekday.

    If you choose a day of the week, the New and changed files option is displayed. If you choose Day or Weekday, the New and changed files option is not displayed and All Selected Files backups are automatically performed.

  2. Click OK.