Re: What to do if windows backup fails

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When you use the Restore function, pick a neutral location for
recovery. Create a new folder called Recovery and direct the
NTBackup utility to recover the data there. Afterwards you
can manually move or re-position the data. Use the Advanced
options button in the Recovery process to alter the destination.


"the motorcycleboy" <the motorcycleboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> Hi Andrew
> thanks for the reply. I wish I had used the FAST rather than Backup, but
> what I want to know is can I get my files back? I have a backup file on my
> D
> drive and it definatley seems to contain all of my files. The problem is
> that
> the backup restore process doesn't work - it seems to, but at the end of
> the
> process when it says restore is complete, it isnt'! Is there any way I can
> get my files from this "Backup" utility file?
>
> Dillon
>
> "Andrew E." wrote:
>
>> Actually the best "Back up" for xp is the file-transfer-wizard,prefered
>> by
>> microsoft techs.In the wizard,set the the computer as old,select the
>> files,
>> folders and settings you want it to save,then have it transfer the data
>> to
>> a new folder that you create,after its thru,transfer to a cd,or to a
>> zipped
>> file,then move to other hd.If xp fails,or hardware fails,you still need
>> to
>> install
>> xp and the updates,but all else is saved,you can/could go anywhere in
>> the
>> world
>> where xp is on a computer,and you can use the cd,it'll all transfer.
>>
>> "the motorcycleboy" wrote:
>>
>> > Hello
>> > I hope somebody can give me some help or advice. I recently had to
>> > reinstall
>> > Windows XP, and beforehand I backed up my importnat files using the
>> > backup
>> > facility in windows XP. I put the file on my D drive, and then
>> > reinstalled
>> > the OS on my C drive. When I went to reinstall my backup folder
>> > everything
>> > seemed to be going fine. The backup process lasted for about 40
>> > minutes, and
>> > I recognised alot of my files that were supposedly being reinstalled to
>> > my
>> > computer, but at the end none of my files had been restored!
>> >
>> > Is the backup in XP just totally useless because it looks like it to
>> > me - I
>> > have lost alot of important stuff. Is there any way I can get the
>> > backup file
>> > to restore, eiher tweaking the XP utility or using some other means?
>> >
>> > Please help
>> >
>> > Dillon


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