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Windows 7 Backup Agent (Free 1GB Storage)

Posted by Mike on March 11th, 2010

Microsoft Windows 7.0 comes with a robust built in backup agent. The backup agent allows you to backup to multiple locations, and customize the files that you backup. It even adds a built in Windows 7.0 Backup Scheduler utility. It is a powerful backup tool that is well integrated into the Windows 7.0 Operating System.

Here is a How To Guide on using Windows 7.0 Backup Agent, with Screenshots. You can even sign up for a FREE 1GB Windows 7.0 BackupSpace Account today!

Step 1. Go to Start -> Programs -> Maintenance -> Run “Backup & Restore”

Step 2. Once you Launch the Windows 7 Backup Agent, Click on the “Setup Backup”.

Step 3. Enter the Remote Storage Location, Username and Password. This information can be found in your welcome e-mail or in the Service Details area of RackWire.com.

Step 4. Next Step Choose your Backup Plan if you want to do a Custom Backup.

Step 5. Choose any Custom File Location that you might have setup on your PC, for Example C:/TurboTaxReturns, etc.

Step 6. Choose your Backup Schedule, I personally run my Backups every Sunday night or once a week.

Step 7. I would manually run the backup process the first time and let it do a full backup of your PC, and confirm a sucessfull backup.

And that is it! Because Backing up your important files is so important, RackWire.com is offering 1GB of Free Windows 7.0 Backup Services for life with a $1.00 Setup Fee. To get the Free Windows 7.0 BackupSpace, click here.

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How To Backup Photos Online with BackupSpace

Posted by Emily on November 3rd, 2009

I am an amateur Photographer by day. I use my Nikon D40 Digital SLR to take pictures everywhere I go. My favorites as of lately are all the wide angle landscape shots with my new Fisheye Lens. I back my photos up to a Personal Hard drive. My Personal Hard drive was one a victim to theft recently, so now I am using BackupSpace.com Online Backup for my Photos. Here is my Review of BackupSpace.com Backup Agent:

Step 1: I have decided to backup all my Photos, from the looks of it I have around 16 GB of total Photos. So I select my entire Photos Directory to Backup Online, and set a schedule up to perform the task nightly.

Step 2: I start the backup Process at night before bed, it takes almost an entire night/day to upload all my photos to the Offsite Storage.

Step 3: One feature I like over Mozy and Carbonite are the fact I get detailed e-mail updates when my backups run, and how many new pictures were created/changed/backed up. There is also version control in the advanced settings that keeps separate versions of the files after I modify the photos in Photoshop.

I am happy with the product overall, and after the first initial upload, the backups are fast and automated. I get the e-mail daily reminding me I need to take more photos to backup! The e-mail settings took me a couple tries to get working right. Here is a Backup Screenshot I took….not using my SLR!

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