backup and disk imaging in windows 8.. and windows 8.1 · 3 summary "windows 8" and...

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BACKUP AND DISK

IMAGING IN

"WINDOWS 8.." AND

"WINDOWS 8.1"

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Web location for this

presentation:

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“Meeting Notes”

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SUMMARY

"Windows 8" and "Windows 8.1"

provides you with some new bundled

applications for backing up data files,

mirroring hard drives, and creating

images of hard drives.

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TOPICS

• "Windows 7 File Recovery"

• "File History"

• "Storage Spaces"

• "Refresh" and "recimg"

• Third party utilities such as "Acronis

True Image" and Macrium Reflect

Free

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"WINDOWS 7 FILE RECOVERY"

• "Windows 7 File Recovery" is

the new name for "Windows

Backup and Restore" in

"Windows 8".

• Not available in "Windows 8.1"

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(continued)• "8.1" does not have "Windows 7 File

Recovery" while "8" has it.

In "8", "Windows 7 File Recovery" is

the deprecated name for "Windows

Backup and Restore" which is

capable of created a bootable

restore DVD and a "restorable

system image" onto an external

hard drive.

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(continued)

• Despite this strange name, it is still

the same as the great "Windows

Backup and Restore" that is

available in "Windows 7".

• Microsoft has decided to "deprecate"

"Windows Backup" which means

that it will probably disappear in

"Windows 8.1" and "Windows 9".

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(continued)

• See

http://allanjsmithie.wordpress.com/2

012/05/11/back-up-restore-

deprecated-in-windows-8/

http://allanjsmithie.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/back-up-restore-deprecated-in-windows-8/

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"Windows 7 File Recovery"

(continued)• "Windows 7 File Recovery" is an icon in

the "Control Panel" of the "Desktop" in

"Windows 8:

o Hover the mouse cursor over the

lower-left corner of the monitor screen.

o When a thumbnail pops up, use the

RIGHT mouse button to click once.

o When a "Power Users Menu" pops up,

click on "Control Panel".

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(continued)o Double-click on the "Windows 7 File

Recovery" icon inside the "All Control

Panel Items" window.

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"STORAGE SPACES"

• "Storage Spaces" feature of

"Windows 8" and "Windows 8.1" lets

you mirror two hard drives for

redundancy

(= "software RAID 1").

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"FILE HISTORY"

• "File History" feature of "Windows 8"

and "Windows 8.1" automatically

stores copies of changed data files at

designated intervals of time.

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"FILE HISTORY" (continued)

• According to many blogs and

magazine articles, "File

History" in "Windows 8" is

(somewhat) analogous to

"Time Machine" in Apple's

"OS X" operating systems.

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• However, in Apple's "Time Machine"

process, the recovery procedure

restores the "OS X" operating

system (from the Apple "installation

media DVD") in addition to all of your

application software programs and

all of your data files and folders.

• In contrast, "File History" in

"Windows 8" only backs up "data

files and folders".

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"FILE HISTORY" AUTOMATED BACKUP

• If you turn on "File History", it

maintains, by default, a "FileHistory"

folder on the first external hard drive

that you attach to a "Windows 8.."

computer; however, you can tell it to

back up to any external hard drive

(USB/Firewire/eSATA), server

location, or Network Attached

Storage (NAS) device.

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"FILE HISTORY".. (continued)

• The "File History" feature is

configured from inside the "Control

Panel":

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• When you double-click on the "File

History" icon, the "File History"

window is displayed:

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• By default, the "File History" backs

up all files and folders in the

following locations:

Libraries,

Desktop,

Contacts,

and

Favorites.

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• By default, the Documents, Music,

Pictures, and Videos folders of all

Windows "user profiles" belong to

the Libraries by the same name.

Therefore, when you turn it on, the

"File History" process automatically

backs up all Documents, Music,

Pictures, and Videos folders for all

Windows "user profiles" at regular

intervals.

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• If you have a folder of data files or a

separate hard drive that contains

data files, you can add them to the

"File History" process by adding the

folder or separate hard drive to any

existing or new "library".

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• To add a folder or a hard drive to a

library:

Start "File Explorer".

Locate the library.

Use the RIGHT mouse button to click on

it.

A pop-up context menu will be displayed.

Click on "Properties".

Click on the "Add" button in the

"..Properties" dialog box.

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• By default, the "File History" feature

is turned off, so click on the "Turn

on" button to start the "File History"

process.

• Once you turn it on, it will stay on

and automatically start up whenever

you power up your "Windows 8"

computer.

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• When "File History" is turned on, you

will see a green rectangle to the left

of the "File History is on" notice:

computer.

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• Click on "Change drive" to select the

drive that is used for your

"FileHistory" folder:

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• Then click on the desired external

USB or eSATA hard drive in order to

highlight it:

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• If you click on the "Add network

location" button, you can store your

computer's "FileHistory" folder on a

"Windows" server or a "Network-

Attached Storage" device:

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• If you do not have an external hard

drive connected to your computer,

you will get a yellow message box

that recommends that you use an

external drive for "File History":

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• To stop the "File History" process

from backing up the data files and

folders in a specific folder or library,

click on "Exclude folder":

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• Next, click on the "Add" button:

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• Then locate the folder or library that

you wish to exclude and click on it to

select it:

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• In this example, we clicked on the

"Pictures" library to exclude the

picture files inside it from the "File

History" process:

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• Then click on the "Select folder"

button:

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• An icon representing the "Pictures"

library will now be displayed inside

the "Exclude from File History" box:

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• Finally, click on the "Save changes"

button:

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• Click on "Advanced Settings" to

configure various settings for the

"File History" process:

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• The "Advanced Settings" dialog box

looks like this:

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• The "File History" process stores

copies of your data files and folders

inside a "FileHistory" folder on an

external hard drive:

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• If you open up the "File History"

folder, you will find that each copy of

a data file that is stored has a unique

name that details the exact date and

time that the file was backed up:

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• Three methods to restore files that

have been backed up by the "File

History" folder:

o Method 1:

Click on "Restore personal files" inside

the "File History" applet

o Method 2:

Click on the "History" button in the

"Home" tab of "File Explorer"

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o Method 3:

Use "File Explorer" and copy from

the "FileHistory" folder

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• Method 1 details:

Click on "Restore personal files"

inside the "File History" applet:

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• Method 1 details (continued):

When you find a specific file or folder

at a specific date and time that you

wish to restore, use the RIGHT

mouse button to click on it.

Then click on "Restore" or "Restore

to" in the pop-up context menu:

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"Home" tab of "File Explorer", after

locating and clicking on the desired

folder or file to highlight it.

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Use "File Explorer" and copy

backed-up files and/or folders from

the "FileHistory" folder.

Then rename the files and/or folders

back to their desired original names.

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• The "File History" process depends on

the "File History" service.

To make sure that the "File History"

service is "Manual" or "Automatic", run

services.msc

from either a "Run" box or a "Search"

box.

Then use the RIGHT mouse button to

click on "File History".

Finally, click on "Properties" in the pop-

up context menu:

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"FILE HISTORY.." (continued)

• "See

http://www.winsupersite.com/article/wind

ows8/windows-8-feature-focus-file-

history-142602

and

http://techblog.ginktage.com/2011/09/ho

w-to-enable-file-history-backup-feature-

on-windows-8/

and

http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-feature-focus-file-history-142602

http://techblog.ginktage.com/2011/09/how-to-enable-file-history-backup-feature-on-windows-8/

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• and

http://www.techfeb.com/2012/03/how-to-

use-file-history-feature-on-windows-8-

complete-guide/

and

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/file-

history-windows-8

and

http://apcmag.com/windows-8-in-depth-

inside-the-new-file-history-features.htm

http://apcmag.com/windows-8-in-depth-inside-the-new-file-history-features.htm

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• and

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/248

4-file-history-how-use-windows-8-a.html

and

http://www.winrumors.com/hands-on-

windows-8-file-history-backup/

and

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-

tips/the-complete-guide-to-windows-8-

file-history-backup/

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2484-file-history-how-use-windows-8-a.html

http://www.winrumors.com/hands-on-windows-8-file-history-backup/

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/the-complete-guide-to-windows-8-file-history-backup/

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• and

http://www.howtogeek.com/74623/how-

to-use-the-new-file-history-feature-in-

windows-8/

and

http://pureinfotech.com/2012/03/28/wind

ows-8-file-history-backup-data/

http://www.howtogeek.com/74623/how-to-use-the-new-file-history-feature-in-windows-8/

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"STORAGE SPACES"

AUTOMATED BACKUP

• "Storage Spaces" is a feature of

"Windows 8" that is used set up a pair of

hard drives that mirror each other in real

time.

• If one of the hard drives in the pair of

mirrored hard drives fails, the remaining

hard drive has a complete copy of your

data files and folders.

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"STORAGE SPACES" AUTOMATED

BACKUP (continued)

• Using "Storage Spaces For Real-Time

Mirroring of Two Hard Drives in

"Windows 8.."

• Storage Spaces" Successes and

Failures

• Replacing A Hard Drive In A Two-

Way-Mirrored "Storage Space"

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BACKUP (continued)

• Using "Storage Spaces" For Backing

Up and Moving Your Data Files

• Using "Storage Spaces" With External

Hard Drive Enclosures

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"REFRESH" AND "recimg"

• The "Refresh" and "recimg"

features of "Windows 8" and

"Windows 8.1" work together to

let you back up and restore your

"Windows" operating system files

and your Desktop applications.

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"REFRESH" AND "recimg"

• When your "Windows 8" or

"Windows 8.1" computer acts

funny, you can always start the

"Refresh" and "Reset" features

by booting up with an "installation

media DVD":

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"REFRESH" AND "recimg" (continued)

• Both 8.1 and 8 have the command

line utility called "recimg.exe" which

can be used to make a "custom

recovery image" of your C: drive

onto an external hard drive. This

"custom recovery image" has a

backup of your Desktop programs

and your Windows system files.

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• This "custom recovery image" does

NOT have a backup of your

documents, personal settings, user

profiles, or your "Windows

Store"/"Metro Style" apps.

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"REFRESH" AND "recimg"(continued)

o If your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1

computer is not acting overly

crazy, you can reach the "Refresh"

or "Reset" features from inside "PC

Settings":

Charms bar > Settings > More PC

settings > General, and scroll

down to the "Refresh" or "Reset"

sections.

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o For both "Windows 8" and

"Windows 8.1", you can use a

command prompt command called

"recimg" to create a "Refresh

Point". See


tips/create-custom-refresh-point-in-

windows-8-with-recimg-tool/

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/create-custom-refresh-point-in-windows-8-with-recimg-tool/

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• When you run the "Refresh"

applet of "Windows 8", you go

back to the selected "Refresh

Point" without losing any data

files.

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• See

http://www.addictivetips.com/window

s-tips/how-to-refresh-or-reset-your-

windows-8-pc-complete-guide/

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-refresh-or-reset-your-windows-8-pc-complete-guide/

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• See

http://www.pcworld.com/businessce

nter/article/251527/windows_8_refre

sh_feature_makes_it_easy_to_start

_with_a_clean_slate.html

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/251527/windows_8_refresh_feature_makes_it_easy_to_start_with_a_clean_slate.html

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• See

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-

11310_39-57391104-285/how-to-

use-the-new-refresh-and-reset-

features-in-windows-8/

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57391104-285/how-to-use-the-new-refresh-and-reset-features-in-windows-8/

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AUTOMATED FILE BACKUP

ENHANCEMENTS IN "WINDOWS 8.."

• In "Windows 8", we have a

new pair of data file backup

capabilities as follows:

o "File History"

o Hard drive synchronization in

"Storage Spaces"

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o "File History" to back up and restore

multiple "snapshots" of data files

and folders.

o Synchronization in "Storage

Spaces" to automatically

synchronize entire drives and

partitions that contain data files and

folders. (Not for the C: drive.)

AUTOMATED FILE BACKUP

ENHANCEMENTS..(continued)

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• The "File History" feature of

"Windows 8" automatically backs

up changed data files and folders

at regular time intervals.

106


• According to many blogs and

magazine articles, "File

History" in "Windows 8" is

(somewhat) analogous to

"Time Machine" in Apple's

"OS X" operating systems.

107


• However, in Apple's "Time Machine"

process, the recovery procedure

restores the "OS X" operating

system (from the Apple "installation

media DVD") in addition to all of your

application software programs and

all of your data files and folders.

• In contrast, "File History" in

"Windows 8" only backs up "data

files and folders".

108


• If you turn on "File History", it

maintains, by default, a "FileHistory"

folder on the first external hard drive

that you attach to a "Windows 8.."

computer; however, you can tell it to

back up to any external hard drive

(USB/Firewire/eSATA), server

location, or Network Attached

Storage (NAS) device.

109


• The "File History" feature is

configured from inside the "Control

Panel":

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• When you double-click on the "File

History" icon, the "File History"

window is displayed:

112


113


• By default, the "File History" backs

up all files and folders in the

following locations:

Libraries,

Desktop,

Contacts,

and

Favorites.

114


• By default, the Documents, Music,

Pictures, and Videos folders of all

Windows "user profiles" belong to

the Libraries by the same name.

Therefore, when you turn it on, the

"File History" process automatically

backs up all Documents, Music,

Pictures, and Videos folders for all

Windows "user profiles" at regular

intervals.

115


• If you have a folder of data files or a

separate hard drive that contains

data files, you can add them to the

"File History" process by adding the

folder or separate hard drive to any

existing or new "library".

116


• To add a folder or a hard drive to a

library:

Start "File Explorer".

Locate the library.

Use the RIGHT mouse button to click on

it.

A pop-up context menu will be displayed.

Click on "Properties".

Click on the "Add" button in the

"..Properties" dialog box.

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• By default, the "File History" feature

is turned off, so click on the "Turn

on" button to start the "File History"

process.

• Once you turn it on, it will stay on

and automatically start up whenever

you power up your "Windows 8"

computer.

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• When "File History" is turned on, you

will see a green rectangle to the left

of the "File History is on" notice:

computer.

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• Click on "Change drive" to select the

drive that is used for your

"FileHistory" folder:

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• Then click on the desired external

USB or eSATA hard drive in order to

highlight it:

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• If you click on the "Add network

location" button, you can store your

computer's "FileHistory" folder on a

"Windows" server or a "Network-

Attached Storage" device:

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• If you do not have an external hard

drive connected to your computer,

you will get a yellow message box

that recommends that you use an

external drive for "File History":

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• To stop the "File History" process

from backing up the data files and

folders in a specific folder or library,

click on "Exclude folder":

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• Next, click on the "Add" button:

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• Then locate the folder or library that

you wish to exclude and click on it to

select it:

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• In this example, we clicked on the

"Pictures" library to exclude the

picture files inside it from the "File

History" process:

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• Then click on the "Select folder"

button:

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• An icon representing the "Pictures"

library will now be displayed inside

the "Exclude from File History" box:

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• Finally, click on the "Save changes"

button:

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• Click on "Advanced Settings" to

configure various settings for the

"File History" process:

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• The "Advanced Settings" dialog box

looks like this:

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• The "File History" process stores

copies of your data files and folders

inside a "FileHistory" folder on an

external hard drive:

153


154


• If you open up the "File History"

folder, you will find that each copy of

a data file that is stored has a unique

name that details the exact date and

time that the file was backed up:

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• Three methods to restore files that

have been backed up by the "File

History" folder:

o Method 1:

Click on "Restore personal files" inside

the "File History" applet

o Method 2:


"Home" tab of "File Explorer"

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o Method 3:

Use "File Explorer" and copy from

the "FileHistory" folder

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Click on "Restore personal files"

inside the "File History" applet:

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• Method 1 details (continued):

When you find a specific file or folder

at a specific date and time that you

wish to restore, use the RIGHT

mouse button to click on it.

Then click on "Restore" or "Restore

to" in the pop-up context menu:

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"Home" tab of "File Explorer", after

locating and clicking on the desired

folder or file to highlight it.

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Use "File Explorer" and copy

backed-up files and/or folders from

the "FileHistory" folder.

Then rename the files and/or folders

back to their desired original names.

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• The "File History" process depends on

the "File History" service.

To make sure that the "File History"

service is "Manual" or "Automatic", run

services.msc

from either a "Run" box or a "Search"

box.

Then use the RIGHT mouse button to

click on "File History".

Finally, click on "Properties" in the pop-

up context menu:

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• "See

http://www.winsupersite.com/article/wind

ows8/windows-8-feature-focus-file-

history-142602

and

http://techblog.ginktage.com/2011/09/ho

w-to-enable-file-history-backup-feature-

on-windows-8/

and

http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-feature-focus-file-history-142602

http://techblog.ginktage.com/2011/09/how-to-enable-file-history-backup-feature-on-windows-8/

170


• and

http://www.techfeb.com/2012/03/how-to-

use-file-history-feature-on-windows-8-

complete-guide/

and

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/file-

history-windows-8

and

http://apcmag.com/windows-8-in-depth-

inside-the-new-file-history-features.htm

http://apcmag.com/windows-8-in-depth-inside-the-new-file-history-features.htm

171


• and

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/248

4-file-history-how-use-windows-8-a.html

and

http://www.winrumors.com/hands-on-

windows-8-file-history-backup/

and


tips/the-complete-guide-to-windows-8-

file-history-backup/

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2484-file-history-how-use-windows-8-a.html

http://www.winrumors.com/hands-on-windows-8-file-history-backup/

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/the-complete-guide-to-windows-8-file-history-backup/

172


• and

http://www.howtogeek.com/74623/how-

to-use-the-new-file-history-feature-in-

windows-8/

and

http://pureinfotech.com/2012/03/28/wind

ows-8-file-history-backup-data/

http://www.howtogeek.com/74623/how-to-use-the-new-file-history-feature-in-windows-8/

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"STORAGE SPACES"

AUTOMATED BACKUP

• "Storage Spaces" is a feature of

"Windows 8" that is used to group

physical hard drives into single logical

"Storage Pool".

• A "Windows 8" computer can have more

than one "Storage Pool".

• "Storage Spaces" can be used to

synchronize hard drives.

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BACKUP (continued)

• Using the "Storage Spaces"

applet in the Windows

"Control Panel", you can

create logical "Storage

Spaces" from real NTFS-

formatted hard drives.

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BACKUP (continued)

• A "Storage Space" is a

logical NTFS hard drive or

a logical NTFS hard drive

partition that is under the

control of the "Storage

Spaces" process.

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BACKUP (continued)

• When you create a logical "Storage

Space", it gets a drive letter and it shows

up in "Disk Management" in the "Control

Panel" as a hard drive with a "GUID

Partition Table" ("GPT").

It also shows up in "File Explorer". It

does not show up in "Device Manager"

nor does it show up in "Devices and

Printers".

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BACKUP (continued)

• The physical hard drives that are

added to a "Storage Pool"

disappear from "Disk

Management" in the "Control

Panel".

• Instead, you see a new local

"Storage Pool" drive in "Disk

Management":

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BACKUP (continued)

• You can create a logical

"Storage Space" for any

letter of the alphabet

that is not already

assigned.

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BACKUP (continued)

• When a physical hard drive is added to a

"Storage Pool":

o The physical hard drive no longer has

a drive letter

o The physical hard drive no longer

shows up in "File Explorer

o The physical hard drive no longer

shows up in "Disk Management" in the

"Control Panel".

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BACKUP (continued)

o The main place where the physical

hard drive shows up will be the

"Storage Spaces" list of "Physical

Drives".

o The physical hard drive still shows

up in the "Device Manager".

o The physical hard drive still shows

up in "Devices and Printers".

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BACKUP (continued)

• The C: hard drive or hard

drive partition where

"Windows 8.." resides

cannot be used for one of

the physical hard drives in

a "Storage Pool".

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BACKUP (continued)

• At some point in the future,

"Storage Spaces" will be able to

utilize both NTFS and ReFS

(Resilient File System) hard

drives: At the present time, the

new ReFS file system is only

available on Windows servers.

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BACKUP (continued)

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BACKUP (continued)

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BACKUP (continued)

• If you select "Two-way mirror", the

"Storage Pool" has to have at least two

physical drives. (Otherwise, the "Create

storage space" button will be grayed

out.)

• If you select "Three-way mirror", the

"Storage Pool" has to have at least five

physical drives. (Otherwise, the "Create

storage space" button will be grayed

out.)

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BACKUP (continued)

• After a hard drive is placed

into "Storage Pool", you

cannot use the "Safely

Remove Hardware and

Eject Media" icon in the

"Notification Area" to eject

the hard drive.

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BACKUP (continued)

• A healthy "Storage

Pool" looks like this:

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BACKUP (continued)

• To make a change to a

"Storage Pool", you first

have to click on the

"Change Settings"

button:

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BACKUP (continued)

• When a physical hard

drive in a "Storage Pool"

fails:

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BACKUP (continued)

• You cannot remove a

physical hard drive from

the "Storage Pool" unless

you first add in another

hard drive to the "Storage

Pool".

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BACKUP (continued)

• Once a "Storage Space" is

created, you cannot change

its "synchronization" option.

Instead, you have to delete

the "Storage Space" and use

the freed up hard drives to

make a new "Storage Space".

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BACKUP (continued)

• The physical hard drives that

are part of a "Storage Pool"

are formatted in a "Space

Protective Partition" format

that only "Windows 8.."

computers can access:

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BACKUP (continued)

• If any single drive fails in a "Storage

Pool" that has "redundancy", the

"Storage Pool" logical drive will not

disappear from "File Explorer".

• If all drives fail, the "Storage Pool"

logical drive will disappear from "File

Explorer".

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BACKUP (continued)

• If all drives fail, the "Storage

Pool" logical drive will

disappear from "File Explorer".

If any single drive is restored,

then the "Storage Pool" drive

will be restored to "File

Explorer".

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BACKUP (continued)

• You can move one or more of the

real hard drives in a two-way

mirrored "Storage Pool" to another

"Windows 8" computer. The second

"Windows 8" computer will show the

Storage Pool's logical drive(s) in its

"File Explorer".

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BACKUP (continued)


part of a "Storage Pool" are

formatted in a format that only

"Windows 8.." computers can

access:

Do not use third-party (non-

Microsoft) hard drive software

utilities on hard drives that belong to

a "Storage Pool":

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BACKUP (continued)

• The second "Windows 8"

computer will expect you to

eventually move the other

hard drive(s) in the "Storage

Pool" to it or add a new hard

drive to the "Storage Pool".

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BACKUP (continued)

• Until you remove it from

participation in a "Storage Pool",

you cannot use "Disk

Management" or "Properties" in

"File Explorer" to modify any hard

drive that is part of a "Storage

Pool".

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BACKUP (continued)


part of a "Storage Pool" are

formatted in a format that only

"Windows 8.." computers can

access:

Do not attempt to use computers

running earlier versions of

"Windows.." to access a "Storage

Space" drive:

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BACKUP (continued)

• For example, if you

attempt to access a

"Storage Spaces" hard

drive with "Windows

7..":

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BACKUP (continued)

• "Storage Spaces" virtual hard

drive(s) shows up in "Disk

Management" of a "Windows

7" computer as a partition of

unknown format that you

cannot assign a drive letter to:

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BACKUP (continued)

• "Storage Spaces" virtual

hard drive(s) do not

show up in "Windows

Explorer" of a "Windows

7" computer:

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BACKUP (continued)

• "Storage Spaces" physical

hard drive(s) shows up in

"Device Manager" of a

"Windows 7" computer as

broken USB controller(s):

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BACKUP (continued)

• See

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012

/01/05/virtualizing-storage-for-scale-

resiliency-and-efficiency.aspx

and

http://helgeklein.com/blog/2012/03/windo

ws-8-storage-spaces-bugs-and-design-

flaws/

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/05/virtualizing-storage-for-scale-resiliency-and-efficiency.aspx

http://helgeklein.com/blog/2012/03/windows-8-storage-spaces-bugs-and-design-flaws/

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• "Windows 7 File Recovery" is the

same as "Backup and Restore"

in "Windows 7".

• "Windows 7 File Recovery" can

backup and restore your entire C:

drive, including the "Windows 8.."

operating system.

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(continued)

• "Windows 7 File Recovery" is the

same as "Backup and Restore"

in "Windows 7".

• "Windows 7 File Recovery" can

backup and restore your entire C:

drive, including the "Windows 8.."

operating system.

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(continued)

• Despite this strange name, it is still

the same as the great "Windows

Backup and Restore" that is

available in "Windows 7".

• Microsoft has decided to "deprecate"

"Windows Backup" which means

that it will probably disappear in

"Windows 9".

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(continued)

• See

http://allanjsmithie.wordpress.com/2

012/05/11/back-up-restore-

deprecated-in-windows-8/

http://allanjsmithie.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/back-up-restore-deprecated-in-windows-8/

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(continued)• "Windows 7 File Recovery" is an icon in

the "Control Panel" of the "Desktop" in

"Windows 8:

o Hover the mouse cursor over the

lower-left corner of the monitor screen.

o When a thumbnail pops up, use the

RIGHT mouse button to click once.

o When a "Power Users Menu" pops up,

click on "Control Panel".

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(continued)o Double-click on the "Windows 7 File

Recovery" icon inside the "All Control

Panel Items" window.

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THIRD-PARTY UTILITIES FOR BACKING

UP AN ENTIRE C: HARD DRIVE

• If you wish to back up and restore

an entire C: hard drive, you can still

use "Windows 7 File Recovery" in

"Windows 8".

• Since "Windows 7 File Recovery" is

missing from "Windows 8.1", you

have to use a third party utility such

as Acronis or Macrium Reflect to

back up an entire hard drive in

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THIRD-PARTY UTILITIES.. (continued)

• Since "Windows 7 File Recovery" is

missing from "Windows 8.1", you

have to use a third party utility such

as Acronis or Macrium Reflect Free

to back up an entire hard drive in

"Windows 8.1".