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Good day!

Unfortunately, many users do not think at all about the safety of their data, even sometimes when they work on a document for days and weeks! But even a simple virus infection (or a failure in the disk file system) can cause files to disappear...

I hope that you came to this article not when everything was already lost, but prematurely, in order to do it in time backup copy (in English - backup (backup)) your important data.

In this article, I will show, using the example of one fairly convenient and functional program, how you can easily and quickly make a backup of your folders, files, and even an entire disk. Moreover, you can configure it so that it is created automatically, without your participation!

In general, a backup made on time keeps a bunch of nerve cells in place, saves time, and makes you calmer ☺.

So, let's begin...

Advice: by the way, if we are talking about ordinary files, then it is enough to simply copy them to a third-party storage device as a backup copy. This, of course, has its inconveniences - but that’s something!

What you need for work

1) Special program(s)

EaseUS Todo Backup Free

Official site:

A free and very convenient program that allows you to easily create backups of anything and everything (documents, folders, disks, etc.). The program captivates with its simplicity and reliability: in just a few mouse clicks, you can arrange everything (below, in the article I will show examples of how all this is done).

Additional features: cloning disks (including system disks), the ability to configure schedules, creating an emergency flash drive (if Windows OS suddenly fails to boot), viewing and selecting files that you will restore from a backup.

Among the shortcomings: there is no support for the Russian language yet (although the developers are expanding the language environment, soon it will be our turn ☺).

2) Flash drive or external hard drive

It’s best to make a backup on some external storage device (which will sit quietly away from the computer/laptop and will help out if something happens). Just imagine - if you make a backup copy on the same disk that you use - then if it breaks (for example) - this backup will not help you in any way.

A flash drive or external drive (even better) should be of such a size that it can accommodate all your documents and files that you want to save. Let's say, if you have a 60 GB system disk and you want to make a backup copy of it, then you need a flash drive (disk) of at least 80-90 GB!

Making a disk backup

The first thing you need to do is click the “System Backup” button, located in the top menu of the program (see screenshot below).

EaseUS Todo Backup: making a backup of the system disk

select your system drive (number 1 in the screenshot below);
indicate the location where you will save (number 2 on the screen below. Personally, I recommended and recommend that you always save to a third-party storage device, for me it is an external hard drive);
Plan name: here you can set the name of your backup: it can be anything, as long as you remember what you have saved there, for example, in a month or two;
Description: description of your backup (same as the previous one, can be anything);
Schedule: if you need to make backups regularly, you can configure it once, and then the program will do it automatically. By the way, a screenshot of the schedule settings is given below;
Proceed - button to start the operation.

System Backup - settings (description, see screenshot)

As for the schedule, the program implements it quite well. You can set everything in 2-3 mouse clicks: specify how many hours you want to do it (daily, weekly, monthly), then select the days and select the time. In general, everything seems to be simple...

Schedule (for those who want to back up regularly)

After setting the basic parameters, in the next step, the program will ask you to specify the drive (and folder) where the backup will be saved (by the way, it will be a regular file).

Afterwards, the program will begin creating a backup copy. Pay attention to "Estimated time remaining" - this is the remaining operating time. In my case, for a ~60 GB disk the program took about 16-17 minutes of time. Pretty fast.

Note: The external drive was connected to a USB 3.0 port.

The disk backup is ready: the name of your backup copy will now be displayed in the main program window, opposite it there will be a button for recovery (Recover, see screenshot below).

EaseUS Todo Backup - system disk backup is ready!

Backup folders and files

This is done, in principle, in the same way as creating a copy of the disk (which was made in the previous step). To get started, launch the utility and click the button "File Backup" .

Select the file or folder: Folders (or even entire drives) you want to add to the backup. For example, I selected the "My Documents" folder;
Destination: where to save the backup (preferably on a third-party storage device);
You can set any name and description ( Plan name, Description);
Schedule: if necessary, ask (I usually never specify - when I decide to make a backup, I do everything manually ☺);
Proceed- start of the operation.

In general, the program quickly created a backup of my documents. By the way, the backup file itself can be recorded later on another medium (or even uploaded, for example, to a Yandex disk, somewhere in the cloud).

Reference!

Cloud storage: what, how, why? How to connect a cloud drive to Windows, Android - secure file storage in the cloud, available anytime, anywhere -

Recovery example (and overview of files in backup)

And so, you lost some file (or even a folder), and you decided to restore this data from backup.

Launch the EaseUS Todo Backup program and click on the button "Browse to Recover"(view backup).

EaseUS Todo Backup - see what is in the backup

Browse to Recover - select the backup you want to open

Next, you can view your backup: folders, files, everything is shown in a tree view (clear and simple). All you have to do is check the boxes which folders you want to restore (number 1 on the screen below), select the folder where you will restore the selected data from the copy (numbers 2, 3 on the screen below), and, in fact, start the process - by clicking on the button "Proceed" .

After some time, the folders and files will be restored. Convenient and fast...

Well, the last thing I wanted to dwell on in this article. I recommend that you create one more thing: an emergency flash drive, in case your Windows suddenly does not boot. After all, something needs to be loaded, where you press a button and the system disk will be restored ☺!

In this case, EaseUS Todo Backup provides for the creation of an emergency disk/flash drive. The whole process is very simple and does not take much time (in my case it took about 10 minutes).

Click tool "Tools", and select "Create Emergency Disk"(creating a rescue disk).

choose to create a WinPE disk (compatibility of the Linux version of the bootloader is much worse: your mouse may not work, USB ports will not be visible when you boot from this emergency flash drive);
indicate the correct letter of the flash drive (see screenshot below);
press the "Proceed" button (start recording).

By the way, the program will automatically download the required disk image from the official Microsoft website and write it to your flash drive. Convenient enough.

The flash drive was successfully written!

How to boot from this flash drive and work with the EaseUS Todo Backup program

Well, in general, in most cases it is enough to call the so-called Boot Menu, in which you can select the device from which to boot. As another option: you can configure the BIOS accordingly (which takes longer and creates some difficulties for beginners).

Information!

The topic of setting up the BIOS and calling the Boot Menu is quite extensive. Most often, it is enough to press the F2, or Esc, or F10 button (these are the most popular) immediately after turning on the laptop/computer. But the treasured menu does not always appear...

Therefore, in order not to repeat myself here, below are several articles that will help you!

How to configure the BIOS to boot from a flash drive or disk (CD/DVD/USB) -

How to enter BIOS on a computer / laptop e -

Hotkeys to enter the BIOS menu, Boot Menu, restore from a hidden partition -

Depending on the device: the call can occur in different ways: on my laptop there is a special button for this - you turn on the laptop by clicking on it, and the desired menu appears. Comfortable!

An emergency flash drive should appear in the boot menu (which we created a little earlier in the article). Select it and continue downloading.

If the flash drive was written correctly and there were no problems with the BIOS settings, then you should see approximately the same EaseUS Todo Backup program window as if you had launched it from Windows. To get started, click the button "Browse to Recover" .

Browse to Recover - browse connected drives and view available backups

Actually, all that remains is to start the recovery (example below in the screenshot).

To start recovery, click the "Next" button.

It is worth noting that if we are talking about a backup copy of a folder (files), then you can also view the contents of the backup and restore not the whole thing, but only certain data (example below).

View files in backup - can only be restored selectively!

Actually, that’s all I wanted to tell you today ☺.

PS: all users are divided into two types: those who have not yet made backups, and those who have already started making them...

Recently, my friend asked me to explain to her how to backup data. She's a humanitarian, so she wanted options that didn't require any customization. Since she is not a stupid person who likes to understand the problem herself and make decisions, I decided to collect the basic principles for her and describe the pros and cons of certain options (as I see them). I decided to publish it here in case some of you find it useful - to help a friend or relative. I would be very glad to receive comments on how the text could be made simpler and clearer.

Basic principles

1. Regularity and frequency

Data backup should be as regular as taking pills. It is for this discipline that you can thank yourself if some kind of collapse suddenly occurs. Sometimes losing even just a few working days due to a failure to backup can be very painful. It’s possible to answer the question of how often you can make backups by understanding the data for what period of time would be least painful for you to lose. One of the best options is to backup data once a week on weekends.

Separateness

It is advisable that the data be saved to a separate external hard drive (or other storage medium) and stored in a separate place from the main data. The principle is quite obvious - if a problem occurs, it will be localized in one place. For example, if the hard drive on your computer fails, the backup disk will function perfectly. However, there is a balance to be struck between ease of access and security. Having a hard drive next to your computer significantly increases your motivation to use it for its intended purpose. And at the same time, this is not the safest option for very important data that should not be lost under any circumstances. This is why there is a distinction between data backup and data archiving.

Recheck

As soon as the first backup copy of your data is made, you must immediately check that this data can be restored from it! This means not only that the files become visible. You need to open several files to choose from and check that they are not corrupted. It is advisable to repeat such a check once every certain period (say, once a year).

Discrimination

The best practice is to differentiate data into categories. The category could be their importance to you, the frequency of updates, or simply the topic.

Often backup programs create so-called “images”. They look like one single file. So, it is better to save various data in each such image.

What is it for. Data of different importance requires different handling, this is obvious. You will probably want to store your important documents more carefully than, say, a collection of films. By dividing the data by update frequency, you can, for example, save time spent on backups. Topic - what data is desirable to recover together in one step? A striking example of two types of backups that should be done separately:

Data backup

These are Word documents, photographs, films, etc. The same applies but is often forgotten - bookmarks in the browser, letters in the mailbox, address book, calendar with meetings, configuration file of the banking application, etc.

System Backup

We are talking about the operating system with all its settings. Such a backup eliminates the need to reinstall the operating system, make all the settings, and install programs. However, this is not the most necessary type of backup.

Where to make a backup

1. External hard drive. You can often buy it straight out of the box. There are laptop ones - such disks are small in size, but more expensive. Regular hard drives can be purchased relatively cheaply with a capacity of 2 TB - then you won’t have to worry about disk space for a long time.

Fairly reliable (as long as you don't drop or shake excessively)
+ Relatively inexpensive

You must remember to connect the backup disk yourself.
-Not very convenient to carry (does not apply to laptop drives)

2. USB stick - suitable as an additional tool when you would like to transfer data from one computer to another and/or have it at hand. Also, if you don’t want to store the data itself on your computer.
There is one big but - a flash drive has a limited number of records, so if you store data from an application on it that will write intensively, then the flash drive (usb stick) will quickly die out. In addition, in my personal impression, they break quite often. A friend of mine, buying the most expensive flash drives, which were positioned as “unbreakable”, received a broken flash drive within a month or two. To be fair, I must say that I still haven’t had a single flash drive break; some have been working for 5 years already. However, I wouldn’t store data on a USB stick alone.

Mobile storage
+Takes up little space
+Very cheap

Unpredictable reliability

3. Data storage on a remote server (or in the cloud).

There are pros and cons:

The data will be available not only at home, but also at work and while traveling.
+Local separation of main data and backup copies (for example, if, God forbid, a fire happens, the data survives)
+There is no need to connect a hard drive for backup; as a rule, everything is done completely automatically.

It is advisable to encrypt the data, since it is unknown who can access it
-A large amount of traffic is wasted (if it is limited, then problems arise)
-Often you can only store data up to 2 GB for free. So, such a backup is an additional expense item

A list with a good description of services can be found

How to backup

Here is a list of applications that are worth paying attention to (in my opinion) when backing up to your hard drive.

Popular among the free ones

1. Genie Backup Manager is a very convenient program, but it is a little slow when working
2. Handy Backup - simple interface, works quickly.

Additionally

Often in the settings of backup programs there is an option to make an incremental or differential backup. The practical difference is quite simple. With differential backup, you can save on the space it takes up. But there are only two recovery options: data in the state when a full backup was made + data at the time when a differential backup was made.

Incremental backup allows you to roll back to any point in the past when the backup was made. However, especially if changes in data occur frequently, the space will be consumed quickly.

Hi all!

The need for archiving data is determined by the fact that in situations where the hard drive (HDD) fails or your PC becomes infected, you risk losing all your photographs, important documentation and work projects.

And if you can deal with viruses with the help of antiviruses, then failure of the hard drive is only a matter of time, since as practice shows, most hard drives do not live up to their sixth anniversary.

In this article, I will tell you how to backup the data contained on your PC so that you can easily restore lost information.

You can archive the data contained on your computer either using the archiving tool built into Windows OS or using special programs, which I already wrote about in the article “”.

Today we’ll talk about standard backup tools provided by the Windows OS.

They are extremely easy to use. Go to Start, select Control Panel, System and Security, Data Archiving, section “Recovery or Backup”. The menu is in the left column - “Create an image” and “Create a disk”.

Creating a system image

Determine the location where the future archive will be located: select a disk partition, optical disk or external HDD. In addition, you can save backup copies on the server. It is not wise to store copies on optical media, since the backup will require a lot of space, so it is better to use an external HDD to store them.

Once the storage location for the copy has been determined, click on “Archive”. The entire system partition will be backed up. This procedure can be carried out according to a schedule (the Windows system will independently update the created system image without creating a new one, this significantly saves time).

Create a system repair disk

If the operating system stops loading or displays an error message that you cannot fix, then you need to restore the OS. To do this, you will need a rescue disk. To create one, select the option called “Create a recovery disk” from the menu on the left and select the storage media.

It should be noted that only laser media are suitable, so owners of laptops that are not equipped with an optical drive are left in the dust. This is only suitable for those who have a personal computer.

The standard Windows OS tool has certain disadvantages. In particular, it does not have such a function as compression, and creating an archive requires a lot of time. Therefore, most users prefer to use special programs for backing up files (read about them in the article “”).

Reservation is not a simple matter, but it is extremely necessary. After all, it is better to save all important files in advance than to regret losing them later.

Tell your friends on social networks about this unique reservation opportunity. Be vigilant and treat your data responsibly, and then you will not be afraid of any failures in the operation of the operating system or even a breakdown of the hard drive!

Sincerely! Abdullin Ruslan

Data backup is the most important procedure to ensure the safety of files located on your PC. Any organization, be it a huge enterprise or a small company, periodically makes backups of information stored on their computers. Unfortunately, ordinary home PC users often neglect to back up their files, which sometimes leads to very unpleasant consequences in the form of losing important documents, photos or videos taken with their camera. Meanwhile, setting up the process of creating backup copies is not at all difficult and can be done by any PC user.

What files should I copy?

Before starting the process of backing up files, you should decide which files will be copied. There is no point in creating duplicates of folders such as Windows or Program Files. If the hard drive fails, the operating system and programs will still have to be reinstalled. In order to save space on the media that will be used for backup, you should not create backup copies of movies or music, with the exception of rare ones. All this can be downloaded from the Internet if necessary. There is no point in making a copy of the games either, since they can be reinstalled.

So what files need to be copied?

Important documents. There may be hundreds of similar files on your computer. You should back up these documents periodically to ensure you have the latest version.
Photos. People often store photos of loved ones or important events on their computers, without thinking at all that they may be irretrievably lost if the hard drive fails.
Music. In some cases, storing copies of audio files does not make sense. For example, if you have very little music on your computer, and these songs can be easily restored by downloading from the Internet. The decision to copy or not copy such files is determined by the availability of free space on the media where the backup copy will be stored. But, if you are a music lover and have been collecting a music collection for several years, it is definitely worth making a backup copy of it.
Letters. If your email client only stores emails on your computer's hard drive, and some of them are important, it makes sense to back up your email periodically. To do this, just copy one of the files in which all your mail data is stored. For Microsoft Outlook, for example, this will be a file with the extension .pst.
Important program settings. In some cases this can be very useful. And, if you know where these settings are stored and can, if necessary, restore them from a backup copy, it is better to duplicate them.
Browser bookmarks. In this situation, you need to proceed from how important this information is to you. If you know how to do this, it is better to copy your browser bookmarks. These files take up very little space.

Where to store backups?

Experts recommend storing the backup copy separately from the main data. This is understandable - if the computer fails, it will be easier and faster to restore information from a backup that was stored on an external drive. There are several options for storing copied data.

USB storage. This is the simplest solution that does not require significant costs. Currently, you can find high-capacity flash drives on sale at a relatively low price. This carrier is simple and compact. But, unfortunately, it has low reliability. Flash drives often break down and, in addition, they have a limited number of data overwrites. If you make frequent backups, the media will quickly fail. It is better to use a USB drive only as an additional option for storing backup copies.
. The industry produces a large number of external drives of varying capacities and prices. You can buy a relatively inexpensive disk with a capacity of several terabytes, which is quite suitable for regularly backing up your computer data. External drives are reliable and quite compact. Among the shortcomings, they can only be called the need to connect an external drive every time to perform the next backup.
Cloud storage of copies or use of external servers for this purpose. This backup method is quite suitable for home computer users and is being used by them more and more often. One of the advantages of this method is its independence from environmental conditions. For example, if there is a house fire or flood, the data will still be saved. In addition, with this method of performing a backup, there is no need to connect an external drive every time. If desired, it is possible to configure automatic creation of backups. Despite the convenience, this method has some disadvantages. For example, it is recommended to always encrypt your file backups to ensure that no one else has access to your data. When choosing this method of creating backups, you must take into account that this process will consume a lot of traffic, which is quite critical when the Internet is limited.

How to create a backup?

There are two types of backup:

Backup of individual files and folders.
Operating system image backup.

In the first case, only the specified files and folders are copied. Restoring them individually from a backup copy is not difficult. In the second case, a single image of the system is created with all its settings. This can be useful, for example, when reinstalling Windows. This will reinstall all the settings that were in effect at the time the system image copy was created. This saves a lot of time when reinstalling the system.

Let's look at how to create a backup copy of individual files located on your PC's hard drive in Windows 7. Copying will be done to an external drive using the software built into the system to perform backups. Before you can start a backup, you need to connect the external drive to your computer.

Go to “Start” and open the “Control Panel” section. Select "Backup and Restore" there.
In the window that opens, select the “Set up backup” link.
In the list of backup destinations, select your external drive and click Next.
In the next step, you will need to select which folders to include in the backup list. You can let the system choose what exactly will be archived, or you can specify the folders for backup yourself. To do this, check the “Give me a choice” section and click the “Next” button.
In the window that appears, specify the folders that will be backed up and click the “Next” button.
At the next stage, the system will prompt you to check your backup settings. Pay attention to the backup schedule.
If necessary, you can change the archiving schedule.
Click the “Save settings and start archiving” button.
When the copying process is completed, the following window will appear.

The Manage Space link allows you to view the backed up files.

For Windows 10 the process is similar.

How to restore a backup?

How to restore a lost or accidentally deleted file from a backup? This can be done using the built-in tools of Windows OS. Moreover, you can restore both the entire archive (for example, when replacing a failed hard drive), as well as individual folders and files from a backup copy. Let's look at this procedure using the example of restoring files from a backup copy on a computer with the Windows 7 operating system.

Connect the media with the backup stored there to your computer. Go through “Start” to “Control Panel” and select the “Backup and Restore” section. Click the "Recover my files" button.
In the window that appears, click on the “Select another date” link and select the desired date for creating the archive. By default, the most recent backup of files is taken.
If you need to restore individual files from an archive, click on the “Search” button and enter the file name partially or completely.
Mark the found files and click "OK"
The Browse Files and Browse Folder buttons allow you to view the contents of the backup.
Once all the files that need to be restored are found in the backup, click on the “Next” button.
In the window that appears, select the location where the recovered files will be located. You can restore them to where you specify, or to the same place where they were previously located.
Click the "Restore" button. After the recovery process is complete, review the recovered files.

This method allows you not only to restore files and folders from a backup, but also to delete the files you specify from the archive.
For Windows 10, the sequence of actions to restore files from an archive will be as follows.

Backup to Google Drive

Google recently released a file backup and synchronization service that automatically copies data from your PC drive to Google drive. This backup method has many advantages:

Files are synchronized automatically, without your participation.
There is no need to connect an external drive every time where backups are stored.
You have access to the copied data at any time and from anywhere in the world if you have Internet access.
Data will not be lost even if you experience a fire, flood or other natural disaster.
Files from archives can be viewed not only from a computer, but also from another device, for example, from a phone.

In order for you to be able to synchronize your folders with Google Drive, you need to download the “Backup and Sync” application from the Google Drive website. Then you should install this program on your computer. The sequence of actions when installing the application will be as follows.

If you go to Google Drive through a browser, you will see a folder with the name of your device in the “Computers” section.
If you need to change the synchronization settings, you can click on the “Startup and Sync” application icon in the tray and change the program settings.

When working with important documents and databases, users usually do not think about what if something happens to them. If your operating system or hard drive crashes, your working and very important information may be lost or damaged to such an extent that it is not possible to fix it.

To protect yourself from loss of work data, you need to back up important folders and files. Unfortunately, users think about this when the first failure in their practice has already occurred. At this moment, you immediately begin to understand how careless you were about the safety of vital information. Therefore, you should not let things get to a critical point and you should perform backups regularly.

How often to do this depends on the type of information and how often it is updated. For example, it is recommended to back up the 1C database once a day if it is used daily. Documents in doc, xls format, images can be duplicated as you make corrections to them.

However, even careful users constantly forget to back up their data or are simply too lazy to do so. Therefore, a competent system administrator will definitely set up automatic backup of information important for work.

Automatic folder backup

To set up a backup copy, you will need some kind of 7-Zip archiver (although copying can be organized on another archiver) and the scheduled tasks panel in Windows.

Check if you have 7-Zip archiver installed. To do this, go to the “Program files” folder on drive C and in the “7-Zip” subfolder and find the “7z.exe” file there:

If you don’t find the archiver there, then download 7-Zip and install it without changing any parameters during installation.

Write down the path to the folder you want to back up and determine the path where the backup copy will be created.
Create a scheduled task in Windows in which the 7-Zip archiver is launched with the parameters for adding the desired folder or files to the archive. How to do this, see detailed instructions below for Windows XP or Windows 7.

Creating a Backup Job in Windows XP

If you have Windows XP (To create a task in Windows 7, go to the next part of the article). Open the Windows Control Panel (Start button in the lower left corner of the screen and then Control Panel) and go to Scheduled Tasks.

In assigned tasks, double-click on the “Add task” link.

The New Job Scheduling Wizard opens with a welcome text. Click the “Next” button and move on to the second step. Here you will be asked to select a program to launch. We need to specify the 7-Zip archiver. We look for and select it from the list of installed programs. If 7-Zip is not there, then click the “Browse” button, and in the window that opens, go to the path “C:\Program files\7-Zip”, select the “7z” file and click on the “Open” button. Then click “Next”.

In the next step, set the frequency of execution of the created task - “Daily” and click “Next”.

We set the exact time at which a backup copy should be made. Choose a time when the computer is often turned on, but most likely idle without work, such as lunch. You can also establish an amendment to make reservations only on weekdays. And click "Next" again.

The task you create requires confirmation using the computer administrator password. Enter it and the “Password” and “Confirmation” fields and click “Next”.

At the completion step, check the “Set additional parameters” checkbox and click the “Finish” button.

A window with the parameters of the created task will open. In the "Run" field you will see the inscription ""C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"". Add it as follows:

"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -tzip Path2 Path1

Here “Path1” is the path to the source folder that needs to be backed up, and “Path2” is the full path indicating the archive file that will be created by the 7-Zip archiver.

For example:

"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -tzip D:\Dump\archive.zip D:\Base\

In the example presented, the Base folder will be copied, compressed and placed into an archive.zip archive in the Dump folder on drive D.

After specifying the complete command in the Run field, click OK in the job properties window. Now you will have a backup of the required folder every day at the specified time.

Creating a Backup Job in Windows 7

Open the Windows Control Panel (Windows button in the lower left corner of the screen, then Control Panel). Go to “Administration\Task Scheduler”.

On the right side of the planner there is an “Actions” block. Select the “Create a simple task” item.

The Create a Simple Task Wizard will open. In the first step, you will be prompted to enter a Name and description of the task. Fill in at least the name and click the “Next” button.

At the “Task Trigger” step, select the interval at which the task will be executed. By default, the task is set to run daily. This value is suitable for backing up the necessary folders, leave it as it is and click the “Next” button.

On the next screen we indicate the task completion time.

In the “Action” step, leave the default action “Run a program”. Click Next.

In the next window, in the “Program or script” field, specify the path to the 7-Zip archiver. This can be done by clicking on the browse button and selecting the 7z file in the “Program files\7-Zip” folder on drive C, or by manually writing:

"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"

In the "Add arguments" field you must specify the following parameters:

a -tzip Path2 Path1

Where “Path1” is the path to the backup folder, and “Path2” is the full path indicating the name of the archive file (i.e., backup copy). For example:

a -tzip C:\Temp\archive.zip C:\Test\

After executing this command, the archiver will pack the Test folder and write the archive.zip archive to the Temp folder on drive C.

At the step of completing the task creation, check whether you filled out everything correctly. If yes, then click the “Done” button. If not, then click "Back", return to the desired step and make corrections.

The reservation task has been created.

Automatic backup of files and folders

The instructions above show how you can automatically back up a single folder with subfolders and files. But the task may arise to make a copy of a list of files and folders, located in different places on the hard drive. In this case, you should create a text file with a list of everything that needs to be backed up and place it in the folder where the archiver is located: “C:\Program files\7-Zip”.

In this text file, each line specifies a different path to a file or folder. For example, let's create a list file for backup named listfile.txt:

C:\Test\
C:\Test2\test2-2.txt

In this example, the Test folder and the test-2-2.txt file in the Test2 folder will be backed up. The list can be composed of an unlimited number of lines.
Then, on the command line or assigned task, a command like this is indicated:

"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -tzip Path2 @listfile.txt

“Path2” is the full path to the archive being created, @listfile.txt is an indication of a file with a list of files and folders to be backed up.