In the next tutorial I'll show you how to backup only the files that have changed since this full backup was made, by creating an ' Incremental or Differential Backup'.MACRIUM REFLECT BACKUP AND RECOVERY SOFTWARE Now the Task is Complete, if you wish, you can look at the log.There is a ' Log' Tab in the main Reflect window to check what you have done. When backup is complete click 'OK' to close the small completion window and also close the progress window. The next wizard page below shows progress while backing up the file(s) and folders.Using this XML file name you can easily find it in the XML Tab if you either want to re-run the backup without going through the wizard again or want to schedule the backup. In the next window you should enter an XML file name for the backup definition.If you have chosen CD/DVD burner you will be prompted to insert disk. The next wizard page shows backup selection.Click on ‘Next’ to finalise backup process. If you select ‘ CD/DVD Burner’ you can select which Drive to save the backup.If you select ‘ Network’ you can search for another PC or Network Attached Storage etc.You can also create a new folder there if needed. If you select ‘ Local Hard Drive’ click on ▼ to get a drop down menu where you can search partitions, external hard drives, memory sticks (flash drives) etc to save your backup.You need to select one of three options (a), (b) or (c): The next wizard page enables the destination of the backup to be selected.Normally we leave exclusions and ticks unchanged at defaults but in this case make sure there is no tick against ' Exclude Hidden Files and Folders' as. pst files were chosen by entering '*.pst'. Multiple selections must be separated by a semi colon. You can use standard DOS wildcard formatting to select files to include and exclude. Having selected the folders, in the next wizard page we select the files needing to be backed up within the folders.Click on ' Apply' and then ' OK' (just ' OK' in XP). While you are in this Tab it may help later if you also display file extensions :- Remove the tick against ' Hide extensions for known file types'. Now select the 'View' Tab and scroll down if necessary so you can select ' Show hidden files folders'. To show hidden folders: Open Windows Explorer: then in Windows 7 or Vista select ' Folders and Search Option' in the Organize Tab or in Windows XP select ' Folder Options' in the Tools menu. Note: in selecting the Outlook folder I had to show hidden folders before I could find the Outlook folder as it was hidden. In this example I have just selected my outlook data folder. So, if you backup your 'Documents' folder then any new folders you add underneath 'Documents' will be included when you run the backup again. This means that all folders underneath the selected folder are included and any new folders in the future will be automatically included. You can now choose the folders you want to backup.In the next wizard page leave the option as ‘ Full’ (the other options are Incremental and Differential, but these are covered in another tutorial).Start Macrium Reflect and within the 'Backup Tasks' options select ‘Backup files and folders’ to start the backup wizard.A File/Folder backupis not suitable for restoring your Windows Operating System. Please note: If you wish to backup your Operating System, Do Not use a File & Folder Backup, you must use an Image Backup.
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