Feature of the Month

Feature of the Month March 2002

Back up your hard drive using Iomega Backup

Using your Iomega drive with Iomega Backup will allow you to back up your entire hard drive in the event of a system crash. Use the following steps to back up your hard drive using Iomega Backup.

A. Click Start, select Programs, select Iomega Backup and then The Works.
B. Locate the Devices drop-down box and select your Iomega Zip or Jaz drive.
C. From the window on the left, click the plus (+) sign next to My Computer.
D. From the window on the left, click the box next to the hard drive icon and a check mark should appear.
E. Click the Start button to begin the backup.

1-Step™ backup allows you to quickly backup information from your local hard drive to a Zip® or Jaz® drive. If you prefer to schedule an unattended backup or to backup a network drive, use The Works™ from Iomega®.

How do I use 1-Step Backup to do an initial or full backup?
A. Close all open applications.
B. Go to Start, select Programs, Iomega, and then 1-Step Backup.
 

C. Click Backup Now.

D. Click OK

E. Accept the Iomega^® drive that is listed and click Backup Now

Note: If you have more than one Iomega drive, see the section below on customizing backup jobs to choose another drive.

Your backup will now begin. During the backup you can see the progress on your taskbar.

If you click this progress bar you will get status information about the backup job.

What information does the status information screen show?

1. Backup Name is the name of the current job in progress.
2. Device shows the Iomega drive in use.
3. Compression Ratio is the amount of compression for each file.

Note: Compression Ratio will vary according to the type of file being backed

4. Elapsed time is the amount of time the backup job has been running.
5. Bytes Selected show how many bytes were selected for this backup job.
6. Bytes Backed Up is the amount of bytes backed up.
7. Transfer Rate is the approximate rate in megabytes per minute of data being written to the Iomega drive
8. Compare Bytes Compared and Bytes remaining is the amount of bytes that have been compared to the original backup files. This process helps to eliminate errors that may occur in the backup files during a backup.

Once the backup job has finished, click the Exit button to close the program.

Note: If the files have changed or if 1Step Backup prompts you to create a new updated emergency recovery disk set, follow the screen prompts to update these diskettes. The emergency startup diskettes are used to restore crucial files in the event of a hard drive failure. Each time you change the backup files in 1-step backup, you will be prompted to update the emergency recovery disks.

What files will 1-Step Backup save to my disk?

1-Step Backup initial default will back up all files on your local hard drives, including hidden, system, and read-only files. 1-Step can be customized to backup all local drives, including other removable drives.

What files will 1-Step Backup not add to the backup job?

1-Step Backup will not back up the Windows swap file or files that are open at the time of backup, nor will it back up network drives. 1-Step Backup will not back up a disk that is running a compression program like DriveSpace^®, DoubleSpace^®, or Stacker^®.

How do I use 1-Step Backup after the initial backup?

After your initial full backup, 1-Step Backup automatically updates the backup with an incremental backup. This backup includes any files that are new or changed. An incremental backup allows you to continue adding additional files to your original backup or you may choose to start a new full backup.

After you have added four incremental backups to your original backup job you will be automatically prompted to start a new full backup. A new full backup after four incremental backups insures that all your files are current.

Customizing a backup job

1-Step Backup provides you with the option to customize each 1-Step backup job after the initial full backup has been completed. Use the following steps to select which files you want to back up:

Click Start, select Programs, Iomega Backup and choose 1-Step Properties.

 

1. General tab
   1. Name of the backup job in progress.
   2. This box gives the optional description. Type in a description for your backup job such as "My accounting data files".
   3. Click the Change button to change backup drives if you have more than one Iomega drive on your computer.
   4. Check this box to turn compression ON or uncheck to turn compression OFF. Compressed files take up less disk space than uncompressed files but take longer to backup.
   5. Check this box to display the 1-step backup icon in the lower right side of your screen.
   6. Backup History displays the recent list of backup jobs completed.

B.

File Selection tab allow you to select which files are added to the backup job. A check mark indicates that the file or folder has been selected for backup. If the check box is gray not all of the files or folder under that folder have been selected. Click the plus (+) symbol to expand the folder to add or remove files and subfolders.

C.

The Security tab allows you to set a password on your backup job.
Caution: If you forget your password and your backup is password protected, your data cannot be recovered.

D.

Run Options:
    1. Check the Audible Prompts box so that the program will beep when an alert box comes on the screen.
    2. Check the Backup Complete screen if you wish the completion screen to show after each backup job.

How do I backup a single file?

A.

Start 1-Step Properties
    1. Go to Start; select Programs, Iomega, and then 1-Step Properties.

    2. Accept the Iomega® drive that is listed and click Backup Now.

    3. Note: If you have more than one Iomega drive, see the section above on customizing backup jobs to choose another drive.

B. Click the File Selection tab and choose the file you wish to backup by placing a check mark in the box.

C. Click OK to accept the new settings.

D. Click the Proceed with new settings to make the change.

E. Restart 1-Step Backup, as listed above, and proceed with the backup

How do I backup an entire hard drive?
Backing up an entire hard drive is much the same as backing up a single file.

A. Start 1-Step Properties

    1. Go to Start; select Programs, Iomega, and then 1-Step Properties.

    2. Accept the Iomega drive that is listed and click Backup Now.

Note: If you have more than one Iomega drive, see the section above on customizing backup jobs to choose another drive.

B. Click the File Selection tab and choose the hard drive you wish to backup by placing a check mark in the box.

Note: All files and sub directories on the chosen hard drive will be backed up.

How do I check my backup?

1) Click Start, select Programs, select Iomega Backup and then The Works.

2) Click on Utilities, select Message Log and the following screen will appear.
 

Backup jobs will be appended to the report, so scroll to the last backup job summary. You will notice 4 different colors: Black = Start of Backup, Green = Options for the backup job, Blue = Statistics of the job, and Red = Any errors that occurred.
If the backup went fine, then no errors should be reported in the error section.
NB ! Make sure that no errors are reported, and if there are, please give us a call.
 

Quick Tips:

• Old backup disks that are no longer needed may be reformatted and used for new backup jobs.

• Auto-compare of backed up files automatically run after the backup is finished. This safety feature prevents errors occurring during the backup procedure and cannot be disabled.

• Previous incremental backups may be deleted to save space. You must keep the original backup disk and the last incremental backup in order to restore information. The catalog of all backup jobs is kept on the last disk in the backup series. Iomega recommends keeping each incremental backup until you do the next full backup.

• All 1-Step Backup jobs are compressed and stored in a special format. To view each individual file you will need to restore that information to a hard drive using 1-Step Restore.

Note:
Please be aware that backup tapes have a one year life before they need to be replaced.