About backing up your data
To back up your computer or your individual files and folders you do the following:
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Define a backup.
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Run the backup.
When you define a backup, you decide on the following:
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What to back up (files and folders, or an entire drive).
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Where to store the backup data (backup destination).
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Whether or not to use Offsite Copy to copy backup data to remote locations.
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When to run the backup (automatically or manually).
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What compression levels to specify for recovery points, and whether to enable security settings (encryption and password protection).
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Which of the many other options you want to use. You can customize each backup according to your backup needs.
See Backup destinations.
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