Best explanation on youtube. Explains every step and option, especially when you START backup and computer shows no dial. Explains One Drive option and what to do. He does not blitz thru the process like others do thus eliminating confusion. Subscribed with bell checked.
FANTASTIC! Thank you - I'm glad you liked the pacing, we deliberately wanted to go through at a reasonable speed so you can follow along AND cover that issue where the disk doesn't show up the first time. Thanks for the great feedback!
To echo @hornet224, I liked the fact that you were very deliberate about explaining yourself and didn't try to belittle those of us who are less competent with the computer and its workings. I had no luck in finding help with my external drive and transferring data to & from it. Thank you so much.
Hi, I can't believe I've never seen this channel before, and what makes it even worst, I am over 1 year late. OMG! How embarrassing. This video was extremely imformative. Thank you kindly. Im actucally backing up my Computer right now as im typing. Your explanation is straightforward and clear. Today you've gained an extra follower. Have a great day.
Thank you so much, I checked several videos and I almost gave up and decided to return the WD 14T external hard drive. I am so happy I found your channel. I haven't done the backup yet, because the cable didn't come with the package to connect it to the computer, and the slot to plug in the hard drive is different from what I Knew so far. I may have to take the hard drive to a computer store to buy the cable, but I don't think I will have a problem doing it. I wish you showed us when you back up your files. You have the gift or the talent to teach.
Thanks Phillip - glad it was helpful. If there's anything else you'd like to see us cover, let us know. We're always looking to make more videos. So it's good to hear any suggestions for things which people are having challenges with.
Thank you so much, there was a huge storm yesterday and I was walking around campus and my laptop got water damaged and there was lines and stuff across the screen and all it said was that it was rebooting but it never got passed that screen. Today it randomly started working and I didn’t take any chances backed everything up in case it stops working again.
Excellent tutorial of backing up my files. I chose to back up the entire pc to my 8TB HDD. I did this because I just got a new computer and would like to transfer all my files from my 15year old computer to my new one. I reviewed your video on how to restore files on the same computer, excellent video as well. But how would I restore them to a brand new computer. Would you have a tutorial for that? You are so good at this. I am 76 years young. And I love the time you invest in demonstrating each action. I hope there is a video available. Or maybe a simple response would do it. Much thanks.
By the way i forgot to add ,a brilliant tutorial you gave a lot different to other tutorials on RUclips were its a race to get it all crammed into one session, Your tutorial is calm , peaceful, and easy to follow and understand thanks Cloud Nexus ,I'm now subscribed and bell icon ticked to all your tutorials.
Thanks Joe - glad it was helpful. If there's anything else you'd like to see us cover, let us know. We're always looking to make more videos. So it's good to hear any suggestions for things which people are having challenges with. 😊
Hands down the best explanation on here. I do have a question though... Every step I was able to follow, except for the manual backup. When I click 'Back up now', I get the loading circle and 'backing up your data', but that lasts only for five seconds before it stops. It says that the backup has been done, but the data file is empty. There is more than enough free space, so that shouldn't be an issue... Is the backup not working because I already have some files saved on the drive?
Thanks so much for your 'well presented details' on 'How to Complete Backups'😊 I'm preparing to 'swap/upgrade computers' and want to be able to 'Restore Files' onto 'New Computer', etc...
Great video. Easy to follow instructions. Is the "Backup Now" option going to back up Win10 Operating system and everything else? I may have to replace existing HDD with new one. Thanks.
Straight forward & easy to understand, thank you! First video I seen was uploaded from 2015 but the actual content of the video looked like it was from the mid 2000s 😅 Got me a Seagate 2TB One Touch drive 😁
Awesome stuff and glad this was a helpful video. I think we saw the same video from 2015 and wanted to make a slightly better one 🤣 2TB - NICE!!!!!!!!!!!
A few questions: 1) Having the back up run once every hour presumably means keeping the external hard drive attached to the computer. This would allow a virus or malware that's compromised the computer to also compromise the back up, no? Can the back up be done with more manual input? Ie, plug in the eternal hdd, run the back up, unplug the hdd. Rinse and repeat when desired. 2) I am confused with how the backups are saved and how that works with how long they're kept. Is it 1 back up file that gets updated only enough to match the changes that are made to the files on the system? Is it a new back up file each run but only contains the changes from the last backup file? Or am I thinking of it wrong and it isn't one packaged backup file but all the individual files copied over piecemeal? And how does that work with... 3) The "keep for" time given to the backup(s). If I back up old photos which aren't modified for a year I still don't want them forgotten about or deleted from a backup.
Great video, clear and concise! My laptop has both an SSD drive (C) and a regular drive (D). With the method you described, does the process back up both of these drives or do you need to do another process? Also, if I were delete all the individual files within Pictures to make room on my D drive, would the back up version also delete those files from the backup as it updates? Thanks
Thanks for the clear and concise video! I'm wondering if I have more than 1 user on my PC will it back up all users? And if so will it show up simply in the one group of folders for backup purposes?
That's a very clear tutorial, one question just to be sure: If backup files are deleted after 1 year, what happens with files on the computer that have not been opened or edited for more that 1 year period? I assume the latest copy on the computer remains abcked up? The back up will keep the latest copy irrespective of how long since it was opened or edited? I ask because I have many files that I need to keep but will not be modifying or may not open in any 1 year period. Thanks
Yes absolutely correct. The backup will retain the latest version of any file so if it hasn't been opened/altered for a year or more, it will simply keep a copy of the original file. If for any reason, the BACKUP version of that file is deleted, it would simply take another copy of the file from the computer when the scheduled backup runs again.
Shouldn't I see my back-ups on my ext. hard drive? I don't see them. What would they look like, how would they be labeled? Thanks for any feedback you can provide.
Thanks very much. Great video and I even managed to work out that I am still on Windows 10, not 11, like I thought :( I simply followed your steps and explained and back up worked 100% Again, thanks for such an easy to follow video.
Good video. What about adding the additional directories to the backup? It looks like you have to add a directory one at a time and this can be a lot (since I have many directories on the C drive). Is there a quick way to backup EVERYTHING (except maybe the Windows directories)?
Brilliant video. Thank you. I have rwo questions about the backup save time. What if i have files saved older than a year. Are they deleted after a year? also What does "until space is needed" mean. Are the older files replaced with new versions of that or am I going to lose my old files?
Thank you! One point not clear to me here is whether this is also a SYNC - so if I have deleted on my laptop and never want to see it again, will it also disapprear from the back-up drive when I run this procedure. Thx again.
QUESTION I don't leave my external hard drive plugged all the time because I take my laptop with me. When I plug my external hard drive in will it then automatically update only the new files or changed files? I don't want to have to manually do it all the time and I don't want to devote a ton of time to it. TIA
Just found this video. Excellent. One question. You state that you won't see a dialog for the progress. How will we know it's finished with that first initial backup. And shouldn't we see the contents on the drive changing as files are backed up to it initially? I was able to see that happening on my laptop when I merely copied the files to external SSD drive. Thanks for feedback. Also, can we close out these windows and trust it will continue to do its thing or do we need to keep it open in the background as well. I haven't read any other comments or answers so sorry if they are there already.
Great video, well explained. What happens if your laptop and the external hard drive are stolen? My initial thought was that my one drive would be the offsite backup but if the thief then deletes the files off the stolen laptop would it wipe the files from one drive?
Depending on how they wiped the computer then yes there is a risk they could delete the files from OneDrive as well. BUT, OneDrive has a 30 day recycle bin which the thief wouldn't have access to as it's online. You would be able to login to the OneDrive online and restore any deleted files from the recycle bin.
Thanks for the clear explanation. I updated my PC'files but don't get updated in the external drive; even if I do it manually pushing the backup button, they don't get updated; I wonder what's wrong..
Sorry this is a daft question but has there been any changes to these files? Windows Backup will only backup any files if there have been changes since the last time the back up ran. What happens if you go to do a restore are you able to restore files? Do you get any errors when you manually backup? Let us know 😊
Excellent but not long enough pause on screen shots. Red ring round icons / headings to be clicked on would also be helpful.. I had to keep pausing, backtracking and pausing at each stage to scribble each instruction - later typed and saved. Despit this, the best of several I looked at.
a question. I came here for something and I didnt find it.I need a kind of backup,what can renew from external drive my whole laptop to a new(eventually,from other producer) one as it was,in the term of an hour or so,possibly fully automatic(or without much of my attention,searching manually files etc.).This all in case my laptop goes off for some reason-hardware failure,hack,anything.Is there something like that available?
Thanks for the tutorial. It was easy and clear…just one question and that is after the auto backup annual delete does the application automatically backup or do I have to diary in another manual backup process?
I think I'm starting to understand. If I want a bootable copy of my hard-drive then I need a cloner software program. If I just want to store a copy of my hard-drive then I can use - right click and copy my C: drive over to my external drive.
I hope you are answering questions. My computer has a very small hard drive that is now in the red zone. I like the idea of a hard drive and backing up all my files. Thank you for clearly explaining that. Now once I have my files backed up can I just add new files to the folders in the external drive instead of having them in both places since I don't have much storage left on my computer hard drive? Or can I delete a copy of big folders I have and just keep them in the external drive, to free up space in my computer hard drive? Hope those questions make sense.
Great video and one of few that answer the questions in comments.. thanks for that... I have a few myself if you could, as i have always had problems getting my head around backups. 1. Before backing up my laptop to portable drive i just bought, is there an easy quick way to delete all duplicate files.. every time i have added programs to try this.. It's a one by one lengthy process which i still arnt sure of so i don't try. 2. re ONEDRIVE.(another nightmare for me), is there a way i can backup all my onedrive folders/files onto a section of the portable harddrive by itself.. like make a folder on the portable hardrive just for onedrive? 3. I want to backup my full 1TB laptop to the portable drive, but because its so full and slowing the laptop down, i only want to put back on certain folders/files plus the onedrive.. i don't want to clutter up.. What i ideally want to do is start with my laptop being formatted and empty again.. and from the backup just pull across the folders i like..... Is that as easy as it sounds.. can i just go into my new backup drive and drag or copy somehow just the things i need. 4. What about things like my favourites on my browsers.. how do i go about not losing those... and is there anything else that isn't folders/files that i need to think about ( i know i have to back my emails up etc). Sorry about all the questions appreciate if you could give me some advice.. cheers
I have an important question; when you chose "Keep my backups up for 1 year" does this mean that 1 year later the bakup will disappear like Cinderella did at the strike of Midnight? Also if I choose the once a day backup option and turn-off my pc, WILL my pc (Windows 10 Pro) automatically resume the backup process when I restart my pc 1 day or a week later ? Please let us know. Thanks again.
Question, what if I’m moving all my files to a new laptop with this method? I will want to delete everything off the old laptop, including OneDrive from my File Explorer, or will that go away if I sign out from it?
Thats cool - you can use this as a backup method to migrate files between computers. Once you've run the backup, the easiest way to remove your documents (let's say you're selling the laptop) would be to use the "Reset this PC" option in Windows 10. Start that process and choose "Remove Everything" which will delete all files, apps and settings. If you just log out of OneDrive, it doesn't remove the OneDrive folder or the contents from your User Profile. All those items will still be on the laptop hard disk.
Is this process possible to migrate a SSD from an old laptop to a SSD M.2 drive and install the M.2 drive on a different laptop? Your explanation in the video of the external drive backup is wonderful.
I followed your instructions, but I could not back up my data. I received the message "Your data is not yet backed up." I us Windows 10. Do your have any solution? Thank you very much for your advice.
Hiyaaa!! Ideally yes, but don't worry if you need to unplug it to move around. As long as you plug it back in again, it will carry on from where it left off and start backing your updated files! 😊
this is a good tutorial you explain it pretty simple.but i did it a little different i format my external ssd drive through windows explorer i didn't use disk management.when i open disk management it show the external ssd drive with the blue line call drive F no unallocated so i click back up.but like you said it does not show a progress bar i wish it did so it could give me and idea when it would be finish.just the external light is blinking so i think is backing up my files.do you think it is?
Hi, if I only save my back-ups for one year, what happens to therm at that point, if something happens to my disc on my computer and it crashes or something? I'm not understanding something here. Sorry. Thanks.
Excellent explanation. Thank you. What difference would it make if, like me, you never save work to C: drive but always save to an external drive as a matter of course, and it is that external drive you want to back up to another external drive? I can't see an option to save from a specific drive.
I bought a back up drive years ago called Rebit that stayed connected to your PC and imaged your PC, no fussing around pure and simple then there was clickfree another simple external hard drive that too was amazing, now Rebit does not offer these drives anymore but a subscription service and clickfree went out of business. I am bad as I don't backup my PC and frankly I just gave up as I dont see these old classic 1 touch backups any more as I assume they were losing money. Now seeing these new backup drives my question will it image your exact pc if craps hit the fan? With a new hard drive or PC will these Seagate/WD backup hard drives be your same PC? desktop icons etc. Thank you.
Hiya - ah yes, I know of Rebit. I don't think I ever used it but I get the idea. The function here of the Windows Backup really isn't the same, it's all about backing up the files and not really providing a one-touch backup of the entire machine. In Windows 10, it is very simple and will just run in the background backing up your files but it won't let you restore the entire machine if it breaks. There IS an option inside Windows 10 to do a full machine backup which it calls "Windows 7 style backup" but it's not ideal. A lot of comments we get on here point to Aomei BackUpper which give you options to do - the entire machine OR a single drive OR a selection of files. Many good comments coming through on how easy it is to use so that might be worth a look? We are considering it for a review on here too!
@@CloudNexus Thanks for the reply my computer guy told me about Aomei and that's exactly what I was looking for. The computer guy said to purchase a WD 1TB elements HD or Passport and the best thing about it it's free
Hi what I need to find out I need to backup a windows 10 laptop and then transfer to a windows 11 laptop will my external drive that was formatted on my windows 10 still work on windows 11 without formatting thanks heaps
My D drive is my main work storage drive, only important files are stored there. Would I be able to configure windows to ignore anything on my C drive and just back up my D drive?
Hi, I cannot find "Unallocated" memory in my disk. I guessed that why when right clicked, there is no " New Simple Volume" option. Pls help to advise. I using Win10 with SSD External drive Thx
Best explanation I've come across so far. Except one question... are you saying that it will make multiple copies over the allotted time you choose (over time accumulating multiple copies of each individual file) or, are the files overwritten using this method, being updated with the most recent changes? Also I'd like to ask, will this method back up every file type that I might have on my computer, or is windows limited in some way which would require me to use other software? thanks
Glad you have found it useful. Great Question, What you'll get is multiple copies of the file that you can restore from any day when the backup ran. The way it does this, it doesn't take full copies every single time the backup runs, it only backups any changes that have occurred. That way it is super efficient on storage over the life time of the back up. Windows backup will backup all the files that you select during the setup process. What it's not intended for is to backup windows system files or any applications. It's not a full system backup, We are going to make a video covering that if you are interested! Hope this helps ☺️
@@CloudNexus, thank you for your clear and concise response to a question I also had. Your explanation was extremely helpful, and I appreciate the effort you put into making your content easy to understand.
I follwed every step up to starting the back up and it says "Backing up your data.." / calculating my back up size, but its been stuck like that for almost an hour now. I have a 1tb drive and should have plenty of space left over with what im backing up. Any possible solutions?
I have a 500gb laptop that’s nearly full of pictures, videos, music etc. you said it would take about 10 minutes but at this point my 2013 asus laptop is struggling to stay alive so I want to back it up before it bursts into flames. How long do you think mine will ACTUALLY take to complete? Or Will it even be able to complete it lol
Best explanation on youtube. Explains every step and option, especially when you START backup and computer shows no dial. Explains One Drive option and what to do. He does not blitz thru the process like others do thus eliminating confusion. Subscribed with bell checked.
FANTASTIC! Thank you - I'm glad you liked the pacing, we deliberately wanted to go through at a reasonable speed so you can follow along AND cover that issue where the disk doesn't show up the first time. Thanks for the great feedback!
To echo @hornet224, I liked the fact that you were very deliberate about explaining yourself and didn't try to belittle those of us who are less competent with the computer and its workings. I had no luck in finding help with my external drive and transferring data to & from it. Thank you so much.
Hi, I can't believe I've never seen this channel before, and what makes it even worst, I am over 1 year late. OMG! How embarrassing. This video was extremely imformative. Thank you kindly. Im actucally backing up my Computer right now as im typing. Your explanation is straightforward and clear. Today you've gained an extra follower. Have a great day.
Thank you so much, I checked several videos and I almost gave up and decided to return the WD 14T external hard drive. I am so happy I found your channel. I haven't done the backup yet, because the cable didn't come with the package to connect it to the computer, and the slot to plug in the hard drive is different from what I Knew so far. I may have to take the hard drive to a computer store to buy the cable, but I don't think I will have a problem doing it. I wish you showed us when you back up your files. You have the gift or the talent to teach.
Professional and excellent video for small businesses. Highly recommended.
Thanks Phillip - glad it was helpful. If there's anything else you'd like to see us cover, let us know. We're always looking to make more videos. So it's good to hear any suggestions for things which people are having challenges with.
finally, where the internet failed me, you saved me. Formatting was what I needed to do.. cheers.
No worries, I'm glad we have been able to help 😊
Thank you so much, there was a huge storm yesterday and I was walking around campus and my laptop got water damaged and there was lines and stuff across the screen and all it said was that it was rebooting but it never got passed that screen. Today it randomly started working and I didn’t take any chances backed everything up in case it stops working again.
Many thanks, very clear -- I probably won't need the data from my dying W10 laptop, but now it's done. Cheers 🙂👍👍
Excellent tutorial of backing up my files. I chose to back up the entire pc to my 8TB HDD. I did this because I just got a new computer and would like to transfer all my files from my 15year old computer to my new one. I reviewed your video on how to restore files on the same computer, excellent video as well. But how would I restore them to a brand new computer. Would you have a tutorial for that? You are so good at this. I am 76 years young. And I love the time you invest in demonstrating each action. I hope there is a video available. Or maybe a simple response would do it. Much thanks.
By the way i forgot to add ,a brilliant tutorial you gave a lot different to other tutorials on RUclips were its a race to get it all crammed into one session, Your tutorial is calm , peaceful, and easy to follow and understand thanks Cloud Nexus ,I'm now subscribed and bell icon ticked to all your tutorials.
It was clear and simple and helpful. Thank you. Do you suggest a particular brand of External Hard drive?
Thank you so much! Now I pray you have one that teaches me how to put these files back on my new computer ugh 😩
Best explanation ANYWHERE... Thanks so SOOOO much!!!!
Thanks Joe - glad it was helpful. If there's anything else you'd like to see us cover, let us know. We're always looking to make more videos. So it's good to hear any suggestions for things which people are having challenges with. 😊
Clearest instructional video that I have ever seen.
THANK YOU FOR LESSON WINDOW 10 BACK UP FILE PROCEDUCE VERY EASY TO DO !
Hands down the best explanation on here. I do have a question though... Every step I was able to follow, except for the manual backup. When I click 'Back up now', I get the loading circle and 'backing up your data', but that lasts only for five seconds before it stops. It says that the backup has been done, but the data file is empty. There is more than enough free space, so that shouldn't be an issue... Is the backup not working because I already have some files saved on the drive?
Thanks so much for your 'well presented details' on 'How to Complete Backups'😊 I'm preparing to 'swap/upgrade computers' and want to be able to 'Restore Files' onto 'New Computer', etc...
You're very welcome! Glad it was helpful!
I backed up my system with aomei backupper, it's even easier and it can also help to create bootable media, really nice.
Yes! Hearing lots of great things about Aomei backupper I think we need to give it a try!
Great video. Easy to follow instructions.
Is the "Backup Now" option going to back up Win10 Operating system and everything else? I may have to replace existing HDD with new one. Thanks.
This way is useful to me, but if your pc is unbootable you can use Aomei to backup and restore also helpful.
Straight forward & easy to understand, thank you! First video I seen was uploaded from 2015 but the actual content of the video looked like it was from the mid 2000s 😅
Got me a Seagate 2TB One Touch drive 😁
Awesome stuff and glad this was a helpful video. I think we saw the same video from 2015 and wanted to make a slightly better one 🤣
2TB - NICE!!!!!!!!!!!
Very nice explanation, Keep it up.👍
Can you please confirm one thing:
By this backup one can backup all the files of c and d drive right?
Thanks for the feedback and absolutely yes, you can backup files from different drives!
A few questions:
1) Having the back up run once every hour presumably means keeping the external hard drive attached to the computer. This would allow a virus or malware that's compromised the computer to also compromise the back up, no? Can the back up be done with more manual input? Ie, plug in the eternal hdd, run the back up, unplug the hdd. Rinse and repeat when desired.
2) I am confused with how the backups are saved and how that works with how long they're kept. Is it 1 back up file that gets updated only enough to match the changes that are made to the files on the system? Is it a new back up file each run but only contains the changes from the last backup file? Or am I thinking of it wrong and it isn't one packaged backup file but all the individual files copied over piecemeal? And how does that work with...
3) The "keep for" time given to the backup(s). If I back up old photos which aren't modified for a year I still don't want them forgotten about or deleted from a backup.
Extremely well explained, clearly and concisely!
Great video, clear and concise! My laptop has both an SSD drive (C) and a regular drive (D). With the method you described, does the process back up both of these drives or do you need to do another process? Also, if I were delete all the individual files within Pictures to make room on my D drive, would the back up version also delete those files from the backup as it updates? Thanks
this was one of the most helpfull videos. thank you
Thank you!! Simple, clear and to the point!
Very helpful and easy ..thank you🤗
Awesome feedback, thank you - I'm glad this was easy to follow! Hope everything is all backing up well for you!
Nicely presented, and to the point tutorial, thank you.
Brilliant advice - thank you so much
We're glad you found it helpful Julie 🚀
Genuinely explained. Thanks you so much.
You explained very nicely
Thanks for the clear and concise video! I'm wondering if I have more than 1 user on my PC will it back up all users? And if so will it show up simply in the one group of folders for backup purposes?
That's a very clear tutorial, one question just to be sure: If backup files are deleted after 1 year, what happens with files on the computer that have not been opened or edited for more that 1 year period? I assume the latest copy on the computer remains abcked up? The back up will keep the latest copy irrespective of how long since it was opened or edited?
I ask because I have many files that I need to keep but will not be modifying or may not open in any 1 year period.
Thanks
Yes absolutely correct. The backup will retain the latest version of any file so if it hasn't been opened/altered for a year or more, it will simply keep a copy of the original file. If for any reason, the BACKUP version of that file is deleted, it would simply take another copy of the file from the computer when the scheduled backup runs again.
Shouldn't I see my back-ups on my ext. hard drive? I don't see them. What would they look like, how would they be labeled? Thanks for any feedback you can provide.
Thanks alot. Clear and precised.
Thanks very much. Great video and I even managed to work out that I am still on Windows 10, not 11, like I thought :( I simply followed your steps and explained and back up worked 100% Again, thanks for such an easy to follow video.
Great to hear that you found it an easy video to follow Don! 🚀
Good video. What about adding the additional directories to the backup? It looks like you have to add a directory one at a time and this can be a lot (since I have many directories on the C drive). Is there a quick way to backup EVERYTHING (except maybe the Windows directories)?
If the external drive has other stuff on it does windows put the back up inside single master folder? or is everything loose folders?
Woow! you are a HERO
Thanks alot, video was very very helpful. Thanks again👍👍👍
Awesome, We are glad you found it useful!! 🚀🚀🚀
Thanks for this - a great tutorial which really helped me.
Brilliant video. Thank you. I have rwo questions about the backup save time. What if i have files saved older than a year. Are they deleted after a year? also What does "until space is needed" mean. Are the older files replaced with new versions of that or am I going to lose my old files?
Outstanding video! Very helpful!
Thank you! One point not clear to me here is whether this is also a SYNC - so if I have deleted on my laptop and never want to see it again, will it also disapprear from the back-up drive when I run this procedure. Thx again.
Thank you for your straight to the point help
QUESTION I don't leave my external hard drive plugged all the time because I take my laptop with me. When I plug my external hard drive in will it then automatically update only the new files or changed files? I don't want to have to manually do it all the time and I don't want to devote a ton of time to it. TIA
Just found this video. Excellent. One question. You state that you won't see a dialog for the progress. How will we know it's finished with that first initial backup. And shouldn't we see the contents on the drive changing as files are backed up to it initially? I was able to see that happening on my laptop when I merely copied the files to external SSD drive. Thanks for feedback. Also, can we close out these windows and trust it will continue to do its thing or do we need to keep it open in the background as well. I haven't read any other comments or answers so sorry if they are there already.
Great video, well explained.
What happens if your laptop and the external hard drive are stolen?
My initial thought was that my one drive would be the offsite backup but if the thief then deletes the files off the stolen laptop would it wipe the files from one drive?
Depending on how they wiped the computer then yes there is a risk they could delete the files from OneDrive as well. BUT, OneDrive has a 30 day recycle bin which the thief wouldn't have access to as it's online.
You would be able to login to the OneDrive online and restore any deleted files from the recycle bin.
life saver for people like me. thanks s much.
Thanks for the clear explanation.
I updated my PC'files but don't get updated in the external drive; even if I do it manually pushing the backup button, they don't get updated; I wonder what's wrong..
Sorry this is a daft question but has there been any changes to these files? Windows Backup will only backup any files if there have been changes since the last time the back up ran. What happens if you go to do a restore are you able to restore files? Do you get any errors when you manually backup?
Let us know 😊
there! Thanks a lot for the help, I'm going to subscribe to your channel and keep up with all the videos!
Excellent but not long enough pause on screen shots. Red ring round icons / headings to be clicked on would also be helpful..
I had to keep pausing, backtracking and pausing at each stage to scribble each instruction - later typed and saved.
Despit this, the best of several I looked at.
Thank you for the advice!! We will look at going slower next time and adding in more graphics to help follow along!
Glad you found it useful though! 🚀
a question. I came here for something and I didnt find it.I need a kind of backup,what can renew from external drive my whole laptop to a new(eventually,from other producer) one as it was,in the term of an hour or so,possibly fully automatic(or without much of my attention,searching manually files etc.).This all in case my laptop goes off for some reason-hardware failure,hack,anything.Is there something like that available?
Will it also save browser cookies, saved Passworts in a browser, Progression in a game and so on. Or just a copy of the files.
Thank you for your tutorial this is useful to me, and I also tried aomei, it's nice too.
Glad to hear that you found this video very useful! We are hearing lots of great things about Aomei too! 😊
Thanks for the tutorial. It was easy and clear…just one question and that is after the auto backup annual delete does the application automatically backup or do I have to diary in another manual backup process?
excellent tutorial!
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Great explanation. Everything works just as you described.
Glad it helped 😊
Excellent video. Thank you for the explanation!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you, I appreciate the information
Thanks for your nice presentation. Hi my Computer hard drive has crashed . I do not have fitlocker key . How do I recover my data . Please advised.
I think I'm starting to understand. If I want a bootable copy of my hard-drive then I need a cloner software program. If I just want to store a copy of my hard-drive then I can use - right click and copy my C: drive over to my external drive.
I hope you are answering questions. My computer has a very small hard drive that is now in the red zone. I like the idea of a hard drive and backing up all my files. Thank you for clearly explaining that. Now once I have my files backed up can I just add new files to the folders in the external drive instead of having them in both places since I don't have much storage left on my computer hard drive? Or can I delete a copy of big folders I have and just keep them in the external drive, to free up space in my computer hard drive? Hope those questions make sense.
Great video and one of few that answer the questions in comments.. thanks for that... I have a few myself if you could, as i have always had problems getting my head around backups.
1. Before backing up my laptop to portable drive i just bought, is there an easy quick way to delete all duplicate files.. every time i have added programs to try this.. It's a one by one lengthy process which i still arnt sure of so i don't try.
2. re ONEDRIVE.(another nightmare for me), is there a way i can backup all my onedrive folders/files onto a section of the portable harddrive by itself.. like make a folder on the portable hardrive just for onedrive?
3. I want to backup my full 1TB laptop to the portable drive, but because its so full and slowing the laptop down, i only want to put back on certain folders/files plus the onedrive.. i don't want to clutter up.. What i ideally want to do is start with my laptop being formatted and empty again.. and from the backup just pull across the folders i like..... Is that as easy as it sounds.. can i just go into my new backup drive and drag or copy somehow just the things i need.
4. What about things like my favourites on my browsers.. how do i go about not losing those... and is there anything else that isn't folders/files that i need to think about ( i know i have to back my emails up etc).
Sorry about all the questions appreciate if you could give me some advice.. cheers
this video helped me find a 931 gb drive on my pc thati somehow didnt know i had
A thousand thanks. Very clear and easy to follow--and I'm tech stupid!
Brilliant video! Very easy to follow :D
Perfect. Thank you so much!
Brilliant explanation, thank you
I have an important question; when you chose "Keep my backups up for 1 year" does this mean that 1 year later the bakup will disappear like Cinderella did at the strike of Midnight? Also if I choose the once a day backup option and turn-off my pc, WILL my pc (Windows 10 Pro) automatically resume the backup process when I restart my pc 1 day or a week later ? Please let us know. Thanks again.
Thanks so much! 😊
Question, what if I’m moving all my files to a new laptop with this method? I will want to delete everything off the old laptop, including OneDrive from my File Explorer, or will that go away if I sign out from it?
Thats cool - you can use this as a backup method to migrate files between computers. Once you've run the backup, the easiest way to remove your documents (let's say you're selling the laptop) would be to use the "Reset this PC" option in Windows 10. Start that process and choose "Remove Everything" which will delete all files, apps and settings.
If you just log out of OneDrive, it doesn't remove the OneDrive folder or the contents from your User Profile. All those items will still be on the laptop hard disk.
@@CloudNexus biggest question I’ve been having thank you👍
Is this process possible to migrate a SSD from an old laptop to a SSD M.2 drive and install the M.2 drive on a different laptop? Your explanation in the video of the external drive backup is wonderful.
I have 2tb external hardrive and there was no "unallocated" space option. Why? Please help
I followed your instructions, but I could not back up my data. I received the message "Your data is not yet backed up." I us Windows 10. Do your have any solution? Thank you very much for your advice.
I would consider x2 backup drives as the backup might need a backup.
Awesome. Super helpful! Love it. Thank you.
Thank you for the amazing feedback !!
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Thanks! So if you back up every hour, do you leave the external hard drive plugged in all the time?
Hiyaaa!!
Ideally yes, but don't worry if you need to unplug it to move around. As long as you plug it back in again, it will carry on from where it left off and start backing your updated files! 😊
@@CloudNexus thanks!
Brilliant, thank you, Sir!!!
this is a good tutorial you explain it pretty simple.but i did it a little different i format my external ssd drive through windows explorer i didn't use disk management.when i open disk management it show the external ssd drive with the blue line call drive F no unallocated so i click back up.but like you said it does not show a progress bar i wish it did so it could give me and idea when it would be finish.just the external light is blinking so i think is backing up my files.do you think it is?
2 thumbs up... very clear and precise!
.... thank you 😊
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Hi, if I only save my back-ups for one year, what happens to therm at that point, if something happens to my disc on my computer and it crashes or something? I'm not understanding something here. Sorry. Thanks.
Excellent explanation. Thank you. What difference would it make if, like me, you never save work to C: drive but always save to an external drive as a matter of course, and it is that external drive you want to back up to another external drive? I can't see an option to save from a specific drive.
Great video - thanks! How so I include Outlook files in this back-up? I have a POP3 or IMAP email address ( can’t remember which). Thank you.
A VERY HELPFUL VIDEO!!
Glad to hear that! 🚀
I bought a back up drive years ago called Rebit that stayed connected to your PC and imaged your PC, no fussing around pure and simple then there was clickfree another simple external hard drive that too was amazing, now Rebit does not offer these drives anymore but a subscription service and clickfree went out of business. I am bad as I don't backup my PC and frankly I just gave up as I dont see these old classic 1 touch backups any more as I assume they were losing money.
Now seeing these new backup drives my question will it image your exact pc if craps hit the fan? With a new hard drive or PC will these Seagate/WD backup hard drives be your same PC? desktop icons etc.
Thank you.
Hiya - ah yes, I know of Rebit. I don't think I ever used it but I get the idea. The function here of the Windows Backup really isn't the same, it's all about backing up the files and not really providing a one-touch backup of the entire machine. In Windows 10, it is very simple and will just run in the background backing up your files but it won't let you restore the entire machine if it breaks. There IS an option inside Windows 10 to do a full machine backup which it calls "Windows 7 style backup" but it's not ideal.
A lot of comments we get on here point to Aomei BackUpper which give you options to do - the entire machine OR a single drive OR a selection of files. Many good comments coming through on how easy it is to use so that might be worth a look? We are considering it for a review on here too!
@@CloudNexus Thanks for the reply my computer guy told me about Aomei and that's exactly what I was looking for. The computer guy said to purchase a WD 1TB elements HD or Passport and the best thing about it it's free
Hi what I need to find out I need to backup a windows 10 laptop and then transfer to a windows 11 laptop will my external drive that was formatted on my windows 10 still work on windows 11 without formatting thanks heaps
My D drive is my main work storage drive, only important files are stored there. Would I be able to configure windows to ignore anything on my C drive and just back up my D drive?
How do you deal with the external drive's software wanting to run your backup settings? How do you switch from say Seagate Toolkit to Windows backup?
Hi, I cannot find "Unallocated" memory in my disk. I guessed that why when right clicked, there is no " New Simple Volume" option. Pls help to advise. I using Win10 with SSD External drive Thx
Best explanation I've come across so far. Except one question... are you saying that it will make multiple copies over the allotted time you choose (over time accumulating multiple copies of each individual file) or, are the files overwritten using this method, being updated with the most recent changes? Also I'd like to ask, will this method back up every file type that I might have on my computer, or is windows limited in some way which would require me to use other software? thanks
Glad you have found it useful. Great Question, What you'll get is multiple copies of the file that you can restore from any day when the backup ran. The way it does this, it doesn't take full copies every single time the backup runs, it only backups any changes that have occurred. That way it is super efficient on storage over the life time of the back up.
Windows backup will backup all the files that you select during the setup process. What it's not intended for is to backup windows system files or any applications. It's not a full system backup, We are going to make a video covering that if you are interested!
Hope this helps ☺️
@@CloudNexus, thank you for your clear and concise response to a question I also had. Your explanation was extremely helpful, and I appreciate the effort you put into making your content easy to understand.
Is it possible to copy EVERYTHING from laptop to external storage device HDD/SDD like a phone ?
I follwed every step up to starting the back up and it says "Backing up your data.." / calculating my back up size, but its been stuck like that for almost an hour now. I have a 1tb drive and should have plenty of space left over with what im backing up.
Any possible solutions?
I have a 500gb laptop that’s nearly full of pictures, videos, music etc. you said it would take about 10 minutes but at this point my 2013 asus laptop is struggling to stay alive so I want to back it up before it bursts into flames. How long do you think mine will ACTUALLY take to complete? Or Will it even be able to complete it lol
I backup and restore my os with aomei backupper which is really a nice tool for me.
That's awesome, I've been hearing some good things about that tool and with some of the changes in Windows 11 it could be a GREAT choice there too!
Question, what would happen after a year of keeping your backup files/folders? Is it going to be deleted? Appreciate any feedback :).
I have a snadisk external SSD. Even if I delete the file I stored in the drive, the space shows as utilised. What might be the issue?
do i need to turn the computer on whith the drive plugged in?