Windows 10: A basic way to backup your files on Windows 10

Here is a batch file Open in Notepad, save as .bat

@echo off

robocopy c:\users\baymax\favorites\ D:\BACKUP\currents\mypcnamehere\favorites\ /MIR /TEE /DCOPY:T /E /R:0 /XD C:\$RECYCLE.BIN /XD C:\RECYCLER /XD "C:\System Volume Information" /LOG:C:\TEMP\baymaxBACKUP_favorites.TXT

robocopy c:\users\baymax\pictures\ D:\BACKUP\currents\mypcnamehere\pictures\ /MIR /TEE /DCOPY:T /E /R:0 /XD C:\$RECYCLE.BIN /XD C:\RECYCLER /XD "C:\System Volume Information" /LOG:C:\TEMP\baymaxBACKUP_pictures.TXT

robocopy c:\users\baymax\desktop\ D:\BACKUP\currents\mypcnamehere\desktop\ /MIR /TEE /DCOPY:T /E /R:0 /XD C:\$RECYCLE.BIN /XD C:\RECYCLER /XD "C:\System Volume Information" /LOG:C:\TEMP\baymaxBACKUP_desktop.TXT

robocopy c:\users\baymax\documents\ D:\BACKUP\currents\mypcnamehere\documents\ /MIR /TEE /DCOPY:T /E /R:0 /XD C:\$RECYCLE.BIN /XD C:\RECYCLER /XD "C:\System Volume Information" /LOG:C:\TEMP\baymaxBACKUP_documents.TXT

robocopy C:\Users\baymax\Music\ D:\BACKUP\currents\mypcnamehere\Music\ /MIR /TEE /DCOPY:T /E /R:0 /XD C:\$RECYCLE.BIN /XD C:\RECYCLER /XD "C:\System Volume Information" /LOG:C:\TEMP\baymaxBACKUP_music.TXT

robocopy C:\Users\baymax\Videos D:\BACKUP\currents\mypcnamehere\Videos /MIR /TEE /DCOPY:T /E /R:0 /XD C:\$RECYCLE.BIN /XD C:\RECYCLER /XD "C:\System Volume Information" /LOG:C:\TEMP\baymaxBACKUP_video.TXT

robocopy C:\Users\baymax\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState D:\BACKUP\currents\mypcnamehere\stickynotes /MIR /TEE /DCOPY:T /E /R:0 /XD C:\$RECYCLE.BIN /XD C:\RECYCLER /XD "C:\System Volume Information" /LOG:C:\TEMP\baymaxBACKUP_video.TXT

pause




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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Backup using file history

Thanks Robeline

I was going by other advice and articles that suggest that backing up under Update and security/backup is now the way to go. I will try your suggestion.

Doug

 

Using network hard drive for backup

It depends what sort of backup you want to do. If you're happy just backing up regular files, then there are a bazillion (really, that many!) different bits of freeware to do that. There is a good list here:

Download Back Up Tools for Windows - MajorGeeks

and pretty much all of them can do network backups. Some even have fancy options like encryption. Really, the most useful thing is just being able to schedule them and know they ran OK.

You may also want to make a system image backup too, and you'll find that software in the very same list.

I don't have Windows 8 as yet, so I'm afraid I can't suggest any for that platform. Personally, I use Clonezilla for image backups.