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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Primary backup component of Windows Vista and Windows 7</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about a computer program with this name. 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17 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2006-11-30</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Included with</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> and later</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NTBackup" title="NTBackup">NTBackup</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/File_History" class="mw-redirect" title="File History">File History</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Service name</th><td class="infobox-data">Windows Backup (SDRSVC)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Backup_software" title="Backup software">Backup software</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Backup and Restore</b><sup id="cite_ref-BRWin7_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRWin7-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (formerly <b>Backup and Restore Center</b><sup id="cite_ref-BRWin6_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BRWin6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is the primary <a href="/wiki/Backup" title="Backup">backup</a> component of <a href="/wiki/Windows_Vista" title="Windows Vista">Windows Vista</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_7" title="Windows 7">Windows 7</a>. It can create file and folder backups, as well as <a href="/wiki/System_image" title="System image">system images</a> backups, to be used for recovery in the event of <a href="/wiki/Data_corruption" title="Data corruption">data corruption</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hard_disk_drive_failure" title="Hard disk drive failure">hard disk drive failure</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Malware" title="Malware">malware</a> infection. It replaces <a href="/wiki/NTBackup" title="NTBackup">NTBackup</a>, which has been part of Windows since <a href="/wiki/Windows_NT_3.51" title="Windows NT 3.51">Windows NT 3.51</a>. Unlike its predecessor, it supports <a href="/wiki/Compact_disc" title="Compact disc">CDs</a>, <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVDs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-rays discs</a> as backup media. </p><p>Backup and Restore offers file and folder backup in all editions of Windows. But its full set of features are only available on high-end editions of Windows, i.e., the Professional, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions. </p><p>Microsoft <a href="/wiki/Deprecated" class="mw-redirect" title="Deprecated">deprecated</a> Backup and Restore in <a href="/wiki/Windows_8.0" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows 8.0">Windows 8.0</a>, recommending to use the <a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_8#File_History" title="Features new to Windows 8">File History</a> app for file-based backup and a third-party solution for system imaging. Despite its deprecation, however, it is part of all versions of Windows released thereafter. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server" title="Windows Server">Windows Server</a> counterpart of Backup and Restore is called <b>Windows Server Backup</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Backup_types">Backup types</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Backup types"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Backup and Restore supports two different types of backup: File and folder backup, and system image. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="File_and_folder_backup">File and folder backup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: File and folder backup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Backup and Restore app can create backup copies of individual files and folders. These backups are saved to <a href="/wiki/ZIP_(file_format)" title="ZIP (file format)">ZIP</a> files. Two methods of file backup are supported. The first, normal backup, stores everything selected for backup. The second, <a href="/wiki/Incremental_backup#Incremental" title="Incremental backup">incremental backup</a> stores only files that are changed after a previous backup. </p><p>File backup in Windows Vista does not allow users to choose specific files, locations, or users to back up; instead, it backs up content from all users based on categories: audio tracks, compressed files, documents, email, photos, recorded television shows, videos, and additional user files. Users can only choose whether to perform a backup of a certain category.<sup id="cite_ref-TechRepublic_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechRepublic-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft hoped that this simplistic approach would prove appealing to users who were easily appalled by "a long tree of checkboxes."<sup id="cite_ref-BackupFAQ_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BackupFAQ-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>File backup in Windows 7 presents two options for operation: <i>Let Me Choose</i>, which allows users to perform backups of specific folders, <a href="/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7#Libraries" title="Features new to Windows 7">libraries</a>, and to create a system image; and <i>Let Windows Choose</i>, which creates backups of all personal data in user folders and libraries, and also creates a system image.<sup id="cite_ref-Tip_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tip-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="System_image">System image</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: System image"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The other method of backup, called <i>Complete PC Backup</i> in Windows Vista or <i>system image</i> in Windows 7, is a <a href="/wiki/Block_(data_storage)" title="Block (data storage)">block</a>-by-block <a href="/wiki/Disk_image" title="Disk image">disk image</a> of the system, saved in a <a href="/wiki/VHD_(file_format)" title="VHD (file format)">VHD</a> file. The block-based backup is more efficient at performing subsequent <a href="/wiki/Incremental_backup#Differential" title="Incremental backup">differential backups</a>, as only the blocks that have changed need to be backed up.<sup id="cite_ref-BackupFAQ_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BackupFAQ-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Backup and Restore can also only create system images of disks formatted with the <a href="/wiki/NTFS" title="NTFS">NTFS</a> <a href="/wiki/File_system" title="File system">file system</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tip_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tip-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One could later restore the VHD through the <a href="/wiki/Windows_Recovery_Environment" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows Recovery Environment">Windows Recovery Environment</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bott2009_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bott2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beginning with Windows Vista SP1, system images can be restored to a machine with a different <a href="/wiki/Motherboard" title="Motherboard">motherboard</a>, which may have a different <a href="/wiki/Disk_controller" title="Disk controller">disk controller</a>, but the target machine must have the same number of disks.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alternatively, one could mount the VHD image as a virtual disk, allowing extraction of individual files. The mounted virtual disk has all the features of an actual volume, meaning that the <a href="/wiki/Previous_Versions" class="mw-redirect" title="Previous Versions">Previous Versions</a> feature of Windows 7 is available on it. In Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate, it also possible to boot from the VHD file.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bott2009_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bott2009-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Finally, <a href="/wiki/Hypervisor" title="Hypervisor">hypervisors</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Hyper-V" title="Hyper-V">Hyper-V</a>, <a href="/wiki/VMware_Workstation" title="VMware Workstation">VMware Workstation</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oracle_VirtualBox" class="mw-redirect" title="Oracle VirtualBox">Oracle VirtualBox</a> support VHD as their disk format, so it is possible to use these backups in <a href="/wiki/Virtual_machine" title="Virtual machine">virtual machines</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Backup_targets">Backup targets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Backup targets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Backups could be stored on the root of any storage device other than the one being backed up or on a <a href="/wiki/Network_share" class="mw-redirect" title="Network share">network share</a>. However, Backup and Restore does not support backing up to a subfolder of a volume.<sup id="cite_ref-Subfolder_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Subfolder-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also supports CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs as backup destinations,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but does not support <a href="/wiki/Tape_drive" title="Tape drive">tape drives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Tip_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tip-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Windows Server Backup in <a href="/wiki/Windows_Server_2008" title="Windows Server 2008">Windows Server 2008</a> does not support hard disk drives with large sector sizes (4096 bytes) unless they support <a href="/wiki/512e" class="mw-redirect" title="512e">512 byte emulation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Server2008Error_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Server2008Error-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operation">Operation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Operation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Backup and Restore is only a <a href="/wiki/Frontend_and_Backend" class="mw-redirect" title="Frontend and Backend">frontend</a> for interfacing with the user. The <a href="/wiki/Frontend_and_Backend" class="mw-redirect" title="Frontend and Backend">backend</a> component is a <a href="/wiki/Windows_service" title="Windows service">Windows service</a> called Windows Backup. This service runs independent of user sessions and can perform scheduled backups even when no users have logged onto the system. Scheduled backups, by default, run every Sunday at 7 P.M.<sup id="cite_ref-Tip_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tip-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During a backup, Windows uses the <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Copy" title="Shadow Copy">Volume Shadow Copy Service</a> (VSS) to ensure that files are not changed while they are being backed up.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> VSS ensures both file system-level consistency and app-level consistency for apps registered as <i>VSS writers</i>. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, another Windows component called <a href="/wiki/System_Restore" title="System Restore">System Restore</a> also uses VSS. As such, System Restore can use shadow copies that Backup and Restore created during a full system backup.<sup id="cite_ref-WindowsVistaBackupTechNet_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WindowsVistaBackupTechNet-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As mentioned above, Backup and Restore is merely a frontend. Windows ships with an alternative frontend for Windows Backup, the <a href="/wiki/WBAdmin" title="WBAdmin">WBAdmin</a> <a href="/wiki/Command_line_utility" class="mw-redirect" title="Command line utility">command-line utility</a>. Only a member of the Administrators groups or the Backup Operators group can run WBAdmin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Edition_comparison">Edition comparison</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Edition comparison"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Home Basic edition of Windows can perform manual file backups. The Home Premium and later editions can automate file backups, create file backups on network locations, create backup schedules, and perform incremental backups of files. The Professional, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions support both the system image and Shadow Copy.<sup id="cite_ref-WVGPRevisions_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WVGPRevisions-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The user interface of Complete PC Backup in Windows Vista does not support creating a system image to a network location; however, the <a href="/wiki/WBAdmin" title="WBAdmin">WBAdmin</a> command can perform this operation. Unlike Windows Vista Home Premium,<sup id="cite_ref-WVGPRevisions_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WVGPRevisions-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, backing up files to a network share is not available in Windows 7 Home Premium.<sup id="cite_ref-Windows7HomePremiumRemoval_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows7HomePremiumRemoval-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Win7FeatureRemoval_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Win7FeatureRemoval-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Windows 7 provides a user interface option to create a system image to a network location. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; table-layout:fixed"> <caption>Comparison of the Backup and Restore features across Windows Vista and Windows 7 editions<sup id="cite_ref-WVGPRevisions_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WVGPRevisions-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Windows7HomePremiumRemoval_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Windows7HomePremiumRemoval-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Win7FeatureRemoval_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Win7FeatureRemoval-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Features </th> <th scope="col" colspan="4">Editions </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Starter </th> <th scope="col">Home Basic </th> <th scope="col">Home Premium </th> <th scope="col">Other editions </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="#File_and_folder_backup">File and folder backup</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="#System_image">System image</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">7 only</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Scheduling </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Store backups on a network location </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFB; color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-partial">Vista only</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Incremental_backup" title="Incremental backup">Incremental backup</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Copy" title="Shadow Copy">Shadow Copy</a> </th> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No</td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deprecation">Deprecation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Deprecation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the release of <a href="/wiki/Windows_8" title="Windows 8">Windows 8</a>, Microsoft deprecated Backup and Restore in favor the new <a href="/wiki/File_History" class="mw-redirect" title="File History">File History</a> feature. Microsoft cited low use as the contributing factor for its deprecation, though the company retained all of its functionality for users who relied on it; the feature was moved to a <b>Windows 7 File Recovery</b> Control Panel applet and all previous points of access were removed.<sup id="cite_ref-W7FR_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-W7FR-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Windows 8.1, all interface functionality—with the exception of system image creation, which is in a <b>System Image Backup</b> option in File History—were removed.<sup id="cite_ref-81Backup_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81Backup-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scheduling system image backups is not supported either. WBAdmin, however, remained available.<sup id="cite_ref-Hostile_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hostile-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (As mentioned above, both Backup and Restore, and WBAdmin are merely frontends for the Windows Backup service.) With the release of Windows 10, the <b>Backup and Restore (Windows 7)</b> Control Panel applet was made available again. All editions of Windows 10 are able to store backups on a network location. </p><p>File History remains the default and preferred method to back up local content in Windows 10.<sup id="cite_ref-FeatureFocusBackup_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FeatureFocusBackup-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the system image functionality, Microsoft recommends using third-party software.<sup id="cite_ref-SystemImageDeprecation_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SystemImageDeprecation-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Backup_and_Restore&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-BRWin7-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-BRWin7_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110608142847/http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/backup-and-restore">"Backup and Restore"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/windowsbackup/thread/5d9e2f23-ee70-4d41-8bfc-c9c4068ee4e2">the original</a> on 10 June 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 June</span> 2011</span>. <q>The issue is that the Samsung drive has a 4096 byte sector size. Windows server [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>] backup is not designed to run on such disks. We will try and address this issue in a future release. However, some disks with 4096 byte sector size do support and emulation mode for 512 byte sector. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 May</span> 2011</span>. <q>Shadow copies created during File Backup and Complete PC Backup can also be used as restore points.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=TechNet+Magazine&rft.atitle=A+Guide+to+Windows+Vista+Backup+Technologies&rft.date=2007-09&rft.aulast=Fok&rft.aufirst=Christine&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Ftechnet.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmagazine%2F2007.09.backup.aspx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABackup+and+Restore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WVGPRevisions-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WVGPRevisions_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WVGPRevisions_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WVGPRevisions_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090131021942/http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/4/f/84f00e29-10b8-4342-a102-f75100c8aa15/WVPG%20Revisions%20RTM.pdf">"Windows Vista Product Guide — Revisions"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 May</span> 2011</span>. <q>In addition to full-system Backup and Restore found in all editions, you can back up to a home or business network.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Compare+Windows+%E2%80%93+Windows+7+Editions&rft.pub=Microsoft&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwindows.microsoft.com%2Fen-US%2Fwindows7%2Fproducts%2Fcompare&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABackup+and+Restore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Win7FeatureRemoval-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Win7FeatureRemoval_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Win7FeatureRemoval_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLi2009" class="citation web cs1">Li, Arthur (28 October 2009). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111203224136/http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/20e8e21f-c555-4d09-bc46-26cf9926d105">"Windows 7 Home Premium network backup"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_TechNet" title="Microsoft TechNet">TechNet</a> Forums</i>. <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/thread/20e8e21f-c555-4d09-bc46-26cf9926d105">the original</a> on 3 December 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 December</span> 2011</span>. <q><b>Frankomali:</b> I had this capability in Vista, and just lost it when I paid for and applied the "upgrade" to Windows 7. <b>Arthur Li:</b> Yes, this is the truth. Windows 7 Home Premium does not support to backup to a network location.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TechNet+Forums&rft.atitle=Windows+7+Home+Premium+network+backup&rft.date=2009-10-28&rft.aulast=Li&rft.aufirst=Arthur&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fsocial.technet.microsoft.com%2FForums%2Fen%2Fw7itproinstall%2Fthread%2F20e8e21f-c555-4d09-bc46-26cf9926d105&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABackup+and+Restore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-W7FR-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-W7FR_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/hh848073(v=vs.85).aspx">"Windows 7 Backup and Restore deprecated"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/MSDN" class="mw-redirect" title="MSDN">MSDN</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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