will backup restore my full windows 7 again?

Question

please tell me if my laptop gets infected and i need to restore again will my backup helps me... i meanthat can i again replace my original windows 7 using my backup

Answer 1

I could be wrong about this, but my take on it is that you don't back up your system, you back up your files...

This means that you should retain all of your software disks including your Windows 7 disks, so in the event of a catastrophe, you can re-install everything.

Then your backup contains all the files you have been working on so that you can catch up on everything.

There are two other considerations:

System Restore - if you do this regularly, you can 'roll-back' everything to your last system restore point - this should give you a degree of protection for your operating system.

Disk Backup - There are several methods for mirroring your entire main hard drive (including operating system), but this can be time-consuming and labourious - If your motherboard can cope with RAID, that may be a viable option, there is a RAID setting (RAID1) that will copy everything you do onto a second disk in the background - this can then be your restore disk, however if one disk gets a virus - they probably BOTH will....

http://www.socket939.co.uk/glossary.htm#RAID

But you could start a routine where you mirror your entire disk at regular intervals - so when the worst happens, you can just take out the bad disk and replace it with your backup - I think ACRONIS might do software that will do this, you could do it by 'hand' or have it running as a regular automated task - you will need to be aware of when you are getting problems with your disk, and make sure that you don't copy faults over onto your backup.

Basically - it's a nightmare....ha ha ha..

Answer 2

You have to backup your personal files.



Better is do an off-site backup, this will protect you in case of fire, etc.



I am using Mozy and it is good. You can get 2.25 GB for free for life backup space using this code:



https://mozy.com/?code=94HW8M



Works for Windows and Mac.

Good luck and take care your personal files.

Answer 3

Definitely. Windows will automatically generate the restore points at every major changes (viz. installing new programms etc.). You can to to the restore wizard and select the restore point which suits you. This will restores at the selected stage without affecting your data.

Answer 4

You're backup stores your computer files. Infections BE computer files. Any questions??

Answer 5

placed your music to cds. i does not use the lower back up disk i could use the disk that got here with your laptop yet formatt your laptop first,to make it actual clean i do it approximately each and every 6 months