Windows7 system: Learn more about backup and restore and update function

Backup, this topic is also very important, huh, huh, but... I also admit... "Backup" is really troublesome!

Fortunately, Windows 7 finally "takes attention" and "faces" this problem and provides comprehensive support for the backup of computer data. Thankfully, "new" is really a lot better in many places...

Newly Invented Media Library

Previous Windows wanted you to focus your data on "My Files". To some extent, this is a good thing. When you want to change your computer, you just need to back up your "My Files".

However, "My files" are usually preset to somewhere on the C drive, while the C drive is where the system disk is located. Therefore, Windows wants users to put files and system disks on the same disk. To be honest, it is a risk of increasing file errors. Because the system disk is prone to viruses and disk damage, this mandatory preset is not a perfect choice. .

Another problem is that the C drive will also have insufficient space for installing the software. At this time, you must put the data on another disk, but doing so will disperse the data and destroy the original data. "The original intention."

Some experts will say, "In fact, the default folder of 'My Files' can be changed." To be honest, I know this (otherwise, how can I write it), when using the Eee PC netbook? The instructions in the manual suggest that the user set "My Files" to the memory card to avoid the 4GB SSD hard drive exploding. But...the average person doesn't know how to change it, and it still lacks flexibility and has many problems.

It doesn't matter, the above problem, Windows 7 uses "media library" to solve.

If you need to back up your folders, you can use Windows 7's new "Media Library" function to centrally manage them. I personally think this concept is quite good.

The first principle of data backup: centralization and classification

is almost any folder, as long as you feel "necessary" - you can press the right mouse button to put this folder Put in the "media library." So when you open the file manager, the top folder is also the media library.

The media library is very similar to a "shortcut" and much like a "hyperlink". It can concentrate all the data in the media library for you to query. Regardless of whether the folder is placed in C, E, F or G, and no matter how deep the data is, as long as you press the right mouse button and select "Add to Media Library", this folder can be found directly in the media library.

The folder that was added to the media library is still in the same place, but there is a visible link in the media library. And when you want to copy or delete files, the files in the media library can also be managed in this way. Therefore, as long as you do a good job of setting up the management of the media library, it is much easier to perform backup work.

Another advantage of the media library is that Windows 7 has built in several important classification folders, such as photos, videos, files, etc. If users need to sort backups (some files have a large amount of data, For example, photos, videos, some documents, such as small files, can also be processed according to the class, so as not to be time-consuming and labor-intensive. In this way, it feels like Windows used to let users "self-destruct" in data management, while Windows 7 is more like an "organism" and has some more specific management mechanisms. Although this should not be the killer feature of Windows 7, I personally appreciate Microsoft's efforts and progress in this regard, it is worth a try.

What is a system image file?

In addition to the traditional file copy backup method, Windows 7 (in fact, Vista also has) added the so-called "build system image file" and "build system repair CD" features. Many people may not understand what this is, so I will explain the concept of "system image file" in this issue.

From the Start menu, "Maintenance" of all programs, you can perform the backup and restore functions, "Build System Image" on the left.

In the past, most of the computer purchases were accompanied by a "system CD". The previous system CD was actually the original Windows installation CD released by Microsoft, probably adding a computer driver. Therefore, the "original Windows CD" + "driver CD" has become an indispensable tool for ordinary people to reinstall computers.

However, from installation to completion, the operating system installation of a computer often requires a lot of "processes", you must first install Windows, install drivers, install some necessary software (whether free or Paid). Fortunately, reinstalling the system is not (at least not supposed to be) something to do every day, and it is very good to do it once in three or five years (although some people may have a shorter cycle).