This can result in larger than normal backups if you use non-Microsoft imaging software. If it is not necessary to defragment the server on a regular basis, you can follow these steps to turn off the defragmentation schedule:.
By default, all operating system files and folders are selected for backup. You can choose to back up all the hard disks, files, and folders on the server, or select only individual hard disks, files, or folders to backup. To add or remove items for the backup, do one of the following:.
If you want to exclude the Operating System item from the backup, you must first clear the System Backup recommended check box. To minimize the amount of backup hard disk space that your server backups use, you may want to exclude any folders that contain files that you don't consider valuable or particularly important. For example, you may have a folder that contains recorded television programs that uses a lot of hard drive space. You may choose not to back up these files because you normally delete them after viewing them anyway.
Alternatively, you may have a folder that contains temporary files that you do not intend to keep. When an unformatted internal hard disk drive is detected on the Windows Server Essentials server, a health alert is raised that contains a link to the Add a New Hard Drive Wizard. When the wizard is finished, one or more, depending on the size of the drive, logical hard drives formatted will be created on the hard drive and formatted as NTFS. Right-click the drive that you want to repartition, click Delete Volume , and then click Yes.
Right-click the Unallocated hard disk drive, and then click New Simple Volume. Click the name of the server, and then click Restore files or folders for the server in the Tasks pane. The Restore Files or Folders Wizard opens. Follow the instructions in the wizard to restore the files or folders. Manage Backup and Restore. Manage Windows Server Essentials. Use Windows Server Essentials. I like to use different drives to separate my entertainment from my important files.
A little planning now might save you a lot of headache later. Verify the structure of your partitions before you start adding shared folders. This will make it easier in the long run. In File Explorer, navigate to the hard drive or partition where you want to add a shared folder.
Right-click and select New Folder. You can rename it to whatever you want. Right-click on the newly created folder, then click Properties. Choose the Sharing tab. Click Advanced Sharing. Check the box that says Share this folder. Give your shared folder a name. This is what will show up in File Explorer, not the actual folder name. Click Permissions. Remove the user Everyone.
You can only add users that have an account on this computer. It can be a Microsoft account or a local account. Click Check Names to verify the account. If everything is good, click OK. The default permission is read only. Full Control means the user can also modify permissions.
Choose your allowed permissions then click OK. Click OK again to close out the window. Now, navigate to the shared folder. There is not a recent successful backup. The number of days since the last successful backup is included in the notice. Windows Server Essentials only: A new volume is added to your computer. The person who administers your network needs to run the Customize Backup Wizard to include or exclude the volume for future backups.
For a quick status, move the cursor over the Launchpad icon in the notification area of the desktop. The backup status appears in the tooltip. In the Backup Properties dialog box, in the Backup status section, the status of the backup is displayed.
No previous backups : Either Backup has not yet run, or the backup history was deleted. Backup pending : A backup is waiting for another process on the server to complete. Backup was canceled : Displays the date and time that the backup started if you or the network administrator canceled the backup.
Backup succeeded : Displays the date and time that the backup started if the backup completed successfully. Backup was incomplete : Displays the date and time that the backup started if the backup did not complete successfully.
Backup was unsuccessful : Displays the date and time that the backup started if the backup did not complete successfully. In the Backup Properties dialog box, in the Backup status section, the Start backup button changes to Stop backup when the backup is in progress.
Click Stop backup , and then click Yes to confirm. The backup will continue to run until you click Yes. When you stop a backup in progress, the status changes to Backup was canceled with the date and time that the backup started. If, instead, you see a status of Successful , Incomplete , or Failed , the last backup has already finished. There may be times when you want to back up your files and folders prior to the regularly-scheduled backup time set up on your server.
The Launchpad enables you to initiate backup of your computer manually. Type a description for the backup, and then click OK. The status changes to Starting backup , and then to Backup in process with a percentage complete. After backup starts, the button changes to Stop backup. If the backup is in progress and you want to stop it, click Stop backup , and then click Yes. When you stop a backup in progress, the status changes to Backup was canceled with the date and time that the backup was started.
When the backup finishes successfully, the status changes to Backup succeeded with the date and time that the finished backup started. To help prevent data loss due to corruption of the client backup database, consider the following:. Enable an additional method of backing up the client backup database.
Make sure that you select to back up all files in the Client Computers Backup folder. In the event that you must restore the database, be sure to restore all files in the Client Computers Backup folder. If you do not restore all of the files, the database might become inconsistent. Before you clean up or restore the client backup database, make sure to stop all client backups that are currently in progress.
You cannot restore files and folders to a client computer by using the Dashboard on the server. You must open the Dashboard on a client computer to complete the task. You cannot restore files and folders to a hard disk that has been configured to be a dynamic disk.
Click the computer for which you want to restore files and folders, and then click Restore files or folders for the computer in the Tasks pane. The Restore Files or Folders Wizard opens. The File History feature of Windows Server Essentials automatically backs up files that are in the Libraries, Contacts, Desktop, and Favorites folders of network computers that have File History capability.
If the originals are lost, damaged or deleted, you can restore them. You can also find different versions of your files from a specific point in time. Over time, you will have a complete history of your files.
For information about file history issues, see Troubleshoot File History. Manage Backup and Restore. Manage Windows Server Essentials. Use Windows Server Essentials. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. It may not be for you, but it's nice to know it's there. Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee.
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Sponsored By. About Scott Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. About Newsletter. Hosting By. Share on Twitter or Facebook or use the Permalink. January 14, Sounds great! You mention that it took 20 minutes to restore onto the new drive. How large was the backup you were using? You said gigs for the 4 computers do you know how large the one you backed up from was?
Also I am just wondering since you mention it is a laptop that it might have just been because of a small drive or perhaps the configuration you have there which facilitated this pretty reasonable speed.
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