12.11 System Backup

You need to configure File history to automatically delete any stored snapshots that are older than one month. Click the Control Panel option you would use to do this

Advanced Settings

You work as the IT administrator for a small startup company. Lily's computer has two internal hard drives and runs Windows 10. She is concerned that she may accidentally delete a file or that her primary hard disk may fail at some future time. She has come to you for suggestions about how to protect her files. Due to the size and revenue of the start up company, resources are somewhat limited. Which of the following would BEST protect Lily's files?

Back up her files using File History

You need to protect the user data on a Windows 10 system. Which tools could you use to do this?

File History and Windows 7 (backup and restore)

Will this configuration work?

No. Backups created with Backup and Restore can't be stored on the drive that contains the information being backed up

An administrator configures the Time Machine application on Mac OS computers and develops scripts that use the tar command on Linux computers. Which of the following best practices is the administrator following?

Scheduled backups

You have configured your Windows systems to automatically back up user data very night at midnight. You also take a system image backup once per month. What else should you do to ensure that you are protected from data loss?

Store a copy of all backups offsite and Regularly test restoration procedures

Why should backup media be store offsite?

To prevent the same disaster from affecting both the system and its associated backup media