How to Select a Destination for a Backup

This topic explains how to select a destination for a backup.

Before You Begin

Before you perform the procedure in this topic, consider the following:

Backup will not back up to a CD device such as CD-RW, CD-R, or DVD-R drives. To back up your data to these devices, you must first back up the data to a file. Next, archive the .bkf file to the CD. From this point onward, you can restore your data from that CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-R.
If you are performing a backup, and the backup utility (Backup) in Windows Server 2003 indicates that unused media is not available, you might have to use the Removable Storage Management console to add your tape device to the Backup media pool. For more information, see "Removable Storage" in the Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition online Help.

Start Backup in Advanced Mode.

For detailed instructions, see the following procedures:
- How to Start the Backup Utility
- How to Switch Backup to Advanced Mode
Click the Backup tab.
In the Backup destination list, perform one of the following steps:
- Select File if you want to back up files and folders to a file. If you do not have a tape device installed on your computer, this option is selected by default and cannot be changed.
- Select a tape device if you want to back up files and folders to a tape.
The Backup destination and Backup media fields
Click Browse to select a location and file name for your backup.