With Nero BackItUp ImageTool you can save a drive backup to a hard drive or to an FTP server. Hard drives, network drives, and removable media are generally supported as storage media.
To save a drive backup to a hard drive or FTP server, proceed as follows:
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- Click the Backup > Drive Backup button.
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- The Manual drive backup screen is displayed.
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- Select the appropriate check box to select the desired hard drive or partition.
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- The hard drive or partition is selected.
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- Click the Next button.
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- The Select target and options screen is displayed.
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- Select a hard drive, a network drive, removable media, or the desired FTP server in the Target drop-down menu.
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- If you selected a hard drive as a target, specify the folder in which the backup should be saved in the Target path input field.
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- If you selected an FTP server as a target, choose a folder if applicable.
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- Make additional settings as desired.
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- Click the Next button.
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- The Finalize screen is displayed.
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- Verify the settings in this screen.
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- Click the Backup button.
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- The Backup Process screen is displayed and the backup process starts. You can track the process with the progress bar.
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- When the backup is completed, a window with an appropriate message appears.
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- Click the OK button.
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- You have saved the drive backup. Now you can save the log, click the Next button to start other actions.
| FTP Server |
An FTP server is a data storage unit that can be accessed through the Internet. Access is usually anonymous. FTP servers are frequently used as storage locations for backups.