Backing up your Windows settings
How often do you backup your Windows? Well, usually never, which is really a bad practice. But you need to at least take a backup of your stuff when you are planning to format your machine and start afresh.
Recently I did exactly that. Backed up my files manually by copying folders and formatted my machine, to later realize that I have forgotten to backup my Favorites folder. Too late. :-(
It is also very tedious to get back everything the way it used to be, desktop wallpaper, color themes, shortcuts etc.
Utilities we rarely use already exists in Windows to get this thing done. To backup My Documents, Favorites, desktop cutomizations etc., you can use the Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup
To backup your MS Office settings, use the "Office - Save My Settings Wizard".
Recently I did exactly that. Backed up my files manually by copying folders and formatted my machine, to later realize that I have forgotten to backup my Favorites folder. Too late. :-(
It is also very tedious to get back everything the way it used to be, desktop wallpaper, color themes, shortcuts etc.
Utilities we rarely use already exists in Windows to get this thing done. To backup My Documents, Favorites, desktop cutomizations etc., you can use the Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup
To backup your MS Office settings, use the "Office - Save My Settings Wizard".
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