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Windows Workstation Backup✯

General Framework✯

SMB shared drives are available on the network, on a server named home which groups together each person's personal spaces. They allow workstation backups. The current available quota is 300 GB.

These SMB shares are authenticated using the university directory username and password. For us to be able to authenticate you, your password must have been changed since July 2017. If not, go to the UCA portal: here. Log in and go to "My Account" / "Login and Security" to change your password.

The idea is to create a folder in your personal space that will be used to store your backups. To improve security on these backup spaces (synchronization with other servers, antivirus checks), please name this directory sauve (backup).

Backup Client✯

The recommended client is the default one provided with Windows.

In the Windows search bar, simply type Backup and click on Backup settings

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Backup Drive Configuration✯

You will need to specify a network drive where your backups will be stored.

Under Add a drive, click on More options

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In the next window, click on View advanced settings

In the window that opens, click on Select a network location

Then add a network location. To do this, navigate using the file explorer.

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From your computer, find your directory dirs.local.isima.fr\<login>\sauve and select this folder

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You return to the previous page. You can then activate your backup space

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Configuring Data to Back Up✯

In the Windows search bar, simply type Backup and click on Backup settings

You will see your backup drive activated. Click on More options

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You can then specify the backup frequency and retention period.

  • Frequency: Daily
  • Retention period: 1 month

Next, you can specify the folders to back up. By default, Windows backs up everything in your profile. To save some space, you can remove some large and rarely used folders such as Videos, Downloads, etc. (note that if these folders are empty, they will not take up any space)

You can add other folders not present in your profile by clicking on + Back up these folders

You can exclude a subfolder from the backup by clicking on + Exclude these folders