backup location


  1. Posts : 85
    MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
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    backup location


    Hi, i have just recently joined the forum and have found some great information and very helpful members who have helped me with a couple of issues already.
    I have just started windows 7 back up to my external hard drive but its only path was to the external hard drive only and not to a folder in the hard drive. Is this just the way its set up/configured or can you in fact use a destination folder on the external hard drive? Hope this makes sense.

    Many Thanks


    Andy
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  2. Posts : 28,845
    Win 8 Release candidate 8400
       #2

    Andyonline said:
    Hi, i have just recently joined the forum and have found some great information and very helpful members who have helped me with a couple of issues already.
    I have just started windows 7 back up to my external hard drive but its only path was to the external hard drive only and not to a folder in the hard drive. Is this just the way its set up/configured or can you in fact use a destination folder on the external hard drive? Hope this makes sense.

    Many Thanks


    Andy
    Andy Hi and welcome

    Is it important for it to be in the folder or just for organization?

    Ken J+
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  3. Posts : 85
    MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi Ken, just for organisation really so that i dont forget and accidentally remove it
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  4. Posts : 1
    windows 7
       #4

    windows 7 backup destination folder?


    Has anyone solved this? I tried to point to a specific folder for backup destination using both Windows backup and restore and the Lenovo ThinkVantage toolbox but no go. Windows backed up to the root of my external drive, and there doesn't seem to be any way to change that.
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  5. Posts : 55
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #5

    RobinMS said:
    Has anyone solved this? I tried to point to a specific folder for backup destination using both Windows backup and restore and the Lenovo ThinkVantage toolbox but no go. Windows backed up to the root of my external drive, and there doesn't seem to be any way to change that.
    I have the same problem , WIndow 7 Ultimate and external 1.5TB USB drive
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  6. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Pro x64
       #6

    Worked for me!


    Problem:

    Windows 7 Backup - Cannot specify default save location other than a drive's root on a local drive?

    How do I change the default backup folder in Win7?

    Solution:

    -Create some folder where you want to place you backup
    -Share this folder to yourself
    -Select option to backup on network and give you shared folder as location,
    but not as local path as D:\FolderForBackup,
    you must use you network path as //MyComputerName/FolderForBackup
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