In our last article, we discussed the benefits of backing up the files contained on your computer. However sometimes you may be too busy to carry out the backup manually so now I’ll tell you how to schedule backups so that they run automatically.

To begin with, follow the first four steps in the article: BACK UP! How a few minutes now could save you HOURS later and then continue with these steps:

1. On the ‘Completing the Backup’ page, click the ‘Advanced’ button and then select the normal backup and click ‘Next’.
2. Click next again to take you to the ‘Backup Options’ screen and select ‘Replace the existing backups’ before clicking ‘Next’.
3. Select Later on the ‘When to backup’ page and in the job name box, type Backup and then select Set Schedule.
4. In the Schedule box that appears, choose weekly and a start time of your choice. Then pick the day and how often you want to carry out the backup.
5. Go to the Settings tab and ensure that if you have set the computer to backup at a time when you know you will be in bed that you select the ‘Wake the computer to run this task’ and then click Ok.
6. A dialogue box will then appear asking you to input and confirm your password. Once you have done this, click Ok again.
7. You will then be taken back to the wizard and the When to backup page. Click next and you will get another box asking for your password and for you to confirm the password. Input your password and then click ok.
8. In the dialogue box that appears, click ok and then finish which will complete the wizard.

And that is how you schedule your backups if you’re too busy to do them manually.

Remember, it is worth spending the few minutes it takes to set this up because it just might save you hours later on.