Videos Backup: Master the art of backing up video files effortlessly

I. What should I pay attention to when backing up a large number of video files regularly?

1 , Prepare a large-capacity external hard drive

When you want to regularly back up a large number of video files, you should prepare an external hard disk with a large capacity as a hard disk device for storing backup files. Backing up video files to an external hard disk can improve the security of the backup files to prevent computer systems or Backup files are lost or corrupted due to hardware failure. The capacity of external mobile hard disk is about 120GB, 128GB, 250GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and other specifications. Within the scope of budget, the larger the hard disk capacity, the better. In addition, mobile hard drives are also divided into mobile mechanical hard drives (HDD) and mobile solid-state drives (SSD). Compared with HDDs, SSDs have faster transmission speeds, are quieter, and are less likely to be damaged by collisions, but are more expensive than HDDs. , can be selected according to actual needs.

2 , choose the appropriate backup software and backup mode

Choosing the right backup software can greatly improve backup efficiency. If it has incremental backup and differential backup modes, it can also save backup time and storage space. Renee Becca is recommended here. It has 5 backup modes and supports setting daily , Weekly or monthly fixed time automatic backup, very convenient.

Incremental backup is to compare each backup with the previous backup, and back up the changed data after the last backup (full backup/incremental backup/differential backup), while differential backup is to have data after the first full backup The changed data is backed up. Click here to view the definition and difference of Incremental Backup, Differential Backup and Full Backup.

II. How to regularly back up a large number of video files?

The following will share two methods of regularly backing up a large number of video files, please choose the method that suits you according to the actual situation.

1. Regular backup with Renee Becca

Renee Becca It is a tool specially used for system/hard disk data backup and restoration. It can help you back up and restore important data in your computer, such as programs, system configuration, emails, photos, videos, documents, bookmarks, etc. It adopts the leading incremental/differential backup technology, which can save you more time and disk space. In addition to supporting system backup, it also supports partition backup, hard disk backup, file backup, and disk cloning to meet your needs. need.

If you want to back up a large number of video files regularly, and the video files will be added or modified frequently, it is recommended to store the video files in a certain hard disk partition, and then use Renee Becca’s (hard disk/partition backup) function and set an automatic backup plan. The operation steps are as follows:

Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Becca on the computer, select the (hard disk/partition backup) option in the main interface (backup) column. This option can back up the data of the entire hard disk or partition. If you only need to back up individual important data, you can also use the (file backup) function.

Step 2: Next, because there are usually multiple partitions in the hard disk, if you want to save time and storage space, you can switch to (partition backup) in (source file (device)) and select the hard disk partition for storing video files, in ( Destination) to select the location to store the backup data, it is recommended to choose an external hard disk.

Step 3: In (Task Scheduler), you can set the daily/weekly/monthly regular backup and the time to automatically start the backup.

Step 4: In (Backup Scheme)-(Scheme Type), you can choose a suitable backup scheme mode according to your personal needs. Renee Becca has 5 backup schemes to choose from, namely, version chain mode, single version mode, overall mode, and incremental mode. Quantitative mode and differential mode. If you need to save storage space, you can choose (incremental mode) and make specific settings. If you choose (after the initial full backup, only create an incremental backup), then when restoring all video files, you need to restore the first full backup and all subsequent incremental backups together; if you choose (after every X Create a full backup after the incremental backup) and set up an automatic cleanup schedule, which saves you time from manual operations.

Step 5: Finally, click the (Backup Now) button to start backing up the partition where the video files are saved according to your settings.

2. Use the Windows backup function to back up regularly

The built-in backup function in the Windows system can also be used to back up hard disk partitions and some system data that have saved video files. The following are the specific steps.

Step 1: Click the (Start) menu, select (Settings) – (Update and Security) – (Backup), and then click (Go to “Backup and Restore” (Windows 7)).

Step 2: Click the (Set Up Backup) button to start setting up Windows Backup.

Step 3: Choose where you want to save the backup, it is recommended to choose an external hard drive, and then click (Next).

Step 4: On the “What content do you want to backup” interface, you can select the (Let me choose) option and click (Next page), and then you can choose the hard disk partition that stores a large number of video files.

Step 5: Select the hard disk partition to be backed up, and you can also check the option below (including drive System (C:), (D:), Windows recovery environment system image (S)), after checking, you can back up the selected hard disk partition and additionally create a system image. Then click (Next).

Step 6: Confirm the location of the backup and the items to be backed up. You can also set or change the automatic backup plan, and then click (Save Settings and Run Backup) to start backing up the partition that saves a lot of videos.