Peace of Mind Backups

Self Managed or Remotely. Local or Google.

6. Running the backup for the first time

  1. Navigate to the ai.net.nz directory in your Google Drive.
  2. Double click the file that is called RUN_AI_BACKUP.
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  3. The first time you run this, the program checks to make sure you have a system correctly setup, but it does not try to do a backup yet.
  4. At the end of the first run, press any key to continue.
  5. Double click this file, RUN_AI_BACKUP, and run a second time.
  6. It should now start a backup up.
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  7. This could take some time.
  8. Also the first time a backup runs, all the files backed up go across the internet to Google, you may use a lot of your monthly ISP data.
    1. How big is your My Documents? (Also known as Documents)
    2. How big is yout My Pictures?  (Also known as Pictures)
  9. Knowing how big your files to be backed up aheadd of time is a good thing to know. If you have any questions call us.
  10. The first time you do a backup we only backup Documents,Favorites,Contacts,Pictures

 

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1. Setting up Google with Backups (Chrome)blank25 2. Sign into Google for the frist timeblank25 3. Google Drive on your PC
4. How do I know if Google Drive is running? 5. Installing Python 6. Running the backup for the first time
7. Customizing your Backup 8. Scheduling your Backup 9. Weekly Reports