Hello everybody!
From this video, you’ll learn how to configure data backup, create a backup copy and restore
Windows Server to a previous condition, and how to recover information that could be lost
if you have formatted the hard disk.
Important data can be lost, or the operating system may crash due to a number
of reasons, for example, a system update, a virus attack careless removal of a file,
system errors, human faults, cleaning the recycle bin, disk formatting etc.
If you face one of these problems, don’t worry: this video will help you restore your
server back to normal and recover the lost data.
When files are deleted in Windows Server OS, they don’t disappear from the hard disk
- they can still be restored from the Recycle Bin, if they were not removed without using
the Recycle Bin.
Even if the files were deleted permanently from the Recycle Bin, there is still a good
chance to recover them.
In Windows, files never disappear without trace, it’s just the space they used to
occupy on the hard disk (or another storage device) is marked as free for writing new
data.
You can either recover the information or restore operability and previous state of
the operating system from a backup.
If there is no backup to rely on, use a specialized data recovery tool.
How to set up and configure backup for Windows Server
Backing up Windows Server is an important part of everyday server management.
Backup copies enable recovery after crashes when data may be lost.
By default, the backup feature is not installed for the server version of Windows.
To add it, open the Start menu, find and launch Server Manager.
In the Manager, click “Add roles and features.”
Click Next - leave the installation type without changes - Next - in the server choosing tab,
don’t change anything - Next - and move on to the components.
Scan the list for “Windows Server Backup,” check its box, click “Next,” and then
“Install.”
When the installation is over, click “Close.”
Windows Server Backup has been installed successfully.
Now you can access its backup features.
How to create a backup of Windows Server In order to create a backup or configure scheduled
backup, open Server Manager – Tools – Windows Server Backup.
For quick launch, type “wbadmin.msc” in the search field.
Here are the options you can access: “Backup Schedule”
“Backup Once” “Recover”
and “Configure Performance Settings.”
Configure scheduled backup in Windows Server To configure automatic backup on schedule,
open “Backup Schedule.”
When selecting backup configuration, specify backup type - Full server (back up all server
data, applications and system state) or Custom (if you want to select a certain volume or
files to be backed up).
Choose backup time and how often you want it to run.
Select destination for backups, and one of the options is to save them to a network folder.
When choosing this specific option, you can see a note that you will only have one backup
at a time, because the previous one always gets overwritten.
Give the network path and click “Next.”
After that, you’ll be asked to give your account details to enable the scheduled backup.
Ready.
If you only need one copy, select “Backup Once.”
Select “Custom” in “Backup Configuration” if you want to choose a specific folder or
files, and add items to be backed up.
Specify destination where to save the copy, and click Backup to start working.
How to restore Windows Server from backup Now that the backup is ready, let’s explore
the scenario when you need to restore Windows Server.
In different cases with the operating system crashing, having a backup will save you a
lot of time if compared with having to reinstall and reconfigure the whole thing.
In order to restore Windows Server to a previous state, open Server Manager – Tools – Windows
Server Backup.
When you open “Recover” you’ll be asked to select the backup location:
“This server” or “A backup stored in another location.”
Specify the network folder or local disk where the backup is stored.
Select the data from which server should be recovered - Next - select the backup to recover
- check the items to be recovered - choose the destination folder to recover to - Next.
Hit “Recover” to start.
The system will calculate how many files are to be recovered, and the process will start.
Once it’s done, click “Close.”
Restoring a crashed system If you have a recovery drive, you can use
it to bring your operating system back to normal.
To do it, start by booting with an installation disk or USB drive.
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In the installation window, click on System Recovery.
Then select Troubleshoot.
System image recovery.
Select the operating system.
After that, the corresponding window will open.
Choose the image and click “Next.”
You may leave the box to “Format and repartition disks” checked - as it is.
Ready.
Confirm restoring the computer from the image.
Wait until the process is over.
After the restart, the server will be restored to the state recorded in the last backup.
Recovering lost information from Windows Server with a third-party tool
If certain information is lost because your Windows Server operating system crashed, and
there is no backup to restore it from, use a third-party data recovery tool.
With hundreds of utilities available nowadays, we recommend using our product, Hetman Partition
Recovery.
When it comes to recovering files after reinstalling an operating system, you can rest assured
that Hetman Partition Recovery will do the job perfectly.
It will scan the hard disk or external storage device, find the lost data and help you recover
it in a simple and efficient way.
Here is what you do to get your data back: Step 1.
Connect your disk to another computer with a Windows operating system, download and install
Hetman Partition Recovery.
Remember to immediately stop using the hard disk where the important information used
to be stored; Also, we strongly recommend against reinstalling the operating system,
because it may overwrite your data and you won’t be able to recover it.
Step 2.
In the Drive Manager, select the disk, right-click on it and choose “Open.”
Try a fast scan first - it will take less time.
If the fast scan can’t find the deleted data, then go for Full analysis.
Step 3.
The file recovery wizard will scan the selected volume immediately and display the scan results
in the right side of the program’s window.
Step 4.
When the scan is over, all you need to do is to select the deleted files you want to
restore and then click the “Recovery” button.
Specify where to save the data and click “Recovery” again.
Also, our program can create a disk image and then conduct all recovery operations with
this image, which increases your chances to restore the deleted information successfully,
because multiple rounds of scanning may result in data overwriting.
Conclusion I hope this guide helps you to restore your
Windows Server back to normal, and recover the lost information.
Now you can restore the operating system and have it in the same previous state again.
You won’t have to reconfigure it from scratch, and all the files will be located where they
are supposed to be.
That is all for now!
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