Reader Tom is dealing with this major hassle: When I switched from Windows XP to Windows 7, I was very careful to backup my entire computer to my laptop. After installing Windows 7, I found out that ...

Alvin Hurd asked if he can restore a Vista backup in XP. I answer both his question and the reverse one: Can one restore an XP backup in Vista? I’ve never been a fan of Windows’ built-in backup ...

A file with the "BKF" extension typically is a backup file created in Windows XP. The Windows XP backup utility adds ".bkf" to the end of files created with the native tool by default. The "SQZ" file ...

Windows XP Backup utility. If I select C: and all subdirectories for backup, is also selecting System State redundant? Or does the program/Windows treat the SS as an independent set of files?