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

To regularly back up a large number of video files, prepare an external hard disk with a large capacity. This enhances the security of backup files, preventing loss or corruption due to hardware failure. External hard disks come in capacities like 120GB, 128GB, 250GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB. Choose the largest capacity within your budget. External drives are categorized into mechanical hard drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD). SSDs offer faster speeds, quieter operation, and better collision resistance but are more expensive than HDDs. Select based on your actual needs.

2 , choose the appropriate backup software and backup mode

Choosing the right backup software can greatly improve efficiency. Incremental and differential backup modes save time and storage space. Renee Becca is recommended. It offers 5 backup modes and supports daily, weekly, or monthly automatic backups, making it very convenient.

Incremental backup compares each backup with the previous one and backs up data changed since the last backup (full, incremental, or differential). Differential backup, however, backs up data changed since the first full backup. Click here to view the definitions and differences 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 is a tool for system/hard disk data backup and restoration. It backs up and restores important data like programs, system configurations, emails, photos, videos, documents, and bookmarks. Using leading incremental/differential backup technology, it saves time and disk space. It supports system, partition, hard disk, and file backups, as well as disk cloning.

To regularly back up a large number of frequently added or modified video files, store them in a specific hard disk partition and use Renee Becca’s hard disk/partition backup function with an automatic backup plan. Follow these steps:

Step 1: Download, install, and run Renee Becca on your computer. In the main interface under the “Backup” column, select “Hard Disk/Partition Backup” to back up the entire hard disk or partition. For individual important data, use the “File Backup” function.

Step 2: To save time and storage space, switch to Backup Partition in the Source and select the hard disk partition for storing video files. In Destination, choose an external hard disk for the backup data.

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

Step 4: In Backup Scheme – Scheme Type, choose a backup scheme based on your needs. Renee Becca offers 5 options: version chain mode, single version mode, full mode, incremental mode, and differential mode.

To save storage space, select incremental mode and configure settings. If you choose after the initial full backup, only create an incremental backup, you’ll need to restore the initial full backup and all subsequent incremental backups together. Alternatively, choose after every X incremental backup, create a full backup, and set up an automatic cleanup schedule to save time.

Step 5: Click the (Backup) button.

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.

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: Select the (Let me choose) option and click (Next).

Step 5: Select the hard disk partition to back up. You can also check the option below to include drive System (C:), (D:), and the Windows recovery environment system image (S). After selecting, click Next to back up the partition and create a system image.

Step 6: Confirm the backup location and the items. To change the automatic backup plan, click the Change Schedule option. Finally, click (Save Settings and Run Backup).