NTBackup (also known as Windows Backup[1]: 20.1 and Backup Utility[1]: 20.4 ) is the first built-in backup utility of the Windows NT family. It was introduced with Windows NT 3.51. NTBackup comprises a GUI (wizard-style) and a command-line utility to create, customize, and manage backups. It takes advantage of Shadow Copy (to create backups) and Task Scheduler (to schedule them). NTBackup stores backups in the BKF file format (a proprietary format at the time) on external sources, e.g., floppy disks, hard drives, tape drives, and Zip drives. When used with tape drives, NTBackup uses the Microsoft Tape Format (MTF),[2] which is also used by BackupAssist, Backup Exec, and Veeam Backup & Replication[3] and is compatible with BKF.[4]
Starting with Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, NTBackup is replaced by Backup and Restore and Windows Server Backup. In addition to their corresponding GUIs, the command-line utility WBAdmin can operate both. The new backup system provides similar functionality but uses the Virtual Hard Disk file format to back up content. Neither Backup and Restore nor Windows Server Backup support the use of tape drives.[5] To and restore NTBackup's BKF files, Microsoft has made available the NTBackup Restore utility for Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2.[6]
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NTBackup (also known as Windows Backup: 20.1 and Backup Utility: 20.4 ) is the first built-in backup utility of the Windows NT family. It was introduced...
corruption, hard disk drive failure, or malware infection. It replaces NTBackup, which has been part of Windows since Windows NT 3.51. Unlike its predecessor...
removed. DriveSpace was removed in favor of native NTFS compression. The NTBackup tool included in Windows XP does not support certain backup formats available...
Active Desktop, MSN Explorer, HyperTerminal, Messenger service NetMeeting, NTBackup, and Windows Messenger. Several multimedia features, networking features...
opened for editing (and therefore locked). This version of VSS is used by NTBackup. The creation of persistent snapshots (which remain available across reboots...
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for the Microsoft Windows platform. Notable examples include Microsoft's NTBackup program, Backup Exec and the backup utilities included in Microsoft SQL...
utility replaces the previous Microsoft Windows Backup command-line tool, NTBackup, which came built-into Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows...
Windows Server 2003. NTBackup is replaced by Windows Server Backup, and no longer supports backing up to tape drives. As a result of NTBackup removal, Exchange...
companies it had acquired up to that time off into a wholly owned subsidiary called Seagate Software. NTBackup Software companies based in California v t e...
or from the Windows Recovery Environment (starting with Windows Vista). NTBackup can back up the registry as part of the System State and restore it. Automated...
Exec uses the Microsoft Tape Format (MTF), which is also used by Windows NTBackup, backup utilities included in Microsoft SQL Server, and many other backup...
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of two components - backup and restore. The Backup portion located in NTBackup backs up the system state (Windows Registry, COM+ class registration database...
Downloads, Music, Pictures, and Videos. Backup and Restore Center replaces NTBackup and operates in two modes: (a) Backup or restore selected files or (b)...
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Norton Backup and then subsequently to Microsoft as Windows 3.1 and Windows NTBackup. Peter Norton Computing was acquired by Symantec in 1990. Quest retained...
(RSM) has been removed, so applications that depend on it—such as NTBackup or the NTBackup Restore Tool—cannot back up to physical or virtual tape drives...
Windows XP. This file no longer exists in Windows Vista. Backup Unlike NTBackup, it is not possible to include or exclude specific files or folders during...
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