How to Backup Exchange in Windows 2008

The Windows 2008 operating system has an internal backup utility called "NTBackup." This backup utility creates a backup of your Exchange database. This backup is used in case of an emergency, so you can restore users' emails if the Exchange server corrupts or fails and needs a reinstallation. The NTBackup utility has a wizard to help guide you through the backup process. This tool is included with Windows 2008, so you don't need to purchase third-party software.

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  Click the Windows "Start" button on your 2008 server. Type "ntbackup" into the search text box and press "Enter." This opens the NTBackup utility.

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  Click "Advanced Mode" on the opened window. Click the "Backup" tab. Click the "New" button in the "Jobs" section of the main NTBackup menu.

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  Select a backup location for your saved files. This can be the local hard drive, or choose a DVD burner or external hard drive for an external backup destination.

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  Click "Start Backup." In the opened window, click the "Advanced" button. Click "Schedule" if you want to automate the backup at a given time interval. For instance, run the job each week to back up your users' email for the week. Click "OK."

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  Click "Start Backup" to run the backup job. If you decided to schedule the job, the NTBackup service runs each day you have it scheduled.