How to Use UBackit on Windows?

2. Backup Files/Folders

Wondershare UBackit provides a hassle-free solution to back up selective files and folders of a PC and any other storage device, such as an external hard drive, SSD, USB flash drive, memory card, etc. Users need to follow three simple steps to back up their files.

• Select Files/Folders
• Choose Backup Destination
• Start the Backup Process

Step 1 Select Files/Folders to Backup

Launch Wondershare UBackit after the installation. Click on the “Create” button and select the “File Backup” feature.

Get a view of your system’s storage and select any partition from the sidebar. On the right panel, you can browse its storage by double-clicking and select folders or files to back up.

If you are looking for specific files, then go to the search option from the top and enter relevant keywords to get instant results.

There is also an inbuilt filter in UBackit that you can use to filter results based on different types of data no matter it is images, audios, videos, documents, programs and etc.

Step 2 Choose Backup Destination

After selecting files/folders from your PC, the application will ask you to select a target location to save the backup. You can select any internal drive or an attached external source where the backup would be saved.

Step 3 Start Backup Process

Click on the “Backup” button and simply wait for a while as UBackit would start taking a backup of your data on the selected location. The application will display the progress of the backup process on the screen.

Once the backup process is completed, you will be notified by the application and can later view or restore your data via UBackit. You can click the "Create New" button in the upper right corner to start a new backup.

In addition, you will see three options on the backup item:

• Schedule

Set a daily/weekly/monthly/non-stop automatic backup. You can go to “Set Automatic Backup” from the left sidebar for more details.

• Backup

Clicking this option will update the backed-up folder/file/disk to the latest state.

• View

With “View” option, you can open the backed-up folder or disk to check the files/folders stored in it. Then you can preview and restore selected files/folders.

3. Backup Partition

With Wondershare UBackit, you can also back up the entire partition from your PC to internal or external storage.

• Select a Partition to Back up
• Select Backup Destination
• Complete the Backup Process

Step 1 Select a Partition to Back up

Launch Wondershare UBackit. Click on the “Create New” button and choose “File Backup”. Then, from the sidebar, select any partition of your choice to back up.

Step 2 Select Backup Destination

After selecting a partition, you can choose a target location where the backup would be saved. This can be an internal drive or any other external source (like a connected hard drive) of your choice.

Step 3 Complete the Backup Process

Click on the “Backup” button and simply wait for a while as UBackit would maintain a backup of the entire partition on the designated drive. Since it might take a few minutes, you are recommended to wait for a while and not close the application in between.

After completing the backup process, UBackit will notify you, letting you manage your data easily.

4. Disk Backup

Wondershare UBackit comes with an advanced Disk Backup feature that can maintain a second copy of the entire disk. The feature would let you back up all the stored files/folders on your disk in one go. Once you are faced with a symptomatic corrupted hard drive, or you are going to change a new PC, you can take advantage of Wondershare UBackit disk clone feature to settle your difficulty.

• Select a Disk to Create a Disk Backup
• Select Backup Destination
• Complete the Disk Backup Process

Step 1 Select a Disk to Create An Image Backup

Launch Wondershare UBackit and visit the “Backup & Restore” feature from the side. Now, click on the “Create New” button and select the “Disk Backup” option.

From the list of the available drives, just choose the drive to back up (like C/D/E/F) and click on the “Select” button.

Step 2 Select Backup Destination

Now, you can select a preferred location (like another drive or an external source) where the disk backup would be saved. The application will list the available drives or any external storage here. Pls kindly ensure that there is enough storage space of the new drive.

Step 3 Complete the Backup Process

After clicking on the “Backup” button, you can just sit back, and wait for a while. The application will display the progress of the disk backup process on the screen.

In the end, UBackit will inform you once the Disk Backup process is completed. You can now view, restore, and manage your backup from your UBackit dashboard.

6. Restore Backup Files

You can also check the existing backup of your data saved on UBackit. The application provides a hassle-free option to restore the entire backup or select specific files to be restored.

• Select Backup/Files to Restore
• Select a Target Location
• Start the Restoring Process
• Backup Restored Successfully

Step 1 Select Backup/Files to Restore

Launch Wondershare UBackit and all your backups are listed in the Backup Manager section.

Option 1: Restore the Entire Backup

If you want to restore all the files in the backup, click the three-dot icon on the backup item that you want to restore and choose the “Restore” option.

Option 2: Restore Specific Files/Folders

If you just want to restore a specific file or folder in the backup of your choice, you can click on the “View” button to check the stored files/folders. As you would select any file, you can check its version history on the right. If the backup schedule is set to real-time or daily/weekly/monthly, the application will automatically maintain different versions of your data.

The application will display dedicated versions for all kinds of data with their respective timestamps.

You can also click on the “Preview” button to first view the file on the native interface of UBackit. This will let you select the files/folders you want to restore from the saved backup.

Click on the “Restore” button after choosing an entire backup or selective files/folders of your choice.

Step 2 Select a Target Location

Afterward, the application will let you select the target location where the backup would be restored.

You can click on the “Change” button to manually browse to any specific location where you want to extract your data.

Step 3 Start the Restoring Process

After selecting the target location, the application would start extracting your data. You can check the progress of the restoring operation here and simply wait for the process to be completed.

Step 4 Backup Restored Successfully

Once the restoring process is completed, UBackit will let know by displaying a relevant prompt on the screen.

Furthermore, the application would also open a new pop-up window where the backup has been restored. You can directly go to the location on Windows Explorer to check the restored content on your PC.

7. Set Automatic Backup

To prevent an unexpected loss of your data, UBackit offers an automatic backup option that you can enable or customize whenever you want. The feature can be used to take a daily, weekly, monthly, or ongoing backup of your data.

• Locate the Automatic Backup Feature
• Set up an Automatic Backup Schedule

Step 1 Locate the Automatic Backup Feature

At first, you can launch Wondershare UBackit and go to its Backup Manager (from the Backup & Restore feature). Now, you can select any backup and click on the three-dot icon from the side to visit its Settings.

Launch Wondershare UBackit and click the "Schedule" option on the folder/disk you want to set up automatic backup.

Step 2 Set up an Automatic Backup Schedule

Once you click on the “Settings” button, a pop-up window about the Automatic Backup settings would be launched. Here, you can click on the designated schedule feature to set up an automatic backup frequency.

A pop-up window about the Automatic Backup settings would be launched. Here, you can click on the designated schedule feature to set up an automatic backup frequency.

1 Backup Daily

By setting this schedule, UBackit would back up your data daily. You can change the preferred time for taking a backup from here.

2 Backup Weekly

This option will set up a weekly schedule to back up your data. You can select any day of the week (like Monday or Sunday) to maintain an automatic backup.

3 Backup Monthly

This will automatically set up a monthly frequency for the backup process (that will take place in an interval of 30 days).

4 Real-Time Backup/Non-stop Backup

This would set an ongoing backup schedule that would keep taking an incremental backup of your data in the background.

5 No Schedule

You can also choose to disable the automatic backup feature with this option. If it is enabled, you can have to manually back up your data.