{"id":2690,"date":"2019-04-24T18:18:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T15:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=2690"},"modified":"2019-09-22T09:53:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T06:53:12","slug":"backup-windows-system-via-smb-using-backuppc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/backup-windows-system-via-smb-using-backuppc\/","title":{"rendered":"Backup Windows System via SMB Using BackupPC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to our guide on how to backup Windows system via SMB using BackupPC server. There are three methods in which BackupPC can use to backup data. These include the use of SMB protocol for backing up Windows systems, Rsync and Tar for backing up Linux\/Unix\/MacOSX systems. In this guide, we are going to learn how to backup Windows system using SMB method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a prerequisite, ensure that you have setup BackupPC server. You can check our guide on setting up BackuPC on Ubuntu 18.04 by following the link below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-install-and-configure-backuppc-as-a-backup-server-on-ubuntu-18-04\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Install and Configure BackupPC as a Backup Server on Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also setup BackupPC on Debian 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-and-configure-backuppc-on-debian-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Install and Configure BackupPC on Debian 10<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Backup Windows System via SMB Using BackupPC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have a BackupPC server up and running, proceed to backup a windows system as follows. In this guide, we are going to use Windows 7 for demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create Windows SMB Share<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to backup any given folder on your Windows system, you need to create an SMB share for it. You also need to have a user and password for SMB share authentication. Hence, in this guide, we have added a standard user called <strong>backuppc<\/strong> to our Windows 7 system for backup purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us take for exampleyou want to backup Documents folder for the user mibeyki. Then navigate to <strong>C:\\Users\\mibeyki<\/strong>. Right click on the Documents folder &gt; Properties &gt; Sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sharing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sharing.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system using BackupPC\" class=\"wp-image-2693\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, click on <strong>Share<\/strong> to share the folder with backup user, backuppc. Type the name or click on the drop down to select the user. Set the permission level to read only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sharing-folder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sharing-folder.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system using BackupPC\" class=\"wp-image-2694\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click Share &gt; Done to enable folder sharing with specified user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Advanced Sharing, check the Share this folder and set the share name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sharename.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/sharename.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system via SMB using BackupPC\" class=\"wp-image-2695\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click Apply to save the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configure Network Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to Control Panel &gt; Network and Internet &gt; Network and Sharing Center &gt; Advanced sharing settings and configure the sharing options for your specific network profile. In my example, am using work network profile. Turn on File and Printer sharing as well as password protected sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/filesharing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/filesharing.png\" alt=\"Turn on file and printer sharing\" class=\"wp-image-2709\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/password-protected.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/password-protected.png\" alt=\"turn on password protected sharing\" class=\"wp-image-2710\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding Host to BackupPC server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can start to backup a system, you need to add it to BackupPC server. Navigate to BackupPC web user interface and under Server configuration shortcuts, click Edit Hosts. On the configuration editor, click Add to add a new host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the host, you can use <strong>hostname<\/strong> if you have a working DNS server otherwise use the<strong> IP address<\/strong>. Set the <strong>backuppc<\/strong> as the user (or whatever user you defined for backup while setting up your BackuPPC server).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adding-host.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1338\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adding-host.png\" alt=\"Backup Windows System via SMB Using BackupPC\" class=\"wp-image-2691\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adding-host.png 1338w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/adding-host-768x275.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1338px) 100vw, 1338px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Backup Windows Host via SMB share<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Select the host to configure from the Hosts drop down and click Edit Config.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/edit-config.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1196\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/edit-config.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system using BackupPC\" class=\"wp-image-2696\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/edit-config.png 1196w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/edit-config-768x207.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the configuration editor, click <strong>Xfer<\/strong>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Under Xfer Settings, set smb as the XferMethod.<\/li><li>On Smb settings, set the smb share name, smb share username and smb share password.<\/li><li>Under the Include\/Exclude settings, you can set specific files to backup or files to exlude from backup in the smb share. For example, we have excluded all INI files.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/xfer-settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1137\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/xfer-settings.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system via SMB\" class=\"wp-image-2697\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/xfer-settings.png 1137w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/xfer-settings-768x411.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1137px) 100vw, 1137px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once done with configurations, click Save to apply the configs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To run backups, click on host Home or Hosts summary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hosthome.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hosthome.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system using BackupPC\" class=\"wp-image-2698\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hosthome.png 958w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hosthome-768x347.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This opens the backup summary page. Under the user actions, click <strong>Start Full Backup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To check backup progress, click Host summary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/backup-summary.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1341\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/backup-summary.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system using BackupPC\" class=\"wp-image-2699\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/backup-summary.png 1341w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/backup-summary-768x218.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1341px) 100vw, 1341px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can as well check backup logs by clicking on LOG file as shown in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/backup-logs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/backup-logs.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system via SMB\" class=\"wp-image-2700\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/backup-logs.png 1201w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/backup-logs-768x240.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-logs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1351\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-logs.png\" alt=\" backup Windows system via SMB using BackupPC\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-logs.png 1351w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/back-logs-768x157.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1351px) 100vw, 1351px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, you have successfully backed up your windows system. That is all about how to backup Windows system via SMB using BackupPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to use Rsync protocol instead of SMB for backup? See our guide on how to backup Windows system with BackupPC using rsyncd by following the link below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/backup-windows-system-with-backuppc-using-rsyncd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Backup Windows System with BackupPC Using Rsyncd<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our guide on how to backup Windows system via SMB using BackupPC server. 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