NTBackup

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NTBackup is the built-in backup utility of Microsoft Windows, introduced in Windows NT around 1997 and part of all subsequent versions up to and including Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It uses a proprietary backup format (BKF) to backup files. It supports backing up files to tape.

NTBackup from Windows XP and later includes Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) support and thus can backup locked files. In case of Windows XP Home Edition, NTBackup is not installed by default but is available on the Windows XP installation disc. ^[1]

In Windows Vista and later operating systems, NTBackup was replaced by Windows Backup, which uses the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) file format and supports backing up to modern media such as CDs/DVDs. For reading older backups, Microsoft has made available the NTBackup Restore utility which can only read BKF files. ^[2]

[edit] References

• Backup Basics from Microsoft
  
• Website with general discussion and information to assist in the use of NTBackup