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After following the procedure in Creating a Redo live CD, you can use it to back up all software and data on the main hard drive in your PC. You can use the Redo live CD to back up any PC that has a single operating system, which is either Linux or Microsoft Windows.

Note: Redo cannot back up and restore a dual-boot PC.

To create a full-system backup of your PC through a Redo live CD, do the following:

1. Connect an external drive to your PC through one of its USB ports.
2. Boot or reboot your Redo live CD and wait for it to display its Welcome window. Be patient; booting the Redo live CD takes time.
3. Click the Backup icon (blue up arrow), select the hard disk that you wish to back up, and then click Next.
4. Select all drive parts (partitions), click Next, select the destination drive, such as an external hard drive, and then click Next.
5. Click Browse, click Create Folder (at the upper right of the screen), type a folder name, such as StandbyPC, and then press Enter to create your folder and display it at the top of the screen.
6. Click Save Here (at the lower right of the screen), click Next to display the default backup name, which is the current date, such as 20120710.
7. Click Next to start backing up your hard drive. Be patient; backing up your PC takes time.
8. After Redo completes the backup, click OK, click Exit, and then restart your PC, which ejects the Redo live CD.

After Creating a Redo live CD and Backing up your PC through a Redo live CD, you can restore that PC through your Redo live CD and the most-recent backup on your external drive.

Note: Redo cannot back up and restore a dual-boot PC.

To restore a full-system backup to your PC through a Redo live CD, do the following:

1. Through one of the USB ports on your PC, connect the external drive that contains the most-recent full-system backup that you created through your Redo live CD.
2. Boot or reboot your Redo live CD and wait for it to display its Welcome window. Be patient; booting the Redo live CD takes time.
3. Click the Restore icon (red down arrow), select the hard disk that contains your backup, such as Drive 2 - - External Drive, and then click Next.
4. Click the small blue box (at the right),  and then double-click the folder that contains the backup, such as StandbyPC.
5. Select the backup, such 20120710, click Open, click Next, and then click Next again.
6. Select your destination drive, such as Drive 1, click Next, click Yes to verify that you want to restore your backup, and then click Next to start the restoration. Be patient, the restoration takes time.
7. After Redo completes the restoration, click OK, click Exit, and then restart your PC, which ejects the Redo live CD.