How does Backup for Workgroups backup a computer?
Backup for Workgroups runs as a client/server application. The Server component of Backup for Workgroups is called the Data Repository Manager. The Data Repository Manager keeps track of the list of computers (Backup Clients) that you are backing up. It also centralizes the storage of the backup data from the Backup Clients. The Data Repository Manager needs access to enough disk-based storage media to hold the backups for all the Backup Clients. You need to first install and setup your Data Repository so it is ready to receive and manage backup data from the computers you want to backup. Then, you go to each computer that you want to backup and install the Backup Client on each. On each Backup Client, you can customize the backup sets to define what to backup and when these backups should occur. Once you have the Data Repository (Server side) and the Backup Client software (Client side) installed and configured, Backup for Workgroups will start backing up your computers. The Backup Cl
