After performing a backup, Backup creates a report with status information about the backup. The backup report is created in Notepad (a text-editing program that comes with Windows XP) and saved in the Backup program folder on your hard drive. Each time you perform a backup, the report information is added to the beginning of the backup report file in order to create a backup history. To make it easier to manage your backup jobs, it is important to view and print a backup report after each backup so you can have a hard copy reference of the backed up files and make sure no errors occurred. View a Report -
| Click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. | -
| Click Advanced Mode, if necessary. | -
| Click the Tools menu, and then click Report. | -
| Click the report you want to view. | -
| Click View. | -
| Read the report in Notepad. | -
| When you're done, click the Close button. | -
| Click Cancel. | Print a Report -
| Click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. | -
| Click Advanced Mode, if necessary. | -
| Click the Tools menu, and then click Report. | -
| Click the report you want to print. | -
| Click Print. | -
| Click Cancel. | Select Report Options -
| Click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. | -
| Click Advanced Mode, if necessary. | -
| Click the Tools menu, and then click Options. | -
| Click the Backup Log tab. | -
| Click the Detailed, Summary, or None option. | -
| Click OK. | |