5. When ready to initiate your first or any succeeding backup (if outside of your chosen automated backup timing) click on "Back up now".
Note that the backup will take a while if it's the first one or contains a lot of files. The system image backup option also takes quite a while.
<strong>Using Windows 8 "Backup and Restore"</strong>
note: Windows 8 backup is similar to Windows 7 backup but with a few modifications. Since there is no start menu, the utility is found in the control panel.
1. Open up Computer. Go to Control Panel --> Windows 7 File Recovery.
2. Select Back up Now.
3. Select a network location and put the path of your HDA in. example: "\\hda\backups". Also add the credentials to access that share.
4. Click Ok.
5. Say back up now!
If everything was entered correctly. Windows 8 Should now back up to Amahi.