S 6.45 Data backup under Windows 95

Initiation responsibility: Head of IT Section, IT Security Management

Implementation responsibility: IT-user

The requirements of S 6.32 Regular data backup should generally be observed. In the following, particular aspects of data backup which must be taken into account under Windows 95 are listed:

When possible under Windows 95, the only backup programs that should be used are those that support long file names (e.g. the Windows 95 program BACKUP.EXE). To convert long file names to the conventional 8.3, the supplied program LFNBK.EXE is available. Particular care must be taken when using this program. Possible file names or even single files cannot be reconstructed if, after the backup, changes have been made to the directory structure of the PC from which the backup is being made.

Additional controls:

• Are backup programs being used that cannot process long file names?