Not necessarily. With Windows Backup & Restore you can't add additional threads to be used for backup procedure. With Robocopy - you can (the switch is /MT[:n])
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/wi...o-quickly-back-up-your-data-in-windows-7/3280
Help Me! Program That Backs Everything Onto External Hard Drive?
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http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/wi...o-quickly-back-up-your-data-in-windows-7/3280
Was going to recommend robocopy as well, wasn't sure if it would be too complicated/much trouble for op.What sucks about Ycopy is that it doesn't copy the files that are currently being used. It just skips them.
I'd recommend using robocopy which is available as a part of Windows Resource Kit in Win7. Simple robust command that copies everything. In addition, it could be set up as a task through a batch file.
^^^^ That.
Once OP reached out to me via PM asking how to open the command prompt I concluded it would be better to stick with Windows Backup & Recovery. (lol)