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yukon_scott
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Backing up anti-theft vaults (and files) in Windows 7

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I use the Windows back up utility in Windows 7 (64bit) to back up my files to an external hard drive. How can I be certain that my Anti-Theft Vaults and their contents are being backed up in a manner that will allow me to full restore them in the event of a hard drive failure? I see that the Anti-Theft application has a Help directory and does include directions on how to back up Vaults, but it was clearly written prior to Windows 7. I found a user manaul for McAfee Anti-Theft online but it was written in 2008 and pre-dates Windows 7. These documents refer to vault files called [Vault Name].vault which should be saved in C:\Documents and Settings\  but I cannot locate any such files.

Can someone please advise what steps must be taken to ensure my Windows 7 backups are properly including my Anti-Theft vaults?

Thank you

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Manoj_AR
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Re: Backing up anti-theft vaults (and files) in Windows 7

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Set windows to show hidden files.

  1. Click the Windows Orb and select Computer.
  2. Click the Organize button and select Folder and Search Options.
  3. Click the View tab.
  4. Under Advanced Settings, uncheck the box beside Hide protected operating system files.
  5. Click OK.

You can find the Vault files in the below location

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\McAfee Anti-Theft

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Manoj_AR
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Re: Backing up anti-theft vaults (and files) in Windows 7

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Set windows to show hidden files.

  1. Click the Windows Orb and select Computer.
  2. Click the Organize button and select Folder and Search Options.
  3. Click the View tab.
  4. Under Advanced Settings, uncheck the box beside Hide protected operating system files.
  5. Click OK.

You can find the Vault files in the below location

C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\McAfee Anti-Theft

yukon_scott
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Re: Backing up anti-theft vaults (and files) in Windows 7

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Thank you for the quick and accurate response!

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