Vista Ultimate includes a feature called Shadow-Copy which automatically takes snapshots of different versions of the files you save.
This allows you to easily get a version back incase you delete one.
We can add this feature to Vista Home Premium by installing the free utilityFilehamster.
Filehamster will run in the background and keep track of your files and directories you set it for.
Installation is quick and easy.
An easy setup wizard starts up initially.
Choose the location of where you want to store the backup files.
Then just name the backup library.
Now let’s go ahead and set up a directory to manage with Filehamster.
Go to the watch file we just created, right click, and choose Add File or Directory.
For my example I am going to use my music directory.
You will be prompted to browse to a specific location.
I chose the entire directory.
you could also watch changes to individual files.
Next we can enter in various watching parameters depending upon how sensitive the directory is.
So I want to keep dibs on everything.
Choose the files to have initially copied.
you might choose as much or as little as you think is appropriate.
Ok, here is my watch tree as of the initial revision.
you could add as many files and / or directories you wish.
Recovering files using Filehamster is as slick as using Shadow-Copy in Server 2003.
There are also plenty of add-ons for additional functionality for this cool utility as well.
Turn Vista Home Premium Into Ultimate Part 1
Turn Vista Home Premium Into Ultimate Part 2
