To automatically back up VMware data to external storage devices, consider using professional VMware backup software like Qiling Backup, which compresses data into an image and supports all Windows systems including Windows 10/8/7/Vista.
To create a backup plan for backing up all your data to external hard drives, download Qiling Windows backup software and follow the next steps to start auto-backup VMware data.
Preparations:
Step 1. Launch Qiling backup software and choose the "File backup" option on the main window.
Step 2. To backup files, select the desired files or folders, and then choose the external hard drive as the destination for the backup.
You can enter "Plan name" and "Description" to specify your file backup details.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Here, multiple types of files including Documents Files, E-mail, Financial Files, Music Files, Picture Files, and Video Files, etc can be selected.
Step 3. To create a scheduled backup plan, click the "Schedule" option, which opens the Backup Scheme window where you can set up a plan to automatically backup files at a later time, on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis, or even upon a specific event.
The schedule for creating an automatic backup plan is not a prerequisite, it's simply a plan to have backups in place.
Step 4. Click "Proceed" to back up folders or files to the external hard drive.
With this software, you can automate the process of backing up your VMware data by saving new VMware data into a specific location where you've stored data to be backed up. This eliminates the need to manually copy each file again and again. Simply plug in a USB drive and the software will automatically back up all your VMware data for you.