SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DATA BACKUP AND RESTORE WITH UPDATED VERSION BY CREATING DATA PACKAGE BASED UPON CONFIGURATION DATA APPLICATION DATA AND USER RESPONSE TO SUGGESTION

The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing a data backup to an information handling system using software updates. The information handling system has one or more applications included thereon and is capable of being communicatively coupled to a remote server through a network connection. A data package is created based upon configuration data and application data stored on the server. The configuration data includes data previously obtained from the information handling system, such as settings and user data. The application data includes data corresponding to the applications included on the information handling system. The data package is formatted into a software update format and transmitted over the network connection to the information handling system. The data package is suitable for restoring the information handling system after failure, and may be utilized by the information handling system as a software update to restore itself.