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I'm not any computer expert......
I would like to know the best way to back up my computers. My old work computer used to have a tape back up- which was fine, but how to I back up my current ones?
I have a PC with cd writer on XP
and a laptop no writer also on XP
What are the best ways to back up?
TIA
I would like to know the best way to back up my computers. My old work computer used to have a tape back up- which was fine, but how to I back up my current ones?
I have a PC with cd writer on XP
and a laptop no writer also on XP
What are the best ways to back up?
TIA
I use another hard drive for back up, and for keeping my important files safe. This does work, as I discovered the other week when I had 2 weeks off, my work collegue rang me to say that they just had a direct lightning strike. As the ISDN line was plugged directly into my PC, it was nuked!
The motherboard and PSU were blown and did not work at all!
I took out the back up hard drive, took it home, plugged it into my PC and all was there, phew! So an extra £30-£40 on another hard drive is well worth the piece of mind, especially when, like myself, you have many GBs of data to back up.
The motherboard and PSU were blown and did not work at all! I took out the back up hard drive, took it home, plugged it into my PC and all was there, phew! So an extra £30-£40 on another hard drive is well worth the piece of mind, especially when, like myself, you have many GBs of data to back up.
Mxdi - I work in the backup/storage industry.
Using an extra harddrive (preferably identical to the original - but at the very least same size or bigger) is the easiest way
Windows 2000/XP has a built in backup tool which is originally Veritas Backup Exec (ie no need to buy anything if you are a normal home user). It's fairly easy to use, just make sure you select all harddrives and the system state and off you go - back up on to the harddisk - no need for tape, it's a lot quicker.
So - either stick in an extra harddrive, or use a an external drive (USB is a good idea) and off you go.
Any questions, just email me
Using an extra harddrive (preferably identical to the original - but at the very least same size or bigger) is the easiest way
Windows 2000/XP has a built in backup tool which is originally Veritas Backup Exec (ie no need to buy anything if you are a normal home user). It's fairly easy to use, just make sure you select all harddrives and the system state and off you go - back up on to the harddisk - no need for tape, it's a lot quicker.
So - either stick in an extra harddrive, or use a an external drive (USB is a good idea) and off you go.
Any questions, just email me
stin hambo said:
Is there a tool that can take an image of the hard drive and compress it so it can fit on a DVD?
Degree of compression depends on the type of data. Text compresses quite well, whereas MP3s, avis and JPEGs hardly compress at all. You'll be lucky to average 50% reduction, so unless you're HDD is very small, it ain't gonna go on one DVD.
stin hambo said:
Or just something that can backup a specific location so I can record to a DVD?
I have a laptop but no external drive.
Maxtor do an external USB or FireWire device called 'OneTouch' that looks like a good solution. Install the backup software that comes with it, mark the stuff you want backed up, press the button on the drive to initiate the process. I think it also keeps multiple versions, so you can ask it for file 'X' as it was 'N' days ago.
DISCLAIMER: Other devices are available, I haven't actually tried this one, I don't work for Maxtor, etc...
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