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| Thread ID: 26776 | 2002-11-05 05:48:00 | mysteries of backup | backstage (1081) | Press F1 |
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| 96126 | 2002-11-05 05:48:00 | what excactly is backup? Does it fill up your hard-drive in time? Do files, as I understand it, still remain on your hard-drive but have 'permission' to be overwritten. In that case how would one retrieve a backed up file before it was over written? It seems like one can? I have trouble (in my head) as to what and how it works. I have read about it but i still dont get the picture (in my head) I understand that stray bit of registery of programmes uninstalled are left behind and there are ways of getting rid of them (I can see that in my head) but back-up is a puzzle can anyone explain it? |
backstage (1081) | ||
| 96127 | 2002-11-05 05:56:00 | 1. Backup is a copy of anything from a single file to the whole hard drive. 2. Will not fill up your hard drive unless you make multiple individual backups. Normally you just overwrite the previous backup job. 3. Deleted files will be overwritten in time. Non-deleted files will not. 4. Stray registry files - I think you should leave this area alone! 5. Read the FAQ (pressf1.co.nz) on backups for more information |
Jen C (20) | ||
| 96128 | 2002-11-05 08:36:00 | A backup is keeping a spare copy of something important - not necessarily a computer file. Eg. You might keep a spare air filter for your car in case you need one in a hurry. This is your backup filter. If you store stuff on your computer that you'd be knashing your teeth if you lost - anything from your high solitile score, your address book or documents you've created - then it pays to create a backup copy on a separate disk(s). If it's really important then it pays to keep this copy off site somewhere (in case of fire or theft). |
Heather P (163) | ||
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