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Thread ID: 110291	2010-06-10 22:32:00	Best External Hard drive for back up	kfoffice (9242)	Press F1

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1108963	2010-06-11 05:09:00	What do you mean by "data files"? Where do I find them on my computer? Data files are anything you created like documents and photos etc.	Sweep (90)
1108964	2010-06-11 05:09:00	Images, videos, personal documents, anything that you treasure	Renmoo (66)
1108965	2010-06-11 05:13:00	You said: "What I do is split my PC HD into 2 pieces, system and data files." How do you do that?	kfoffice (9242)
1108966	2010-06-11 05:15:00	Hard disk drive partition. I think the feature can be found under "Disk Management". It is under "Administrative Tools" in Control Panel. There are third party software available that can do the equivalent job.	Renmoo (66)
1108967	2010-06-11 05:38:00	Ok thanks for that. To get this clear in my head, once I partition my current harddrive, I will then have two C & D. So I backup data files to D drive? So that means my wondows files and program files are still in C drive, and if something happens to the C drive I can lose all my windows files and programs? If that happens I will need to reload windows and all the programs fresh? Ultimately I would like to think that my windows & program files are kept somewhere safe so I can activate them should I need to restore my computer to its original settings. How do I do that?	kfoffice (9242)
1108968	2010-06-11 05:40:00	I have two of these now and will shortly be getting my 3rd: www.pbtech.co.nz They're much better than the "Elements" range, they're better ventilated and also come with some relatively decent backup software on them too.	Chilling_Silence (9)
1108969	2010-06-11 06:00:00	I just bought one of these www.wdc.com Very pleased with it so far.	Driftwood (5551)
1108970	2010-06-11 06:22:00	The acronis backup software is great, but if you are running Windows 7 then windows backup is good enough for most home users.	Greven (91)
1108971	2010-06-11 08:11:00	Ok thanks for that . To get this clear in my head, once I partition my current harddrive, I will then have two C & D . So I backup data files to D drive? So that means my wondows files and program files are still in C drive, and if something happens to the C drive I can lose all my windows files and programs? If that happens I will need to reload windows and all the programs fresh? Ultimately I would like to think that my windows & program files are kept somewhere safe so I can activate them should I need to restore my computer to its original settings . How do I do that? If you have 1 HD you can have C: and D: If you have 2 HD you could have C: D: E: F: Or you could split the 1st HD and not the 2nd HD and get C: D: E: So I backup data files to D drive? Yes, if you want . But . . if the 1st HD breaks down you lose both C: and D: cos they are the same physical H D . So that means my wondows files and program files are still in C drive, and if something happens to the C drive I can lose all my windows files and programs? Yes . Ultimately I would like to think that my windows & program files are kept somewhere safe so I can activate them should I need to restore my computer to its original settings . How do I do that? I have 2 physical HDs in my computer case . I have my personal files on my 2nd H D . Because I have split my 1st HD into 2 pieces, I copy my personal files to the D: I also copy a image file (after using a software) of my C: and store that in my 2nd HD as well as the D: I also have a external HD where I have another copy :D I backup every night before I go to bed .	Nomad (952)
1108972	2010-06-11 08:15:00	If you are wanting to partition (split) your hard drives, I suggest yo get someone in the know how to do it in case you make a mistake. The free software is a bit harder to use than paid for software. The cheapest way might be to save your files and just get Windows Setup to split it for you - you can specify how big the size is. Ie, if you have a 500GB, you can choose the Windows drive to be 250GB or 20GB etc etc... If you wanna make the image, like a recovery CD, Windows XP does not provide a free software, Windows 7 does. So ... you may need to get a paid for software ora free software that might be harder to use.	Nomad (952)
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