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| Thread ID: 76886 | 2007-02-19 13:47:00 | Backing Up the Computer | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 525905 | 2007-02-25 05:07:00 | Thanks for the explanations there; like many people I have discovered the hard way how important it is to back up the computer! Mine died last Monday, after I spent the weekend completing two university assignments. The repairs would have cost about $750 and the computer was a PC Company one so it wasn't really worth it. I got a new computer and the repair guy is going to try and recover all the data off my old hard drive - fingers crossed he can retrieve the emails and email addresses. That Windows XP info page was good, but it did say in one part the back up can't write directly to the CD-RW drive. The new computer has a DVD drive and I would like to back up the files to a DVD - is this possible, and if so, how do I do this? At present I don't have any external drives (although when I can afford it, I want a portable one) so the DVD or CD option is the only one I have open to me. |
Beemer (6956) | ||
| 525906 | 2007-02-25 05:40:00 | So external Hard drives may be the way to go and a ghost prog? I have a 80gig? HDD in the drawer (internal drive) can i slap that in and re do the image of peach onto it? must remember to ask mets how he did this.......:illogical or is it easier to start fresh? and once a week or once a month back ups? this would depend on how much you save, data you use wouldnt it? beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 525907 | 2007-02-25 06:24:00 | Thanks for the explanations there; like many people I have discovered the hard way how important it is to back up the computer! Mine died last Monday, after I spent the weekend completing two university assignments. The repairs would have cost about $750 and the computer was a PC Company one so it wasn't really worth it. I got a new computer and the repair guy is going to try and recover all the data off my old hard drive - fingers crossed he can retrieve the emails and email addresses. That Windows XP info page was good, but it did say in one part the back up can't write directly to the CD-RW drive. The new computer has a DVD drive and I would like to back up the files to a DVD - is this possible, and if so, how do I do this? At present I don't have any external drives (although when I can afford it, I want a portable one) so the DVD or CD option is the only one I have open to me. Xp doesn't support a DVD burner,so you will need the likes of Nero. This is the best bet.............Easy installation, USB 2.0 and 1.1 compatible, Compact design, Windows PC compatible. Storage made simple. Use the extra capacity to free up the space on your PC or to add more of your favourite files more... Clearance product, stock is limited $198 for a 100gig. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 525908 | 2007-02-25 06:34:00 | So external Hard drives may be the way to go and a ghost prog? I have a 80gig? HDD in the drawer (internal drive) can i slap that in and re do the image of peach onto it? must remember to ask mets how he did this.......:illogical or is it easier to start fresh? and once a week or once a month back ups? this would depend on how much you save, data you use wouldn't it? beetle My recommendations for backing up (and I did recommend PJ buy an external Hard drive rather then an external DVD Writer,,,but,,,,meh...anyway) Use an app like Arconis True image (this is what I used to create Beetles backup) to make an image of the entire HD, in the event of a system failure you can just drop the backup HD in and your upo and running in minutes. This image would ideally be updated weekly, monthly, every couple of months, whatever suits the punter, Its your data. Additionally and just as important, Burn personal files to CD or DVD weekly, monthly, whatever. I personally would not ask this to be handled by an app unless it was an automated network backup, Anyway, select your personal crap and whack it on CD. In the event of a HD failure, Drop in the HD with the 1-to-1 copy of your HD that is perhaps a couple of weeks old, then pop in your cd backup of your personal data and copy it across, With a bit of practice it can be done before the jug boils. As for Windows backup, My advice would be to steer well clear of it, Strange as it may seem, MS make utter crap apps. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 525909 | 2007-02-25 07:31:00 | Maxblast boot cd, Ultimate boot cd and my favorite, Hiren's Boot cd. All will do a clone of HDD to another HDD. | Nyuuji (5460) | ||
| 525910 | 2007-02-25 07:50:00 | Come to think of it I may have used the clone tool on Ultimate Boot CD to make the backup of Beets harddrive. | Metla (12) | ||
| 525911 | 2007-02-27 08:02:00 | Finally.........I have done a BackUp of Drives, C & D . Using Nerow onto DVD RW. For the moment. Data verified. Thankyou for your Help & Patience. PJ:thumbs: | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 525912 | 2007-02-28 23:15:00 | I use either Ghost or Trueimage. I have a 250GB removeable drive which I can turn on or off with a button on the enclosure. I just turn it on when I want to backup (weekly) then turn it off afterwards. It has saved me so many times already, only been backing up for 2 months. Most recently was a bastard trojan dropper I couldnt get rid of. Ghost is quick and easy, I use it because it detects my SATA controller, where Trueimage can't off the boot CD. Trueimage can backup while Windows is running, which is very handy aswell. I definately recommend getting a drive you ONLY use for backups, even better if you can remove it or turn it off. This stops the chance of unwanted crap getting in there, or less chance of a drive failure. |
Enigmur (10547) | ||
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