Best way to Bkup my documents? - Club CDFreaks

patnut · 27-10-2005

Hello everyone,

this is my first post & am glad to be part of this forum now.

I have a question.

In the past I have copied the files to DVD disc. But I was wondering could I just add another hard drive that I could use as just a backup for my data therfore I would just copy data to that drive and not wast any DVD disc anymore?

Is ther any downsides to doing this e.g slow pc down e.t.c or is there an alternative way?

Thanks.

robo100 · 27-10-2005

In my setup I have a primary boot drive that has Windows XP and all my programs on it. I have installed a secondary drive that I use to have a backup of all my data including DVD images along with DVD Labels that I have created. On my primary boot drive I created a batch file that will copy all my documents, email mailboxs, internet favorites, DVDLAB files to my secondary drive. I run this file at least once per week. Then I burn a DVD+R disc every few months or so.

The reason I burn a DVD is that removable media is pretty solid and it will not get corupted if something happens to my computer. It is possible that a hard drive can have problems even if it's not bootable. I would not just rely on the hard drive for a backup. DVD+R discs are really cheap now days (about $.40 each). IMHO

*bigmike7* · 27-10-2005

Yo-

Strongly suggest getting an external hard drive to backup your files to - like a usb/firewire 80 - 120mb Seagate external (comes with five year warranty) - and you can turn it off when not doing the actual backing up to prevent it from being attacked by any virus lurking around-

Suggest using Acronis True Image backup software to get the easiest/best backup of your files-

Mike

Fallingwater · 28-10-2005

My suggestion is to build the external drive yourself instead of getting one of those integrated external units. A separate external enclosure will allow you to replace the drive if/when it stops working or becomes too small.
You can also, if you don't care about external appearance, go for a simple IDE interface instead of a complete external enclosure. This should allow you to spend about half to one third of what you need for an enclosure.

One Winged Angel · 29-10-2005

Im all up for the external drive. I have an enclosure myself that i can just pop any hard drive into (havnt tried laptop, i believe i need an adapter to go on it...) and have it pop up. Mine is personally a USB 2.0 but firewire is also just as good. the good thing about it is that i can quickly switch drives with whatever im using. If you are only backing up a small amount of data, you might even try a Flash/Jump Drive. They would work just like your external hard drive. Internal hard drives however might cause some more trouble and might be corrupted and have more trouble if you have it connnected to your computer all the time.

Fallingwater · 29-10-2005

If he's only backing up small amounts of data, there's a lot to be said for getting one of those IDE interfaces I linked to and two surplus hard drives. 10gb or so drives are often found thrown away along with obsolete computers. I say two drives because old obsolete hard disks are likely to have seen long years of use, and you don't want to entrust mission-critical data to only one of them. Copy your data first to one, then to the other, and short of a natural catastrophe you won't lose them.

patnut · 02-11-2005

Thanks everyone I've decided to get an enclosure for my spare 40Gig drive that I will be using to back up my data.

I've spotted this one on ebay is it any good?

"G3 METAL GEAR"
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

I like the idea it can be powered by my Desktop PC.

patnut · 02-11-2005

MrScary · 03-11-2005

Best Bet is to buy Seperate hard disc enclosures...either usb or firewire..best to get em with both..Then go buy a 120 or 160 or 200Gbt Hard disc or buy two 200gbt n set them up..Set them as NTFS if you useing xp n Don't partition..No need to..
Make Folders on Hard Drive n either Drag n Drop or use "Send To", just as quick as useing a back up progy..Google for the progy "send to". You can also get a Regedit "Move To". Also "Karens Backup" is Very Good n Free..give it try.
Also put them onto CDR or DVD-R..--Play Safe.

*Nemesys* · 04-11-2005

Simply buy a rewritable CDR and burn the data to it.
Erase it and reburn when the My Documents folder is updated.

27-10-2005	#1 (permalink)
patnut New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	Best way to Bkup my documents? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> Hello everyone, this is my first post & am glad to be part of this forum now. I have a question. In the past I have copied the files to DVD disc. But I was wondering could I just add another hard drive that I could use as just a backup for my data therfore I would just copy data to that drive and not wast any DVD disc anymore? Is ther any downsides to doing this e.g slow pc down e.t.c or is there an alternative way? Thanks.

27-10-2005	#2 (permalink)
robo100 CD Freaks Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 130	Re: Best way to Bkup my documents? In my setup I have a primary boot drive that has Windows XP and all my programs on it. I have installed a secondary drive that I use to have a backup of all my data including DVD images along with DVD Labels that I have created. On my primary boot drive I created a batch file that will copy all my documents, email mailboxs, internet favorites, DVDLAB files to my secondary drive. I run this file at least once per week. Then I burn a DVD+R disc every few months or so. The reason I burn a DVD is that removable media is pretty solid and it will not get corupted if something happens to my computer. It is possible that a hard drive can have problems even if it's not bootable. I would not just rely on the hard drive for a backup. DVD+R discs are really cheap now days (about $.40 each). IMHO __________________ System #1 (main System, Windows XP SP2) Abit AN8-SLI motherboard, 1GB DDR-400 Memory, PCX5300 Video, 80GB SATA2 HD (xp boot), 250GB SATA2 HD (DVD backups), AMD Athlon 3000+ (2.45Ghz), Liteon 167T DVD reader, Pioneer DVR-109 FW: 1.58, Epson P220 printer System #2 (Dedicated Firewall) Asus MB with AMD K6-2 @500Mhz CPU, 128MB PC100, Trident 1MB Video, Linux OS running firewall software. Two 10/100 Ethernet Cards and DSL modem SOFTWARE DVDFAB Plat., DVDLAB PRO, Adobe Audition 1.5, Xilisoft Video Converter, Nero, DVD Shrink, DVD Decrypter, Power DVD

27-10-2005	#3 (permalink)
bigmike7 CDFreaks Resident Old Fart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lurking In The Back Of Your Mind Posts: 6,114	Re: Best way to Bkup my documents? Yo- Strongly suggest getting an external hard drive to backup your files to - like a usb/firewire 80 - 120mb Seagate external (comes with five year warranty) - and you can turn it off when not doing the actual backing up to prevent it from being attacked by any virus lurking around- Suggest using Acronis True Image backup software to get the easiest/best backup of your files- Mike __________________ Mike Brayden & Lil Burnits Proud Cyber Grampie - 'CERCA, TROVA' - 'NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM' Be Kind To Older Folks - They Are A Reflection Of Yourself In The Future-eh!!! Work Computer= QuadCore Q6600 /4gb OCZ PC2 6400 DDR2 SDRAM /XP Pro-sp3 /(2) Seagate 500 gb HDD's /OCZ 600 watt psu /Optiarc 7200A w/v1.06 fw as Primary/Burner /LiteOn 20A4H w/vQP57 fw as Primary/Reader/Ripper/Disc Quality Testing /Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 4670 w/512mb GDDR3 Ram Videocard /Acer 22" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold Burning Computer = AMD Opteron 180 /2gb G. Skill PC3200 DDR SDRAM /XP Home-sp3 /(2) 250gb Seagate SATA Hard Drives /Coolmax CUG-700 watt psu /Samsung 202G /LiteOn 20A4P /Pioneer 115D /BenQ 1640 x/flashed to EW 164B /Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 3850 w/512mb GDDR3/256 bit Videocard /LCD ViewSonic 20.1" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold On The Shelf: (2) LiteOn SHM-160P6S as backup, BenQ 1640, LG 4167, Liteon 1693, AOpen 1648/aap-pro

28-10-2005	#4 (permalink)
Fallingwater CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 429	Re: Best way to Bkup my documents? My suggestion is to build the external drive yourself instead of getting one of those integrated external units. A separate external enclosure will allow you to replace the drive if/when it stops working or becomes too small. You can also, if you don't care about external appearance, go for a simple IDE interface instead of a complete external enclosure. This should allow you to spend about half to one third of what you need for an enclosure.

29-10-2005	#5 (permalink)
One Winged Angel New on Forum Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hit any user to continue Posts: 8	Re: Best way to Bkup my documents? Im all up for the external drive. I have an enclosure myself that i can just pop any hard drive into (havnt tried laptop, i believe i need an adapter to go on it...) and have it pop up. Mine is personally a USB 2.0 but firewire is also just as good. the good thing about it is that i can quickly switch drives with whatever im using. If you are only backing up a small amount of data, you might even try a Flash/Jump Drive. They would work just like your external hard drive. Internal hard drives however might cause some more trouble and might be corrupted and have more trouble if you have it connnected to your computer all the time. __________________ Manufacturer: ATAPI Product: CD-RW 48X16 I believe it is a BenQ 4816p.... Manufacturer: HP Product: DVD Writer 300n Made by Sony... C:\DOS C:\DOS\RUN \RUN\DOS\RUN

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Fallingwater CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 429	Re: Best way to Bkup my documents? If he's only backing up small amounts of data, there's a lot to be said for getting one of those IDE interfaces I linked to and two surplus hard drives. 10gb or so drives are often found thrown away along with obsolete computers. I say two drives because old obsolete hard disks are likely to have seen long years of use, and you don't want to entrust mission-critical data to only one of them. Copy your data first to one, then to the other, and short of a natural catastrophe you won't lose them.

02-11-2005	#7 (permalink)
patnut New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	Re: Best way to Bkup my documents? Thanks everyone I've decided to get an enclosure for my spare 40Gig drive that I will be using to back up my data. I've spotted this one on ebay is it any good? "G3 METAL GEAR" http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 I like the idea it can be powered by my Desktop PC.

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03-11-2005	#9 (permalink)
MrScary CD Freaks Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wales UK Posts: 420	Re: Best way to Bkup my documents? Best Bet is to buy Seperate hard disc enclosures...either usb or firewire..best to get em with both..Then go buy a 120 or 160 or 200Gbt Hard disc or buy two 200gbt n set them up..Set them as NTFS if you useing xp n Don't partition..No need to.. Make Folders on Hard Drive n either Drag n Drop or use "Send To", just as quick as useing a back up progy..Google for the progy "send to". You can also get a Regedit "Move To". Also "Karens Backup" is Very Good n Free..give it try. Also put them onto CDR or DVD-R..--Play Safe.

04-11-2005	#10 (permalink)
Nemesys CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,107	Re: Best way to Bkup my documents? Simply buy a rewritable CDR and burn the data to it. Erase it and reburn when the My Documents folder is updated. __________________ Case: Chieftec Dragon Golden Blue DX-01BLD-U Server Chassis Motherboard: ABIT IP35 Pro CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz @ 4.0GHz (Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooling) RAM: 2GB Crucial Ballistix PC-8500 DDR2 1066 Video Card: GeForce 7900GT 256MB PCI Express x16 Sound Card: SoundBlaster Audigy ES Monitor: Hanns-G HW-223DPB (22” LCD) Audio System: MASSIVE NIC: Dual Realtek Gigabit Ethernet Controller DVD-RAM: Samsung SH-S203B SB04 DVD-RAM: Lite-On LH-20A1L BL06 Hard Drive (Internal Storage): Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA II File Storage Hard Drive (Removables): (3) LIAN-LI SATA Mobile Racks Drive #1. Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA II WIN XP Professional Drive #2. Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA II WIN Vista Ultimate Drive #3. Seagate Barracuda 80G SATA II Testing http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=364264

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