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I started a 'backup the entire computer' operation on my laptop to an
external hard drive. It's clicking away and now I'm not so sure this was a
great idea (for one thing, I have 36 gigs of data on the entire computer and
I have to wonder if all this churning might do in my computer before it's
even 'safely' backed up
Question 1 - I just want to have an entire backup if my computer crashes or
is even stolen (assume the external hd with backup is kept in another
location). Is this a truly workable utility to be able to do that?
Question 2 - I don't understand how I go forward next time I want to do a
backup when my laptop by then has new and changed files. I know I should use
what they call an 'incremental' backup, but I don't understand if I will
backup to the SAME file name I used for this first backup (eg.
"Everything.bkf") or if I will backup to a NEW backup file name? I could
understand if it was the SAME file - and it would only replace/update the
changed files and also add the new ones. But if I'm supposed to create a NEW
file, I am confused on how anyone could perform an efficient restore
operation from what would end up being many, many '.bfk' files (having
multiple versions of the same backed up [but modified since] files).
Question 3 - BONUS question Does anybody know what will happen if I hit
the cancel button now that I've started this backup? (You can assume I use
the backup type that clears the Archive checkbox attributes). Specifically,
will what has already backed up be good and can I later continue with the
rest of the backup? This has alot to do with Question 2 since if maybe if I
just backup to the same backup file name as an 'incremental' backup, it would
seem I'd be good to continue the backup?
Thanks for helping me.
external hard drive. It's clicking away and now I'm not so sure this was a
great idea (for one thing, I have 36 gigs of data on the entire computer and
I have to wonder if all this churning might do in my computer before it's
even 'safely' backed up
Question 1 - I just want to have an entire backup if my computer crashes or
is even stolen (assume the external hd with backup is kept in another
location). Is this a truly workable utility to be able to do that?
Question 2 - I don't understand how I go forward next time I want to do a
backup when my laptop by then has new and changed files. I know I should use
what they call an 'incremental' backup, but I don't understand if I will
backup to the SAME file name I used for this first backup (eg.
"Everything.bkf") or if I will backup to a NEW backup file name? I could
understand if it was the SAME file - and it would only replace/update the
changed files and also add the new ones. But if I'm supposed to create a NEW
file, I am confused on how anyone could perform an efficient restore
operation from what would end up being many, many '.bfk' files (having
multiple versions of the same backed up [but modified since] files).
Question 3 - BONUS question Does anybody know what will happen if I hit
the cancel button now that I've started this backup? (You can assume I use
the backup type that clears the Archive checkbox attributes). Specifically,
will what has already backed up be good and can I later continue with the
rest of the backup? This has alot to do with Question 2 since if maybe if I
just backup to the same backup file name as an 'incremental' backup, it would
seem I'd be good to continue the backup?
Thanks for helping me.