Ok so it is more reliable then a flash drive (or pen as I called it).
No, they are the same. "Thumb" drive is a synonym for flash or pen drive.
Because
this is exactly what I was going to buy and didn't because most of you
told
me to get an external hard drive even though I stated I only had 9GB to
back
up.
I don't remember, but if I said that, I missed the 9GB number and apologize
for it.
Bear in mind that a thumb drive is essentially an external hard drive. It's
just smaller (both physically and in content) than most drives and works
electronically rather than mechanically.
hmmmmmmm confused! LOL Well the sales reps also advised me to go with the
XHD.
For the future, please remember to heed this warning: with extremely rare
exceptions, sales reps in computer stores know next to nothing and give you
very poor unreliable advice. Do not believe *any* advice they give you.
Their job normally pays very little, and if they had any real skill and
knowledge, they would be able to get a much better, higher-paying job.
Ok well I've exhuasted the post. I guess I'll just have to make up my
mind.
Now I have to figure out if I want to just back up files or programs as
well. That would be better I think (and if so then I'd keep the EHD).
Regarding backing up files, it depends entirely on what files you have and
how important they are to you.
Regarding backing up programs, almost always doing so is useless. Except for
a very occasional very small program, all programs have entries and
references within the registry and elsewhere in \windows. It can't be run
under Windows unless it was installed in that copy of Windows. So if you
have a problem with Windows, having a backup of programs won't help you at
all, and you will have to reinstall your programs after you reinstall
Windows.
