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Hi, does a memory stick transfer and backup all files from my computer?
(excuse my ignorance but I've only just heard of these)! I'm trying to find
a way of backing up everything on my computer as I have too many files to
backup onto floppy disc.
 
A memory stick plugs into a USB port & is a virtual, removable hard drive.
You can transfer, edit delete all files you put on it within it's total
capacity (MB's)
 
Use some imaging program such as Ghost or Acronis. By all mean if you do
NOT have one, get a DVD burner. This will allow you to back up your HD to
DVD disks. They can be a life saver.

Good luck
 
Sorry, they're not that big. I missed the bit about ALL your files & assumed
you meant your important ones, not the whole OS.
 
Didi

Don't use the 'backup' program.. just burn your files to CD as you would
burn anything.. and don't forget to check the integrity of a random
selection of files..
 
Didi said:
Hi, does a memory stick transfer and backup all files from my computer?
(excuse my ignorance but I've only just heard of these)! I'm trying to
find
a way of backing up everything on my computer as I have too many files to
backup onto floppy disc.
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The largest memory sticks I've seen are 1gigabyte for ($59). YOu could use
several for your whole system. But remember, backing up everything is a
waste of time. You don't need to back up your OS, you already have the
original install cd. You don't need to back up your programs. You already
have the original install sets on cd. All you need to back up is the data
they generate. If your OS is broken, a full backup is useless. You can't
restore it. When you install a new harddrive and os and all your programs,
take a snapshot of your system. Then backup only the new files from day to
day. Will save you much time and effort. If your os does crap out, wipe
your drive, reinstall the os and programs, the import your most current
backup data. If you don't know the difference between operating system,
programs and data, hire someone to do your backups.
 
Didi said:
Thanks very much, can you recommend what I should use to transfer approx 6 GB.
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To backup that much data, you'll need a tape drive, another hard drive,
or a recordable DVD (DVD-RW 2.0 has 8.75 Gb capacity). Neither USB
memory sticks (up to 512 Mb ?), Zip disks (up to 750 Mb), floppy disks
(up to 1.4 Mb), CDs (up to 700 Mb) have the necessary capacity.


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A memory stick plugs into a USB port & is a virtual, removable
hard drive.
You can transfer, edit delete all files you put on it within
it's total
capacity (MB's)
Click to expand...

"Hi, does a memory stick transfer and backup all files from my
computer?"

No, they have a maximum capacity of about 2GB, and the avage computer
has 40GB or more of disk space, it would be quite imposible/difficult,
the most cost efective way to back up data on a home desktop computer
is to use CDs or DVDs.
 
OK got it now! Many thanks to you all.

Nog said:
The largest memory sticks I've seen are 1gigabyte for ($59). YOu could use
several for your whole system. But remember, backing up everything is a
waste of time. You don't need to back up your OS, you already have the
original install cd. You don't need to back up your programs. You already
have the original install sets on cd. All you need to back up is the data
they generate. If your OS is broken, a full backup is useless. You can't
restore it. When you install a new harddrive and os and all your programs,
take a snapshot of your system. Then backup only the new files from day to
day. Will save you much time and effort. If your os does crap out, wipe
your drive, reinstall the os and programs, the import your most current
backup data. If you don't know the difference between operating system,
programs and data, hire someone to do your backups.
Click to expand...
 
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