Need advice on how to backup my hard disk.

[OM]

I'm a bit clueless what the best strategy is for backing up my hard
disk?

Should I get an external hard drive?

Is it worth using a DVD writer?

What software is recommended?

How do Open Source software compare with ones you have to pay for?

Thanks.


OM

 

[Mark Ritchie]

It all depends on how much and how often you need to backup.

Maxtor makes some large capacity drives that come with software to backup
your pc.
Microsoft has a built in tool for backups as well, it's called ntbackup

If you want to make an image of your drive you could try something like
norton ghost or something similar.


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Mark Ritchie


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[philo]

I'm a bit clueless what the best strategy is for backing up my hard
disk?

Should I get an external hard drive?

Is it worth using a DVD writer?

What software is recommended?

How do Open Source software compare with ones you have to pay for?

Heck I'd just get a DVD burner and back up all your important data from time
to time...
The operating system itself can always be reinstalled if it ever came down
to that

 

[support]

It's better to put your data on DVD-R once a month or month a year
(depends on how ofter your data changes), and put it weekly or monthly
of DVD-RW, making a cycle so that you can get back to your old data.

 

[VHSVideoConversion]

Personally I recommend using external hard drive for a easy backup solution.
Just plug it in, and transfer the files.

DVDs may have trouble reading if their media gets scratched.