View Full Version : Back-ups :(!
been told that it is always recommended to do regular back-ups :thumb:
how do i do them and what do i need for them? i don't even know what i am going to be backing up lol :p!
i presume i need a new HDD, but how big? don't really value my movies and music etc. too much TBH.
i do use mcafee on-line back-up for some important pics and school work, but its 2GB limit.
i got a 1TB HDD and my brother has his PC on the network which has 500gb.
could we perform back-ups to each others computer? e.g. i store his, he stores mine? this would be a cheap way :D!
also, is there any automated programs that perform back-ups for u? or would i have to do it manually every fortnight say :(?
thanks :thumb:
you'd need it for everything that you cannot afford to lose :P i.e. important documents etc - if you don't have anything like that - there's not much point of doing a backup. I never do backups and never lost any data :)
what about back-ups so that ur programs etc will be fine if a drive did fail?
What cinek said ;) up to you what data you think is important, and therefore what you think you need to backup.
Imagine if your hard disk died tomorrow. completely dead. Okay so you order a new disk, install windows (presumably), then you have to re-install all the programs you use regularly... What else are you missing / would you miss from your old build? This is the stuff you should consider backing up, but only you can decide if it's worth it.
You might get away with a 2gig usb pen if you don't need to backup much :p
I use a free program called Alwaysync, very easy to use and loads of config options :thumb:
you could map a network drive to eachothers' PC's and backup to that I imagine :)
What cinek said ;) up to you what data you think is important, and therefore what you think you need to backup.
Imagine if your hard disk died tomorrow. completely dead. Okay so you order a new disk, install windows (presumably), then you have to re-install all the programs you use regularly... What else are you missing / would you miss from your old build? This is the stuff you should consider backing up, but only you can decide if it's worth it.
You might get away with a 2gig usb pen if you don't need to backup much :p
I use a free program called Alwaysync, very easy to use and loads of config options :thumb:
you could map a network drive to eachothers' PC's and backup to that I imagine :)
thanks :D!
i would probably miss the programs and wouldn't like the fuss of getting them all back with settings etc. :/!
back-up my school work and some pics to mcafee online back-up so theyr fine.
music is mostly on CD or can re-download
Movies mostly on DVD or can re-download
Games can re-download and theyr on my brother's PC
is there a way to back-up ur programs and settings for windows etc.? they r probably the things i value most that i haven't already backed up tbh
think i may just buy a 250GB 2.5" HDD and use it to store movies etc when on the go and then keep like a 120GB partition for our back ups. sound good :confused:?
win7? Try "windows easy transfer" (search for transfer)... and select "this is my old computer".
That should export a bunch of stuff that you can specify (select customized, advanced) to an external device (including a network) that could later be re-imported. No idea how to automate though.
win7? Try "windows easy transfer" (search for transfer)... and select "this is my old computer".
That should export a bunch of stuff that you can specify (select customized, advanced) to an external device (including a network) that could later be re-imported. No idea how to automate though.
awesome :D!!
thanks!
that looks pretty simple and is just like what i was hoping to find tbh :)!
its not automated, but seeing as not everything needs backing up, its better coz it looks simple to use and choose and has many options of transfer :)!
thanks again :thumb:
I've currently got 3x 750gb hids and 2 1tb drives that I use in ny hdd dock to back stuff up to.. probably get a bluray writer soon as a longer term solution soon though.
I use one of my storage drives and create an image of the other 2 drives once a month. Its easy to restore the image if one of the main drives fail then, although the drive with the backups on could still fail at any time...
I've currently got 3x 750gb hids and 2 1tb drives that I use in ny hdd dock to back stuff up to.. probably get a bluray writer soon as a longer term solution soon though.
:eek: u must have a lot of things u need to back-up!!!
only got like 2TB storage in my whole house, between my pc, bro's pc, portable hdd, 360, ps3, ipod etc. lol!
I use one of my storage drives and create an image of the other 2 drives once a month. Its easy to restore the image if one of the main drives fail then, although the drive with the backups on could still fail at any time...
this sounds like a good solution!
i don't want to buy another drive ATM due to only using like 150GB of my 1TB drive, and i only got this computer for xmas.
once the drive capacities increase again and prices fall, i'll pick up a 1.5/2TB drive for like £30 :)!
probably only have to wait about a year :p!
would this solution be easy to replace a broken drive?
e.g. if my main drive failed, could i just use the image from the other drive or copy it over to another drive then just use everything as normal. or would i have to redo all my settings etc?
EDIT: if the back-up drive fails, just create a new image on another drive :p! unlikely both primary and back-up drive will fail the same time as each other! that would be harsh luck :eek:!!!
Yep you could just use the image from the other drive onto a new one (if your main drive failed and you replaced it) and all settings, etc will be exactly the same as when you created the image :thumb:
Well, if you are running Windows 7 you can let it do backups for you. It will create a schedule and backup the default data or data you specify. It also creates a system image which will allow you to fully reinstate windows without having to reinstall apps.
thanks :)! this is great help :)!
think i will try and grab a cheap back-up drive tbh. seems easier to set a schedule than to do it manually every time :/!
sorry to re launch an old thread, but i just tried doing the windows easy transfer thing and selected my brother's PC as the old computer. it was set to transfer like 175GB but never did it ask me where i would like to save this backup :confused:
i want the back-up to save to my storage drive and not my OS (C: ) drive.
how would i go about doing this?
Toonshorty
30-01-11, 15:10
I'm surprised nobody mentioned a RAID-1 setup.
I'm surprised nobody mentioned a RAID-1 setup.
ye i thought about that, but i wanted the option not to completely mirror everything. i saw RAID -1 as very expensive /GB
Added after 10 minutes:
was gonna do it through the back-up section in control panel.
was gonna do it across a network drive, but now it turns out that u can only do this on windows 7 pro/ultimate and my bro has home premium :(!
any other ways i can do it? or should i just stick the back-up drive in his computer (don't really wanna do this, as my computer is the main computer and my backups will be kinda awkward then :/!)
Powered by vBulletin® Version 4.1.12 Copyright © 2012 vBulletin Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.