[Hidden-tech] Looking for good external backup/storagedevices/systems for Windows XP

[W. Cody Anderson]

IF YOU USE A PC:  I use Symantec Ghost to backup my PC's hard drive to an
external Maxtor OneTouch 250GB USB 2.0 hard drive.  Ghost first creates an
image of my ENTIRE hard drive.  Nightly, it automagically creates
incremental images of the hard drive, saving only what's changed since the
last full image.  If the hard drive inside my computer croaks, I can replace
it, boot off the Ghost program CD, and restore the contents of my hard drive
right down to the sector.  No fuss, no muss, and I don't have to re-install
individual applications when my Day of Reckoning comes.  This method saved
my bacon once already after a bad hard drive bearing caused the drive to
seize - I was back up and running within two hours of receiving the new
drive from Dell.

Best,
Cody

------------------------------------- 
W. Cody Anderson
Evenerable Group, Ltd.
236 Bashford Road
Chatham Center, NY 12184
518.766.0450 Phone
518.751.1627 Fax
518.755.5797 Cell

cody.anderson at evenerable.com
http://www.evenerable.com

 

 




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Subject: [Hidden-tech] Looking for good external
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Hey folks,

I'm a good backer-upper, but am hampered by the fact that I'm only using 
DVDs, which won't hold all of my data much less an image of my hard 
drive.  I want to get an external backup/storage device that I can use 
for image backups of my hard drive as well as backups of selected data 
(incremental type things).  I'm looking for recommendations of solutions 
that people have:

- actually used to back up in the described manner, and
- actually used to restore something, ideally a trashed hard drive.

I'm also interested in opinions on flash drives, especially 1 gb size. 
Anyone got a brand to recommend, or comments on flash drive storage in 
general?

-- 
Mary Malmros						malmros at verizon.net
      Some days you're the windshield, other days you're the bug.



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