Backing up – what is the most reliable method ?

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    For backing up my computer. I would like to find out

    What is the most reliable method of backing up a computer between an external hard drive or a Flash drive ?

    Also does anyone know how reliable the make “TONE” is ?

    Thank you Craig and “Happy new year “
     
    SCOBAHCAN, Dec 31, 2007 IP
  2. tempscript

    tempscript Guest

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    Online remote backup, cheap or free.
     
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    I have two HD in my comp for quick backups. I then have a 500gig external HD i backup my files with that one about once a month or so
     
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    I prefer other HDDs or using large capacity DVD's (you can get 8.5GB now)...Although thumb drives are nice, occasionally they do go out, I had one quit working recently. That is why I prefer DVD's and HDDs.
     
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    wisdomtool Moderator Staff

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    Just put in a raid card, I think it should be secure enough, a Raid 1 can tolerate one hard disk failure, just in case of data corruption, attach a USB drive to do incremental backup.
     
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    The cheapest is to use the Os's utility..
     
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    I agree with using another HDD or using DVDs to back-up your files. Before I reformat (every 6 months or so), I put all the important files onto my external.
     
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    Thanks to all for your great responses. I didn't know that there were all these options.
     
    iminphils, Dec 31, 2007 IP