Re: Backing Up Files--Beginning

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"Theslaz" <theslaz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Daave wrote:
"W. eWatson" <notvalid2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It may be time for me to start backing up important files in some
regularly scheduled way. I'm sure MS XP has a facility. I've got
lots of disk space. Do I dare use it, or are there other fine
choices?

Windows XP has a backup program (ntbackup), but it is limited. But if
the only thing you want to do is back up data, ntbackup may suit your
needs.

What do you intend to use for your destination backup medium?

If you have an external hard drive, you should look into regularly
imaging your hard drive (you could also make periodic backups of just
data, too). Acronis True Image would do both nicely. That way if you
run into a major problem with your system, all you need to do is
restore the most recent image of your hard drive. Then you will have
a stable system once more.
Acronis True Image will NOT be part of my backup package; now or ever!
Just had a nightmare with IT this past weekend. Had various problems
with my computer because of a failed installation. Thought the easy
way out would be to restore from a image I made with IT. Wrong. IT
gets have way through the restore when it decides to tell me that the
image is corrupt.

Ouch. After you had created the image, did you validate the backup
archive? That's something I *always* do. Which version did you use?


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