Re: back up c drive

Nice job Ken :-)

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
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"Ken Blake" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uVKAuylgFHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In news:OgB5DDlgFHA.2904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> John Torrie <jtorrie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>
> > How do I back up my system?
>
>
> It is always possible that a hard drive crash, user error, nearby
> lightning strike, virus attack, even theft of the computer, can
> cause the loss of everything on your drive. As has often been
> said, it's not a matter of whether you will have such a problem,
> but when.
>
>
>
> Essentially you should back up what you can't afford to
> lose--what you can't readily recreate. What that is depends on
> how you use your computer and what you use it for.
>
>
>
> It takes time and effort to backup, but it also takes time and
> effort to recreate lost data. If you back up daily, you should
> never have to recreate more than one day's worth of last data. If
> weekly, there's potentially a lot more to recreate. You should
> assess how much pain and trouble you would have if you lost x
> days of data, and then choose a backup frequency that doesn't
> involve more pain and trouble than that you would have if you had
> to recreate what was lost.
>
>
>
> At one extreme is the professional user who would likely go out
> of business if his data was lost. He probably needs to back up at
> least daily. At the other extreme is the kid who doesn't use his
> game except to play games. He probably needs no backup at all,
> since worst case he can easily reinstall his games.
>
>
>
> Most of us fall somewhere between those extremes, but nobody can
> tell you where you fall; you need to determine that for yourself.
>
>
>
> Should you back up Windows? Should you back up your applications?
> Most people will tell you no, since you can always reinstall
> these easily from the original media. But I don't think the
> answer is so clear-cut. Many people have substantial time and
> effort invested in customizing Windows and configuring their apps
> to work the way they want to. Putting all of that back the way it
> was can be a difficult, time-consuming effort. Whether you should
> backup up Windows and apps depends, once again, on you.
>
>
>
> How to backup? What software to use? There are many choices,
> including the Windows-supplied backup program. Which choice is
> best for you depends at least in part on the answers to some of
> the questions above.
>
>
>
> Finally what backup media should you choose, and how should it be
> stored? There are many choices, including CDs, tape, zip drives,
> and second hard drives.
>
>
>
> I don't recommend backup to a second non-removable hard drive
> because it leaves you susceptible to simultaneous loss of the
> original and backup to many of the most common dangers: severe
> power glitches, nearby lightning strikes, virus attacks, even
> theft of the computer.
>
>
>
> In my view, secure backup needs to be on removable media, and not
> kept in the computer. For really secure backup (needed, for
> example, if the life of your business depends on your data) you
> should have multiple generations of backup, and at least one of
> those generations should be stored off-site.
>
>
>
> My computer isn't used for business, but my personal backup
> scheme uses two identical removable hard drives, which fit into a
> sleeve installed in the computer. I alternate between the two,
> and use Drive Image to make a complete copy of the primary drive.
>
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>


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