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    Best backup method from home use

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    by joestar7 ·

    Hi,

    Please advise on various backup methods such as:
    1.Carbonite or Mozy [online]
    2.Using external usb hard drive with it’s backup software
    3.Using external usb hard drive with Microsoft backup software.

    Ease of use most important factor.

    Thanks,
    Joe

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    • #2838869

      What I do

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to Best backup method from home use

      I right click my C drive, choose “Add To Rar Archive…”

      Then, make it a solid archive with a 10% recovery record. Then tell it to save to my external drive.

      It starts, i tell it to work in the background and I play some PC games or browse the web or whatever, when it finishes it finishes. Making it a solid archive gives huge compression. My F drive is 600 gigs, compressed to 100 gigs :).

      Downside is of course, if I need a file back, its a LONG process.

      • #2838867

        And the compression software you use is?

        by charliespencer ·

        In reply to What I do

        Since Windows doesn’t have a built-in .RAR utility.

      • #3020867

        Best backup method from home use

        by joestar7 ·

        In reply to What I do

        Thanks for the info, but I need a simple backup method for people in a retired community to use.

        Joe

        • #3020861

          Easy :)

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to Best backup method from home use

          Download the command line version. Install it on a machine, and set up a batch file to do the whole process. Then just tell the old people to run the batch file to do their backup, or use windows scheduled events to do it.

    • #2838868

      MS backup s/w depends on the version of Windows

      by charliespencer ·

      In reply to Best backup method from home use

      If the version of Windows is Vista, use something other than the version of MS’s software it includes. It’s a lousy tool that won’t allow you to select individual folders or files, or back up one entire drive to another.

      The versions in XP and W7 are much better, although those may be also be insufficient depending on your needs. Since they’re free and already included, you can try them and replace them if they’re not cutting it.

      I don’t trust any of my personal data on line.

    • #3020860

      my suggestion

      by jck ·

      In reply to Best backup method from home use

      1) internal drive
      2) removable tray and rack to put internal drive into
      3) Acronis True Home Image 2010 (which you can find sometimes as cheap as $10)

      Backup speeds are greatly increased using the internal, removable in my experience.

      Good luck

      • #2830610

        Best backup method from home use

        by joestar7 ·

        In reply to my suggestion

        Thanks for the info!

        Joe

    • #2814755

      Best backup method from home use

      by joestar7 ·

      In reply to Best backup method from home use

      Thanks for all the advise.

      Joe

    • #2814754

      Best backup method from home use

      by joestar7 ·

      In reply to Best backup method from home use

      Thanks for all the info!

      Joe

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