amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
whats the bestest easiest way. Had a scare yesterday.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
backing up windows hard drives.
kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects
124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
what?
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rhys
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd
amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
what what?
what am I asking or what was the scare.
The scare was that yesterday at startup the computer did the memory check, and stopped. After a while it asked for a boot disk. I reset it and same thing happened again. Went to the CMOS thingo and it couldnt detect a hard drive. Today its working OK though.
what am I asking or what was the scare.
The scare was that yesterday at startup the computer did the memory check, and stopped. After a while it asked for a boot disk. I reset it and same thing happened again. Went to the CMOS thingo and it couldnt detect a hard drive. Today its working OK though.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
Riaan Eurotrash
183 posts · joined Nov 2003 ·
Buy a portable harddrive, you can get em for 100$ aus in malaysia, i shoudl be going next year.😀
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Sky Officially Full-On Dubber
251 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
The Best Investment would be a CD Burner You could pick one up for $60-80, burn your own files.
You can backup your drive using a Windows Utility.
Start. Programs. Accesories. System Tools. Backup.
You can backup your drive using a Windows Utility.
Start. Programs. Accesories. System Tools. Backup.
Riaan Eurotrash
183 posts · joined Nov 2003 ·
But then you gotta buy cds:P expensive if you earn nothing like:P me
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kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects
124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
well buying a $100 external hard drive is 100 so that equals about 300 blank cds!! backup for the rest of your life plus more!!!
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rhys
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rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd
Riaan Eurotrash
183 posts · joined Nov 2003 ·
BUt burning takes time, with a portable it takes no time in transferring with teh usb cable and such, well my opinion anyways:thumb
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Andy Andy\'s Adventures
2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
With '98 and ME I used to dump a copy of the drive (less the windows swap file) on a second hard drive once a fortnight or so (using explorer). If anything happened I swapped cables and was up and running again in a few minutes.
Don't seem to be able to do it with XP any more though 🙁
Explorer can't copy a number of system files across. Haven't found a way past it yet 😠
Don't seem to be able to do it with XP any more though 🙁
Explorer can't copy a number of system files across. Haven't found a way past it yet 😠
VW1976 Learner Dubber
14 posts · joined Nov 2003 ·
With a cd burner you could also burn music cd's and games aswell so i think the cd burner would end up paying for itself after a while.
Riaan Eurotrash
183 posts · joined Nov 2003 ·
Dude everybody has a burner anyway tehse days dont they?
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modulus Veteran Volks Folk
2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
What Sky said.
Backup to CD-RWs, overwriting each time; 4 discs is enough for a lifetime.
The best approach is to write a batch file which creates a ZIP archive of your data files, including email etc., but excluding programs; then burn the ZIP file to the CD. This avoids a program which can arise when very long file names (including directory info) won't fit to the CD Joliet format. This takes a little setting up, but once done the whole backup process takes 5 minutes of your time (quite a bit longerr computer time, but we all need to eat).
hth
Backup to CD-RWs, overwriting each time; 4 discs is enough for a lifetime.
The best approach is to write a batch file which creates a ZIP archive of your data files, including email etc., but excluding programs; then burn the ZIP file to the CD. This avoids a program which can arise when very long file names (including directory info) won't fit to the CD Joliet format. This takes a little setting up, but once done the whole backup process takes 5 minutes of your time (quite a bit longerr computer time, but we all need to eat).
hth
amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I've got a burner. Just dont know what to back up really. All these programs I've downloaded from the net. I suppose I am going to lose them anyway cos I dont have the installers. Think I will just copy the My Documents directory. This is going to take forever to zip. Is there a way of finding out how big the file will be before zipping? Paranoid that I will wait 1/2 hour and then the file will be 700MB and not fit on a CD.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
kombiluva Seriously Crusin Dubber
164 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·
Chris,
1.Go get a program call "Ghost"...it runs in DOS.
2.Ghost your OS/HDD to your CD Burner; copy all the files.
3.No problems; if your OS crashes, revert back to the ghost disk and insert the CD and you are good to go!
Cheers
Mick H
1.Go get a program call "Ghost"...it runs in DOS.
2.Ghost your OS/HDD to your CD Burner; copy all the files.
3.No problems; if your OS crashes, revert back to the ghost disk and insert the CD and you are good to go!
Cheers
Mick H
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modulus Veteran Volks Folk
2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Zipping data files, you'll get at least 50% compression, so you might get as much as 1.5 GB onto a CD (allowing for the fact that one zip file doesn't have the disc-size-used/physical-size inefficiencies of many small files).
If you use Outlook, don't forget to b'up your .PST files (they have email, addresses, appointments etc. etc.).
Once you've got the whole shebang automated, you can fire it off as you pack up at night and go for a :beer.
If you use Outlook, don't forget to b'up your .PST files (they have email, addresses, appointments etc. etc.).
Once you've got the whole shebang automated, you can fire it off as you pack up at night and go for a :beer.
amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hmm I just started zip and walked away. 20 minutes later I ended up with 1.4GB worth of docs.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
modulus Veteran Volks Folk
2,009 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Then you've ... got a lot of docs. ... I'll have a play this weekend, as I'm overdue to revisit my b'up strategy, to see if there is a sensible (automatable) way to divide the work up.
vanderaj Administrator a suffusion of yellow
3,130 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I'd say a lot of pr0n.
Andrew
Andrew
amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
yeah a LOT of docs. every set of lecture notes and crap that I have ever got. Every assignment. Too many mp3's, mpegs, jpegs.........
I will just zip up the main directories seperately.
I will just zip up the main directories seperately.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
fatboy Disciple of Kol
603 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
Get this
http://www.handybackup.com
it cost $30 US but its the best backup software I've seen including backup exec at more than $2000 Aus.
You can download a 30 day trial to try, it will burn direct to CD and will also span CDs - it uses zip compression so you can read the CD's on any pc with winzip installed.
(Always use the "multiple file option").
I've got quite a few clients using it and so far no complaints.
BTW with files that are already highly compressed such as MP3, mpeg and jpeg, then compressing them again will make them LARGER as the file cannot be compressed any more and the headers for the compression program you use will be added to the begining of the file making it slightly bigger.
DO YOUR BACKUP ASAP you drive is on its way out:thumb
http://www.handybackup.com
it cost $30 US but its the best backup software I've seen including backup exec at more than $2000 Aus.
You can download a 30 day trial to try, it will burn direct to CD and will also span CDs - it uses zip compression so you can read the CD's on any pc with winzip installed.
(Always use the "multiple file option").
I've got quite a few clients using it and so far no complaints.
BTW with files that are already highly compressed such as MP3, mpeg and jpeg, then compressing them again will make them LARGER as the file cannot be compressed any more and the headers for the compression program you use will be added to the begining of the file making it slightly bigger.
DO YOUR BACKUP ASAP you drive is on its way out:thumb
" Captain Picard, why are there no Indians on the Enterprise ? Don't you need IT Support ? "
Starbug rustbag
2,408 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
theres only one solution... GO RAID!! if one HDD stuffs up you just use the exact copy on the other! plus... you get more power! muahahahhaaaa!!
sorry, i love raid arrays... they rock my computer!😀
sorry, i love raid arrays... they rock my computer!😀
amazer kombi pilot
3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
If I had any money at all for computer gear I would at least get more than my current 96MB of ram and win98. I think raid is out fo the question.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf