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MrBumpnGrind
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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 2:26 pm    Post subject: Storage Backup Reply with quote

what do you guys use? online? backup HD?

was thinking of using Mozy.com to back up my files, ive got thousands and thousands of photos that i would like backup on more then just DVD's


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Captain Chaos
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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use an external hard drive connected by USB and do automatic back-ups with Titan Backup.
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Grgecko
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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got a fancy External HD enclosure as a present a few years ago, which I connect to my PC via external SATA. I love it, it is awesome.

I use a really simple, no frills piece of freeware called "karen's replicator" to do a weekly file-copy backup, which, since my computer is more a toy than a tool, is really all I need.

Obviously the on-line backup idea would be more fool-proof, since an external hard drive can crash as easily as an internal one, and in any case wouldn't help much if the apartment burned down, the whole computer got stolen, or something else equally catastrophic happened. I just like to feel like I am in control of my data's destiny, for good or for ill.
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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bot a Maxtor 500gb USB external; it backs up weekly and works quite well. If you time it right, you can pick one up for under $100 on eCost.com.
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Jyrki21
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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SmartDisk FireLite.



I like it because it gives the Firewire port on my iBook a raison d'être.
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E.L.3000
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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2008 11:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jyrki21 wrote:
I like it because it gives the Firewire port on my iBook a raison d'être.


I have a firewire port on my custom PC. It doesn't get enough love.
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harmfuljays
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've had several Maxtor drives crash out on me so I use Western Digital Backups.....



I also bought a Fantom drive which is about $30 cheaper and I haven't had any issues yet.

I haven't even thought about using online storage.
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Hounsy
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2008 9:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

External USB drive with weekly XCOPY based batch files running the backup.

I'm old school like that. Wink
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