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Farr. Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: making a backup of files |
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| I'm re-installing vista again and want to make a backup of my files (using a DVD-R). Every time I tried to open my backup files on a reinstalled vista, it comes up with errors. Any GOOD software that will make a backup of files?
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| Norton Ghost has always worked fine for me.
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Mychilli Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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| Ghost is a bit overkill for just backing up files, i just use the windows default program and save mostly pictures and junk to a network drive
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kls85 I post too much
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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What I do is change the default location for where I want to save my files at.
Folders like My Documents, Pictures, Music, Downloads, etc can be relocated to the 2nd partition or 2nd hard drive. Once you relocated it every time you save a file in one of those folders then it'll be automatically placed to the 2nd drive.
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Mychilli Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Or buy a Mac and use Time Capsule
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FullyAwesome I post too much
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:12 am Post subject: |
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why do you want to use the windows backup feature? can't you just manually copy what you want onto a dvd or usb?
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Mychilli Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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| fullyawesome wrote: | | why do you want to use the windows backup feature? can't you just manually copy what you want onto a dvd or usb? |
it does it automatically, so you dont have to worry about it
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Lilxkid224 Master Cheater
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Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: making a backup of files |
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| BlackFusion wrote: | | I'm re-installing vista again and want to make a backup of my files (using a DVD-R). Every time I tried to open my backup files on a reinstalled vista, it comes up with errors. Any GOOD software that will make a backup of files? |
norton partition magic. Create a partition then drag everything to that partition and reformat your main drive
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FullyAwesome I post too much
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| Mychilli wrote: | | fullyawesome wrote: | | why do you want to use the windows backup feature? can't you just manually copy what you want onto a dvd or usb? |
it does it automatically, so you dont have to worry about it |
well if it's not working then obviously you're going have to try something else.
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iTz SWAT I post too much
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Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 4:41 am Post subject: |
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I've always simply copied my files to a external...
Saves me the hassle of unencypting or what ever it does....
Also everything is stored in one location, not on 50 discs.....
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