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System Name | Primary Rig |
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Processor | AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-DS4H AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX |
Cooling | Corsair H50 |
Memory | OCZ Reaper HPC 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) |
Video Card(s) | None |
Storage | SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA |
Display(s) | Acer 235 - 23" |
Case | Antec P182 |
Audio Device(s) | Realtek ALC889A - onboard |
Power Supply | CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 |
Software | windows 7 |
I have been using external HDDs as my main back up strategy for my home pc with music/movies/family pics etc. The current main data buildup is secondary to my photography hobby. I have added carbonite for cloud based back up for these files as well. I am hoping never to have to resort to retrieving data from them.
Does monthly copy paste add errors over time especially going form one HD to another as my storage needs increase. Am I better off using backup software?
I did try some avenues:
My copy of Acronis did not work very well on my windows 7.
The inbuilt windows 7 backup keeps eating space on the HD and fills them up fast over time.
A free backup solution that was recommended here last year - had a very tedious interface and I ended up not using it (cant remember the name).
So continue what I am doing or use a different backup modality.
Please advise.
Does monthly copy paste add errors over time especially going form one HD to another as my storage needs increase. Am I better off using backup software?
I did try some avenues:
My copy of Acronis did not work very well on my windows 7.
The inbuilt windows 7 backup keeps eating space on the HD and fills them up fast over time.
A free backup solution that was recommended here last year - had a very tedious interface and I ended up not using it (cant remember the name).
So continue what I am doing or use a different backup modality.
Please advise.