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Back up to external hdd?

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Name: Hoss78
Date: October 21, 2007 at 17:08:10 Pacific
Subject: Back up to external hdd?
OS: XP SP2
CPU/Ram: 1.6/1536
Model/Manufacturer: Custom

Comment:

I got 2 sata hdd's with a lot of video files. Backing up files to DVD-discs would take forever and requires plenty of discs. So was thinking to buy one big external hdd, copy all videos to it and then unplug it. Is that good idea?

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Response Number 1

Name: Hoss78
Date: October 21, 2007 at 17:30:50 Pacific
Subject: Back up to external hdd?

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EDIT: A problem is though, that external drive can fail too..:/

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Response Number 2

Name: Cody (by codyrichter)
Date: October 21, 2007 at 17:37:01 Pacific
Subject: Back up to external hdd?

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thats what i do, 2 copys of everything, if you unplugg the exturnal and dont keep it running after transfer stuff to it, its not likly to fail. 500 gigi extuals dont cost much more then 120
Always back up...I JUST LOST 800 gigs of edited video.

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Name: bmc2k7
Date: October 21, 2007 at 20:41:09 Pacific
Subject: Back up to external hdd?

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Sounds good to me. I'd do it; speaking as a computer technician.
~bc

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Response Number 4

Name: Hoss78
Date: October 22, 2007 at 07:06:40 Pacific
Subject: Back up to external hdd?

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What kind of ext. drive is good for that purpose (backup)? Is Lacie good drive manufactorer?

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