i want to install vista transformation pack and to be sure for anything unexpected events, I want to fully backup my computer. Is it safe to put my backup in drive D of my hard disk? Can I have access to it after having a major system failure?
2007-06-25 09:19:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
P.S. I forgot to say that Drive D is a partition of my HDD.
2007-06-25 09:33:48 · update #1
If the C drive and the D drive are different physical drives, then that would cover most situations. Since the backup is still in the same physical computer, there still is a risk of data loss from a bad power surge or fire. If they are on the same physical drive, then the risk of data loss is much higher as a drive failure would most likely destroy the C and D drives.
2007-06-25 09:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming something really bad doesn't happen, the answer would be yes.
The best answer would be to perform the backup to a CD/DVD ram. Then you'd have a backup.
Personally, I just always save my data files to a specific location on my hard disk, and I can always re-install the software that I have. That way, I can back up ONLY my data files, and not get the extra clutter associated with any application itself.
2007-06-25 09:27:19 · answer #2 · answered by Chris C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without being described what D: is in your computer (Flash, internal HD, external, network share, or even just a partition) I cannot say, but based on my impression of you being a newbie to ask this question I would vote in an Unsafe.
2007-06-25 09:30:50 · answer #3 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use ghost. Create an image of the current C: drive and save it to the D: drive. If the whole thing goes kablohey then you can restore form that image.
2007-06-25 09:24:02 · answer #4 · answered by T I 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋