i want to backup my documents, music, photos & lots of other stuff. Should i use Blank Discs or an External HDD or online backup sites. i want to back up at least 15GB of data.
2007-07-16 18:33:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
15 GB I would use an external hard drive.....that's alot of data and it would be very tedious to burn it all to CDs or DVDs
2007-07-16 18:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by FordExploder 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would use dvd+r to do backups but only the top of the line blanks like this:http://www.rima.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=R&Product_Code=1736-100&Category_Code=TAIYOYUDEN
Will last a long time and can be put away any ware. HDD are good but you got to remember that they are mechanical and if not use enough they can go bad. Connecting the wrong power cord that look the same could burn them. If you drop the xHDD that could be the end of that HDD.
2007-07-16 18:44:50 · answer #2 · answered by sho95@sbcglobal.net 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Online would really be best since even if your house burns down it would still be there. However, it would probably be impractical because you simply couldn't transfer the data to in quickly enough. So, a HDD is probably best. If you are really paranoid, you could leave it at your office or something while not transferring data to it.
2007-07-16 18:38:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
External Hard can crash. DVD-Ram disc can break or get scratched. Online back, seems to be a smart move. Unless of course the company goes belly-up. I would still burn to DVD and care for it like they were you little babies.
2007-07-16 18:38:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get an external HDD
2007-07-16 18:36:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use 4 DVDs. That is the best method since you can easily store it in a safe place
2007-07-16 19:31:30 · answer #6 · answered by Ash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An External by far, that way you don't have to worry about someone else loosing your stuff.
Don
2007-07-16 18:36:32 · answer #7 · answered by Don M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mobile Hard Drive may be your best answer
2007-07-16 18:36:31 · answer #8 · answered by Origami 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋