Im trying to save a lot of pics in case my computer crashes. ( like 1000's) Which is better, a usb thing or a dvd? This would be for long term and stored away. Any tips welcome.
2007-11-16 06:12:18 · 2 answers · asked by undone 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
I would say its best to put photos on a DVD.That's how i do it.If any of your computer things crash or get corrupt then you lost your photos.DVD you'll always have and can view on your TV if you like.
2007-11-16 06:44:35 · answer #1 · answered by Larry-Oklahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get an external usb harddrive, or even better add a second harddrive inside your pc. Then put copies of anything you need on to that.
I have my file system organised so that everything important that I don't want to lose is inside the My Documents folder (Documents in Vista). I then have this mirrored onto a second harddrive in my desktop. If anything ever happens to either of the disks all I need to do is replace the disk, I still have a copy of my stuff stored. Worst case scenario I will need to reinstall Windows to a new disk if it were my primary disk to fail.
I started doing this after I lost everything, music, documents, photos, movies when my only drive self destructed...
Haven't had a problem since, because I've had a bad experience in the past, just to keep me happy I also have a portable USB harddisk which I back everything up to about once a month. I keep this hidden, so if someone steals my desktop and laptop I still have my data.
2007-11-16 14:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋