How do you backup your important PC files? - Blu-ray Forum

tron3 · 05-30-2008, 06:56 PM

This is time for you to consider backing up if you never have, or a reminder to backup again if it has been a while. If you can't remember the last time, then it's been a while!

theknub · 05-30-2008, 08:54 PM

you left off portable / removable / internal hard drive

Aaron · 05-30-2008, 08:55 PM

I use floppies to back up my 160GB HDD. It's very efficient.

aygie · 05-30-2008, 09:09 PM

Make a bootable clone onto a Lacie Hard drive. (gotta love eSata

)

aygie · 05-30-2008, 09:10 PM

You should also add wireless Hard Drive backups. (Time capsule etc)

Aaron · 05-30-2008, 09:12 PM

And web backup. Like dropbox.

groovyone · 05-30-2008, 09:21 PM

USB drives AND DVD for my RAW files.

U4K61 · 05-30-2008, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aaron

I use floppies to back up my 160GB HDD. It's very efficient.

Start now, and I will send you a case of floppies. Then I will check back in a couple of weeks to see how things are going.
Haha.

Caligula · 05-30-2008, 11:00 PM

I need back up my 80gb worth of baby videos and i cant upload on yahoo account.. i need to try ftp. I want to back it up, in case something f---ed up my hard drive.

w_tanoto · 05-30-2008, 11:03 PM

I backed up either to USB Hard drive or Blu-ray/DVD.

JasonR · 05-31-2008, 12:11 AM

I have my computers, a laptop and a desktop, wirelessly networked in the same workgroup. I do file and printer sharing on both. Whenever I make a change on one (new music, files, photos, etc.), I copy it to the other.

Aaron · 05-31-2008, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caligula

I need back up my 80gb worth of baby videos and i cant upload on yahoo account.. i need to try ftp. I want to back it up, in case something f---ed up my hard drive.

Have fun uploading 80 gigs. You should probably consider a backup hard disk.

Galley · 05-31-2008, 12:58 AM

Two words: Time Machine.

aygie · 05-31-2008, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galley

Two words: Time Machine.

Time machine is good and i used it for a while but i find a bootable clone soooo much easier to deal with if your HD goes caput. You can still use your computer exactly as is was while your HD goes for repair or you wait for a new one.

Mac guys should check out Super Duper. (Sorry don't know any Windows ones)

PNF · 06-01-2008, 05:23 PM

None of the above.

Disc are slow and only contains 4G or space unless you buy those double, triple layer DVDs, still pain in azz.

many different 250/500/750 GB external HDs that are not connected to my desktop or laptop when not in use. I download/save/do everything on the desktop's own 500 GB,

All important files are saved in external HDs.

with USB/firewire, transfer is instant.

View Poll Results: How do you backup your important PC files?
I take my chances. Can't be bothered.	1	9.09%
Backup onto a tape device.	0	0%
Backup onto CD and or DVD	3	27.27%
Backup onto USB drives.	5	45.45%
Backup onto Floppies	1	9.09%
Backp onto Zip, Omega, or LS-120 drives / other.	1	9.09%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

05-30-2008, 06:56 PM	#1
tron3 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2004 Location:New Jersey Blu-ray reviews:3	How do you backup your important PC files? This is time for you to consider backing up if you never have, or a reminder to backup again if it has been a while. If you can't remember the last time, then it's been a while! Last edited by tron3; 05-30-2008 at 07:00 PM.

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05-30-2008, 08:54 PM	#2
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	you left off portable / removable / internal hard drive

05-30-2008, 08:55 PM	#3
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	I use floppies to back up my 160GB HDD. It's very efficient.

05-30-2008, 09:09 PM	#4
aygie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:PSN Network: Aygie Blu-ray collection:99	Make a bootable clone onto a Lacie Hard drive. (gotta love eSata )

05-30-2008, 09:10 PM	#5
aygie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:PSN Network: Aygie Blu-ray collection:99	You should also add wireless Hard Drive backups. (Time capsule etc)

05-30-2008, 09:12 PM	#6
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	And web backup. Like dropbox.

05-30-2008, 09:21 PM	#7
groovyone Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:PSNetwork: groovyone	USB drives AND DVD for my RAW files.

05-30-2008, 11:00 PM	#9
Caligula Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Philadelphia Trading Score:1	I need back up my 80gb worth of baby videos and i cant upload on yahoo account.. i need to try ftp. I want to back it up, in case something f---ed up my hard drive.

05-30-2008, 11:03 PM	#10
w_tanoto Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hatfield, UK / Jakarta, Indonesia Blu-ray collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:47	I backed up either to USB Hard drive or Blu-ray/DVD.

05-31-2008, 12:11 AM	#11
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	I have my computers, a laptop and a desktop, wirelessly networked in the same workgroup. I do file and printer sharing on both. Whenever I make a change on one (new music, files, photos, etc.), I copy it to the other.

05-31-2008, 12:58 AM	#13
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	Two words: Time Machine.

06-01-2008, 05:23 PM	#15
PNF Expert Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Philly Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:87 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:41	None of the above. Disc are slow and only contains 4G or space unless you buy those double, triple layer DVDs, still pain in azz. many different 250/500/750 GB external HDs that are not connected to my desktop or laptop when not in use. I download/save/do everything on the desktop's own 500 GB, All important files are saved in external HDs. with USB/firewire, transfer is instant.

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