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Portable external hard drive for back ups?

Lifeisbutadream
Lifeisbutadream Posts: 13,102 Forumite
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I understand that I can get a portable external harddrive to back everything up on my PC every night?

Does anyone know how much they are, which one is the best value for money and easiest to use?

(I will need it to back up every day and would prefer not to drag and drop, as I will be updating certain files and dont want to have to sort through which ones to copy)
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  • Bowling_4_Gold
    Bowling_4_Gold Posts: 1,771 Forumite
    You could get one like this which works out about £55, and has 500gb of space. Apparently it includes special back-up software, which may be beneficial for you. Branded ones (LG and the like), also of 500gb, start at about £70.
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  • timbim_2
    timbim_2 Posts: 1,292 Forumite
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    Use Microsoft's Synctoy for the backup schedule.
    Ubuntu is an ancient African word, meaning: 'I can't configure Debian'.
  • rosebarn
    rosebarn Posts: 23 Forumite
    Topdiscs . co. uk have a 320gig Verbatim USB External HDD for £109 inc vat & delivery which is a bargain.
  • timbim_2
    timbim_2 Posts: 1,292 Forumite
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    rosebarn wrote: »
    Topdiscs . co. uk have a 320gig Verbatim USB External HDD for £109 inc vat & delivery which is a bargain.
    Not compared to this it's not, £50ish is about the going rate for that sort of thing.
    Ubuntu is an ancient African word, meaning: 'I can't configure Debian'.
  • Antispam
    Antispam Posts: 6,636 Forumite
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    top discs isnt far from where op lives and they plug this twice today
  • rosebarn
    rosebarn Posts: 23 Forumite
    Thats not fair. Why shouldnt I recommend local companies?
    I run a chilli farm if you really want to know.

    Smalldrives . com have also got a range of drives from 60gig - 400 gig - starting at £30.
    The 120gig one is £36 inc vat

    Oh and by the way... they are in Camberley - 200 miles from Devon.
  • -TangleFoot-
    -TangleFoot- Posts: 4,673 Forumite
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    timbim wrote: »
    £50ish is about the going rate for that sort of thing.
    Funnily enough, you can get a Buffalo LinkStation for around the same price. Would that do?
  • Lifeisbutadream
    Lifeisbutadream Posts: 13,102 Forumite
    -TangleFoot- wrote: »
    Funnily enough, you can get a Buffalo LinkStation for around the same price. Would that do?

    Now I am getting really confused - what should I do?
  • rosebarn
    rosebarn Posts: 23 Forumite
    Why don't you just go for a usb pen drive - you can get them for about £10 for a 2 gig one from ebay.
    Then just back up your important files onto that.
  • diable
    diable Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    rosebarn wrote: »
    Why don't you just go for a usb pen drive - you can get them for about £10 for a 2 gig one from ebay.
    Then just back up your important files onto that.
    High failure rate and can easily be damaged by people with sausage fingers.
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