Alternative to dell data safe please

hethmar

Im so fed up with the dell data safe online service that Ive uninstalled it. Half the time it says the back up has been unsuccessful or it wont update itself and Ive googled and found so many people saying they got a blue screen after an update anyway.

SO, I suppose I should get some sort of external hard drive to store all my files and so on? But Im a non techi - so can someone tell me which economical hard drive I should buy please - and one thats idiot proof to use.

Many thanks.

EvilScotsman

I have this one:

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.207-5413.aspx

Does the job nicely.

Cheers

tronator

Why do you need two threads for the same problem? This board is already clogged up with so many virus/malware/etc. threads...:mad:

pstones578

hethmar wrote: »

Im so fed up with the dell data safe online service that Ive uninstalled it. Half the time it says the back up has been unsuccessful or it wont update itself and Ive googled and found so many people saying they got a blue screen after an update anyway.

SO, I suppose I should get some sort of external hard drive to store all my files and so on? But Im a non techi - so can someone tell me which economical hard drive I should buy please - and one thats idiot proof to use.

Many thanks.

I've been using carbonite for a few years and can recommend it.

http://www.carbonite.com/

hethmar

tronator wrote: »

Why do you need two threads for the same problem? This board is already clogged up with so many virus/malware/etc. threads...:mad:

Are you talking to me? In which case you are making a large error. This is the only thread I have requesting an alternative to dell data safe and :mad: back to you!:rotfl:

tronator

hethmar wrote: »

Are you talking to me? In which case you are making a large error. This is the only thread I have requesting an alternative to dell data safe and :mad: back to you!:rotfl:

Yes, I'm talking to you. There is a thread "Dell Data Safe" and one called "alternative to dell data safe please", both opened by you. For somebody with so many posts I'm surprised that you don't see the connection.

After figuring out that this software is not for you in the first thread, why didn't you keep posting in this thread and maybe just amended the thread title?

I don't have time to discuss this any further with you and I could have helped one or two people while writing this post.

You seem to be quite ignorant to see my point at all and it rather amuses you. Let me know if I should put you on my ignore list so that I'm not tempted to reply to any of your future posts...

bingo_bango

I thought all the trolls went away for the bank holiday weekends?

hethmar

tronator wrote: »

Yes, I'm talking to you. There is a thread "Dell Data Safe" and one called "alternative to dell data safe please", both opened by you. For somebody with so many posts I'm surprised that you don't see the connection.

After figuring out that this software is not for you in the first thread, why didn't you keep posting in this thread and maybe just amended the thread title?

I don't have time to discuss this any further with you and I could have helped one or two people while writing this post.

You seem to be quite ignorant to see my point at all and it rather amuses you. Let me know if I should put you on my ignore list so that I'm not tempted to reply to any of your future posts...

In my first thread I was asking for help with my PAID FOR dell data safe program which wouldnt update itself. As I had no replies at all, I googled and found so many derogatory items about it I decided it was best to uninstall and look for an alternative SO I then started a new thread asking for recommendations for an external hard drive.

They were two different queries !!!


Most forums I go on dont allow a change of title. Had I known that I could have changed title, once Id dumped the program I would have changed it but to be honest, why the hell does it concern you anyway and wouldnt you still have had to look?. You havent provided a helpful reply to either thread so why bother saying anything at all?


AND YES, please add me to your ignore list as I wouldnt want you to have a coronary over me mis-titling any further threads.:D (And for someone so obsessed with post counts and being able to advise others in the time wasted on me, may be check out my thanked count against yours, eh?, you're a mere amateur )

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To the decent replies - many thanks guys, I will check those out.