Is this external hard drive a good deal? UPDATED help with backup

MrsE_2

closed wrote: »

http://www.runtime.org/shadow-copy.htm

http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp

try both of these, and backup all your important data to dvd. So you will have 3 copies on different media in case something goes wrong

one will backup all your files (assuming you have an admin account), and one will do a disk image, in case the restore process doesn't work. Check that your data is on the external disk before restoring

Use factory restore partition to do the reinstall (if you have one), it's much faster

Way too advanced for me, I'm having trouble mastering the external hard drive:(:(:(:(

closed

there is nothing to master, it's just a disk, and nothing complicated about backing up, launch software, backup from c to e?, done

MrsE_2

closed wrote: »

there is nothing to master, it's just a disk, and nothing complicated about backing up, launch software, backup from c to e?, done

I don't know how too


I can't even get my new portable hard drive to get all the stuff on my pc on it:(:(:(

I would like to do that first:(

closed

That's what my post was about.

try it.

MrsE_2

closed wrote: »

That's what my post was about.

try it.

Those top two links are for my portable external hard drive?

closed

yes, they are backup software.

install shadow copy.

create a directory called backup on your portable hard disk

use shadow copy to backup from

c:

to

portableharddisk:\backup (eg e:\backup if it's e: )

make sure copy subdirectories is ticked

MrsE_2

Backed up (I think).

Thought it would be easy to wipe & restart from clean.

Haven't a clue what to do!!!:o:o

I really am useless with my PC:o:o

closed

You need to check the files are backed up before continuing, and I would recommend a second copy to dvd at least, and preferably a disk image (macrium reflect) in case things go wrong.

How to reinstall windows depends on the model, and method (disc or restore partition).

google your machine + factory restore

prowla

To put that price into context, I just bought a 2TB USB drive for £80 (£79.95) at Currys today.