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  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Joyful wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for your help. I eventually had to admit defeat and took it to a friend of my Sons who deals with software probs etc on computers. After 2 hours he had the recovery disk being acknowledged but it changed nothing. He is now installing a new operating system for me which hopefully will give me a working computer again.

    once it's back working, every so often incrementally back-up your files to an external HD / make a new recovery disc too/ and make a manual system restore //
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • Joyful
    Joyful Posts: 2,429 Forumite
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    My problem with external hard drives is my last one broke and I lost everything I had saved that I had deleted from my computer. Looks like I can't win either way.
    Self Employed, Running my Dream Jobs
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    Joyful wrote: »
    My problem with external hard drives is my last one broke and I lost everything I had saved that I had deleted from my computer. Looks like I can't win either way.

    that would depend too on the make/model/ quality and durability of the HD/
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    The answer is not to delete them from your computer, a backup needs 2 or more copies
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • Joyful
    Joyful Posts: 2,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The hard drive I bought was a Click free at £80. I needed to clear the computer as I was selling it.
    Self Employed, Running my Dream Jobs
  • free4440273
    free4440273 Posts: 38,438 Forumite
    edited 24 May 2011 at 5:18PM
    Joyful wrote: »
    The hard drive I bought was a Click free at £80. I needed to clear the computer as I was selling it.

    never used that one/ one of mine is the Iomega Pro: :cool:

    http://go.iomega.com/en/products/external-hard-drive-desktop/?partner=4735

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Iomega-Professional-Desktop-Drive-External/dp/B0034IKDFW

    ^I have the usb/ e-sata version //
    BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!

    THE KILLERS :cool:

    THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:
  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    edited 24 May 2011 at 6:49PM
    Still should always keep at least 2 copies of data on different media for safety, another machine or dvd's or another hd
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
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