How often do you back up?

MsRed1

busenbust wrote: »

Please do not over-look any freebies also: Windows 7 System Image Backup is a worthy contender to any paid-for versions :cool:

Agree. My laptop was 22GB and my netbook 15GB. Put on separate external hard drives. Worthwhile if disaster strikes. Probably do it again in a month.

busenbust

busenbust wrote: »

Please do not over-look any freebies also: Windows 7 System Image Backup is a worthy contender to any paid-for versions :cool:

MsRed1 wrote: »

Agree. My laptop was 22GB and my netbook 15GB. Put on separate external hard drives. Worthwhile if disaster strikes. Probably do it again in a month.

Good idea; and don't forget that incremental backups are always an option

iMelancholic

I backup every month onto DVDs & my external HDDs

busenbust

iMelancholic wrote: »

I backup every month onto DVDs & my external HDDs

Clean .:cool: And welcome to MSE:)

Kite2010

Every 4 weeks, swapping between 2 external hard-drives every backup.

busenbust

Kite2010 wrote: »

Every 4 weeks, swapping between 2 external hard-drives every backup.

And welcome also to MSE Kite :hello:

contrary_mary

Is there a simple way to back up? I'm a complete novice running a laptop with Vista.

roddydogs

I only back up Photos, as Ive nothing particularly important elsewhere, is there any way you can back up everything fairly simply. ie you just plug it in and the computer is "Exactly" as it was, favourites, etc?.A web based E-mail service, is of course not lost.

busenbust

busenbust wrote: »

Please do not over-look any freebies also: Windows 7 System Image Backup is a worthy contender to any paid-for versions :cool:

contrary_mary wrote: »

Is there a simple way to back up? I'm a complete novice running a laptop with Vista.

Probably nothing more simple than what's included in Windows 7 (and Vista); are you not happy with Windows backup?;)

DuckMatt

Our office backs up to tape (taken off-site) daily as incremental backups and monthly for full backups.