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I use Norton Ghost or another drive imaging program.
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I use an automation program to reinstall programs.
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I use Win XP system restore.
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I manually reinstall everything.
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03-25-2007, 08:22 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 380
|  What is your data backup method?
What is your data backup method to ease the pain of reinstalling and reconfiguring programs on your personal computer when a problem occurs?
Last edited by piggysmile; 03-25-2007 at 08:25 PM.
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03-25-2007, 09:17 PM
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I know <html>, do you? Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1,643
|  Re: What is your data backup method?
Mr.flash
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03-25-2007, 10:44 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 286
| Re: What is your data backup method?
I have multiple drives. I keep installers on one and installs+ windows one another and now a third just for game installs. System restore is a failure. idk, I don't mind reinstalling every few months and I enjoy the clean feel afterwards. I do get pist if something stupid messes it up thou (windows @#$%!)
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03-25-2007, 11:22 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Milford, Connecticut Posts: 4,137
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I back up my 1.75 TERABYTES on 3.5" Floppies... Takes awhile... but, I have some piece of mind.
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03-25-2007, 11:23 PM
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Member (again) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raul's Wild Kingdom...How 'bout that, huh? Posts: 4,200
| Re: What is your data backup method?
What backup method?
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03-25-2007, 11:45 PM
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Not Worth The Explanation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mount Prospect, IL Posts: 8,896
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Originally Posted by macdude425  What backup method? | Lol
External Harddrive.
Lots of USB Flash Drives.
Lots of DVD-R's and CD-R's.
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03-26-2007, 01:10 AM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bolingbrook, IL - USA Posts: 3,604
| Re: What is your data backup method?
Well, its not really back-up, but my D-Link DNS-323 is good enough for my needs.... 1 TB of drive space possible, but in RAID1, it is only 500 Gig... I store all my junk there.
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03-26-2007, 07:11 AM
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Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: A system that rotates chaotically while simulations indicate irregular and unconventional behaviour. Posts: 479
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backup?
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03-26-2007, 04:57 PM
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Repeat Offender Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 1,929
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I do two things. First, I burn important documents to CD multiple times. I have copies of all my programs and apps. Secondly, I email all my important stuff to different web-based emails I use. That way they are not only not getting lost from my computer, they are getting backed up on a server somewhere. Sure, there may be a danger of my data getting stolen from yahoo or whatever, but somebody could take my CD's too. I usually do a clean format/reinstall about once a year.
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03-26-2007, 04:59 PM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,003
| Re: What is your data backup method?
Clean re install. 
Takes a weekend to put the system back to how it was (just not slow).
Data is backed up via FPT to PC on LAN.
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