How do you back up your pc?

vincent_10_27 · 07-12-2006, 01:49 AM

yeah...

i feel for everyone who experienced system crash due to software malfunction and never recover their data...

all right on this thread, tell me how do you back up your important files... you know cause all of us wanted to play safe..

here's what i did(just lately) :

I installed 2 os's in my pc...namely, ms windows xp 64bit and Fedora Core 5.

i have a 100hdd installed. so i create a paritition, 60 and 40. 60 for the main, where i installed FC5, and 40 for winxp64.

the idea here is when a time happens that one of the os's fail(esp windows). i can still access the hdd partition from the other os. i have installed drivers for both os's to mount the different file system. and this is what took my whole day without doing anything productive.(you know, i have to back up first before i reformat.).

i usually burn anime's/data to dvd...but it seems to be a bit hassle, cause when you want to search your archive, you need to do a lot of switching(sometimes a whole series of anime needs 2 or 3 dvd's), so i bought an extra external hdd which is 250gb, though i never had it full yet...

07-12-2006, 03:04 AM

normally i just have main HD with and 1 slave with windowns if main crashes i put slave in ,make back up and re install windowns on main normaly main only have programs all my info or files are on slaves

Dnyde · 07-12-2006, 03:32 AM

same idea

I back up all the installation files and my own onto my 300 external.
only thing residing on my internal HD are songs and programs.

vincent_10_27 · 07-12-2006, 03:39 AM

the real pain is when you forgot to back up important files from your root drive(where the os is installed) and the boot comfigurations or boot process of the os is ruined(happend to me a lot of times in windows xp before).

Like even if you use the install cd and boot up your pc to repair windows but you cant. Then when repairing windows, you can only have access to the windows folder and cant go to the documents and settings. that's really a pain.

**Talleh** · 07-12-2006, 06:15 AM

I back myself up using DVD's, i only really back up important stuff like anime, photos and uni work =)

07-12-2006, 07:41 AM

well sadly to tell you, lol I DONT KNOW HOW TO BACK UP ANY OF MY DRIVES! XD hahahaha so if anything, im more screwed then everyone

`Kaon · 07-12-2006, 08:01 AM

Oh god. I almost had to wipe my drive the other week. I've only got the one drive.

But either way. All my important stuff is backed up. But I need about 2 DVD-R's to back up my GA music library.. ~sigh~
I'll get round to it one day.

07-12-2006, 01:10 PM

4 hdd in computer
200 x 2
250 x 2

backup
80 x 1
40 x 1
dvds x 200

backup is done once i have 20gb left on the main drive(200gb)

/me make sure his anime is never lost

07-12-2006, 02:34 PM

What is a backup?

Dnyde · 07-12-2006, 05:43 PM

I believe when you stop and walk the other direction, while facing the same way.

Though, I could be wrong...

07-12-2006, 01:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
vincent_10_27 Special Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 877 Images: 1 Points: 3,766.09 Bank: 1,079,488.41 Total Points: 1,083,254.50 Donate	How do you back up your pc? yeah... i feel for everyone who experienced system crash due to software malfunction and never recover their data... all right on this thread, tell me how do you back up your important files... you know cause all of us wanted to play safe.. here's what i did(just lately) : I installed 2 os's in my pc...namely, ms windows xp 64bit and Fedora Core 5. i have a 100hdd installed. so i create a paritition, 60 and 40. 60 for the main, where i installed FC5, and 40 for winxp64. the idea here is when a time happens that one of the os's fail(esp windows). i can still access the hdd partition from the other os. i have installed drivers for both os's to mount the different file system. and this is what took my whole day without doing anything productive.(you know, i have to back up first before i reformat.). i usually burn anime's/data to dvd...but it seems to be a bit hassle, cause when you want to search your archive, you need to do a lot of switching(sometimes a whole series of anime needs 2 or 3 dvd's), so i bought an extra external hdd which is 250gb, though i never had it full yet...

07-12-2006, 03:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dnyde VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny socal Posts: 89 Points: 875.97 Bank: 115.97 Total Points: 991.94 Donate	same idea I back up all the installation files and my own onto my 300 external. only thing residing on my internal HD are songs and programs. __________________

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Talleh Kittar Designer♪~ Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Australia :D Posts: 650 Images: 5 Points: 12,039.03 Bank: 40,536.52 Total Points: 52,575.55 Donate	I back myself up using DVD's, i only really back up important stuff like anime, photos and uni work =) __________________ The Collection: 17" Macbook Pro \| PC-Chan \| Pink DS Lite \| Wii \| ps2 \| Wacom Intuos 3 6x8

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`Kaon No Life Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,019 Images: 173 Points: 7,218.33 Bank: 34,558.00 Total Points: 41,776.33 Donate	Oh god. I almost had to wipe my drive the other week. I've only got the one drive. But either way. All my important stuff is backed up. But I need about 2 DVD-R's to back up my GA music library.. ~sigh~ I'll get round to it one day. __________________ <3 Kira-Sig.

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Dnyde VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny socal Posts: 89 Points: 875.97 Bank: 115.97 Total Points: 991.94 Donate	I believe when you stop and walk the other direction, while facing the same way. Though, I could be wrong... __________________

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Andres Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	normally i just have main HD with and 1 slave with windowns if main crashes i put slave in ,make back up and re install windowns on main normaly main only have programs all my info or files are on slaves

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vincent_10_27 Special Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 877 Images: 1 Points: 3,766.09 Bank: 1,079,488.41 Total Points: 1,083,254.50 Donate	the real pain is when you forgot to back up important files from your root drive(where the os is installed) and the boot comfigurations or boot process of the os is ruined(happend to me a lot of times in windows xp before). Like even if you use the install cd and boot up your pc to repair windows but you cant. Then when repairing windows, you can only have access to the windows folder and cant go to the documents and settings. that's really a pain.

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MadHatter Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	well sadly to tell you, lol I DONT KNOW HOW TO BACK UP ANY OF MY DRIVES! XD hahahaha so if anything, im more screwed then everyone

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dubkatz Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	4 hdd in computer 200 x 2 250 x 2 backup 80 x 1 40 x 1 dvds x 200 backup is done once i have 20gb left on the main drive(200gb) /me make sure his anime is never lost

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dagger906 Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	What is a backup?

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