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Best method for backing up to external hard drive
I looked through the tutorial section on how to perform a backup, but I'm afraid the problem is not knowing which method to use based on what I want to accomplish.
So here it goes.
I have a 500GB internal hard drive which I run my OS from on my laptop.
I also have a 640GB external hard drive which I like to use for extra videos and stuff that I don't want on my main drive.
I want to back up my computer's hard drive onto my exteral drive. I also want to keep all of my preferences for my programs. BUT, I also want to keep folders on my external hard drive that I maintain myself like my extra videos and stuff that isn't on my main drive. Every time I perform a backup, I would like my external drive to only update those files that have changed on my main drive and keep everything else.
I have Acronis True Image 2010 and am not sure which setting I should use in it or if the program is completely unnecessary in the first place.
So what should I do and which software should I use?
Thanks in advance.