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Windows 7: Backing up to a sandisk 8 gb cruzer
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05 Dec 2010
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Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit |
Backing up to a sandisk 8 gb cruzer
I have been writing before in a different forum that had kind of died out. I just bought a Cruzer Blade USB flash drive, 8 gb, to back up my computer - windows 7.
It still doesn't like it. I cannot get an external hard drive and this wasn't that expensive. It says to please insert a d/dvd/or usb drive. Well I did that and it gives me an error to insert a dvd. Why wouldln't I be able to back up on an 8 gb back drive.
All I want to back up is my data anyway and not sure how to get just that.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Vostro 220 Mini Tower Desktop Details | Dell
OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0P301D
Memory 3.00 GB
Graphics Card (1) Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset (2) Intel(R) G45/G43
Sound Card (1) High Definition Audio Device (2) High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 22" wide E228WFP Analog flat panelq
Mouse Dell optical usb mouse vostro
Other Info OPTICAL READER, MOUSE,SPEAKERS, MONITOR, MODEM
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05 Dec 2010
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
The computer see's the inserted usb drive correct? Remember what drive letter it's assigned and copy and paste the data you want directly to it, if needed create a folder in the usb for the data. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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05 Dec 2010
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#3 | |
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I personally do not ever recommend flash drives as a backup medium.
They are not reliable. They have a life span and do go bad.
External Hard Drives are always highly preferred.
However,,, what application are you trying to use to run a back up?
If you are using Windows Back up, it may not like backing up to a Flash Drive,
They are seen as Removable Media. I am not completely familiar with Windows Backup so can not say for sure.
But if that is the case, then the flash drive may not work. Or it may be too small?
The other option is drag and drop | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Built
OS Win 7 Ultimate 32bit
CPU C2D E6600 2.4Ghz
Motherboard Intel D965WH
Memory 4G Kingston KHX5400D2
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 570 HD SC (012-P3-1573-KR)
Sound Card On-Board
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 226BW
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
PSU Corsair TX750W
Case In-Win C589
Cooling Stock Intel Cooling
Hard Drives 2 x 250 Seagate Barracuda
2 x 500 Seagate Barracuda (Raid1)
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05 Dec 2010
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#4 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
I have made images to USB sticks using Macrium. Provided the stick can hold the image (which is a bit more than 50% of the data you want to image), it will work. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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05 Dec 2010
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#5 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit |
I put the usb in and go to computers and it doesn't even show up there that I have a usb drive in. I tried a DVD and it worked, but I would much prefer to use a usb. When you say which application am I using. I just put in the usb,, go to my "pictures" and tried to drag and drop except there was nothing there.. So I don't know if I used a program. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Vostro 220 Mini Tower Desktop Details | Dell
OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0P301D
Memory 3.00 GB
Graphics Card (1) Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset (2) Intel(R) G45/G43
Sound Card (1) High Definition Audio Device (2) High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 22" wide E228WFP Analog flat panelq
Mouse Dell optical usb mouse vostro
Other Info OPTICAL READER, MOUSE,SPEAKERS, MONITOR, MODEM
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05 Dec 2010
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Vostro 220 Mini Tower Desktop Details | Dell
OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0P301D
Memory 3.00 GB
Graphics Card (1) Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset (2) Intel(R) G45/G43
Sound Card (1) High Definition Audio Device (2) High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 22" wide E228WFP Analog flat panelq
Mouse Dell optical usb mouse vostro
Other Info OPTICAL READER, MOUSE,SPEAKERS, MONITOR, MODEM
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05 Dec 2010
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit |
linnem - when I go to computer is does not recognize a usb | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Vostro 220 Mini Tower Desktop Details | Dell
OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0P301D
Memory 3.00 GB
Graphics Card (1) Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset (2) Intel(R) G45/G43
Sound Card (1) High Definition Audio Device (2) High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 22" wide E228WFP Analog flat panelq
Mouse Dell optical usb mouse vostro
Other Info OPTICAL READER, MOUSE,SPEAKERS, MONITOR, MODEM
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05 Dec 2010
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#8 | |
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Open the start menu, right click on computer, then manage, then disk management. Do you see 8GB of unallocated space? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU AMD Phenom 965 @ 3.4GHz w/ Thermaltake Contac 29 (updraft)
Motherboard Gigabyte 790GPT-UD3H w/ F3 BIOS & IGP disabled
Memory Kingston 8GB DDR3 1333MHz 9-9-9-24 (2 x 4GB kits)
Graphics Card Sapphire 6870 1GB GDDR5 (reference model)
Sound Card Onboard Realtek 889A codec
Monitor(s) Displays BenQ 22" M2200HD
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Stock PS/2 model
Mouse Razer Salmosa
PSU Xigmatek NRP-MC651 650w 80+ bronze certified
Case Antec Two Hundred
Cooling 1 x 140mm exhaust top, 1 x 120mm exhaust rear
Hard Drives 1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 7200RPM w/32MB cache
Internet Speed ADSL2+/ 2MB/s
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05 Dec 2010
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#9 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
That is strange. Normally it would first install the driver (you see a ballon on the bottom right) and then Autoplay should come up. Did you tra another USB port?
PS: The advantage if you image the data is that it gets compressed and you can fit appr. twice as much data. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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05 Dec 2010
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit |
yes parabellum I saw the 8 gb of unallocated space.
I was just trying to drag my documents which are 3 gb onto this usb and it says it will take 22 hours????? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Vostro 220 Mini Tower Desktop Details | Dell
OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP 1, 32-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7400 @ 2.80GHz
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0P301D
Memory 3.00 GB
Graphics Card (1) Intel(R) G45/G43 Express Chipset (2) Intel(R) G45/G43
Sound Card (1) High Definition Audio Device (2) High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 22" wide E228WFP Analog flat panelq
Mouse Dell optical usb mouse vostro
Other Info OPTICAL READER, MOUSE,SPEAKERS, MONITOR, MODEM
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