backup

fluidmotion · 27 Nov 2011

i was told that backing up is not
copy files and move them onto another disk.
c

zigzag3143 · 27 Nov 2011

fluidmotion said:

i was told that backing up is not
copy files and move them onto another disk.
c

Could you be a bit more specific? I am confused.

ignatzatsonic · 27 Nov 2011

fluidmotion said:

i was told that backing up is not
copy files and move them onto another disk.
c

Backing up has various meanings, but "move" is not usually not part of any definition. Copy, yes; move, no.

essenbe · 27 Nov 2011

ignatzatsonic is absolutely correct. A backup is copying fles and moving them to another disk. Rule #1 is never backup to the disk you are backing up. Backups are to preserve files in case of disk failure or disk corruption. They have to be on another disk to be useful to you.