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30 Oct 2013
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#11
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Quote: Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald
Quote: Originally Posted by kado897
I learned the value of backups very early in my IT career and later I was responsible for designing and testing the IT part of the company's disaster recovery plan. I take the security of my own data every bit as important.
Wise man...or is it cat, based on your avatar (that was a compliment, btw)?
Cat I think. 
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My System Specs |
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Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Builtin
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Mouse Logitech Anywhere MX
Hard Drives 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
Internet Speed 152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
Antivirus Norton 360
Browser Chrome
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30 Oct 2013
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#12
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Meow! (Didn't know I speak fluent cat, did you?)
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser IE11
Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
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30 Oct 2013
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#13
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Mmrrrrrr. 
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Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Builtin
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Mouse Logitech Anywhere MX
Hard Drives 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
Internet Speed 152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
Antivirus Norton 360
Browser Chrome
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30 Oct 2013
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#14
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Lady Fitzgerald, Keith and Barman58 thank you for your help and advice (I was looking at SkyDrive) but now I will consider a pay for solution or a new external HDD 
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Win 7 Pro x64, Win 10 Pro x64, Linux Light x86
CPU Core i7 3770K
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
Graphics Card ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Sound Card On board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 22 W/S
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Razer Blackwidow Expert 2013 Mechanical Keyboard
Mouse Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse
PSU Corsair CX 750w
Case Black Night
Cooling 120mm fans front/back, Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Hard Drives Intel 320 Series SSD, WD Caviar Black 1TB
Internet Speed 20mb Unlimited
Antivirus ZA Antivirus + Firewall
Browser Cyberfox
Other Info Powered USB Hub, External Drives 3 x 1TB, Phone Dock.
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30 Oct 2013
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#15
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Quote: Originally Posted by Stephanie
Lady Fitzgerald, Keith and Barman58 thank you for your help and advice (I was looking at SkyDrive) but now I will consider a pay for solution or a new external HDD
If you can swing it, both would be better. Remember, the key is redundancy.
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| My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080, ?
Keyboard Logitech G510s
Mouse Logitech M525 (two in use)
PSU Corsair HX750w
Case Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
Internet Speed =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser IE11
Other Info LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
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31 Oct 2013
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#16
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Thank you
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Win 7 Pro x64, Win 10 Pro x64, Linux Light x86
CPU Core i7 3770K
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
Graphics Card ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Sound Card On board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 22 W/S
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Razer Blackwidow Expert 2013 Mechanical Keyboard
Mouse Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse
PSU Corsair CX 750w
Case Black Night
Cooling 120mm fans front/back, Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Hard Drives Intel 320 Series SSD, WD Caviar Black 1TB
Internet Speed 20mb Unlimited
Antivirus ZA Antivirus + Firewall
Browser Cyberfox
Other Info Powered USB Hub, External Drives 3 x 1TB, Phone Dock.
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05 Nov 2013
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#17
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I went with SkyDrive, 7GB free is enough for the Pics I'm uploading
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| My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Win 7 Pro x64, Win 10 Pro x64, Linux Light x86
CPU Core i7 3770K
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
Graphics Card ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Sound Card On board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 22 W/S
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Razer Blackwidow Expert 2013 Mechanical Keyboard
Mouse Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse
PSU Corsair CX 750w
Case Black Night
Cooling 120mm fans front/back, Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Hard Drives Intel 320 Series SSD, WD Caviar Black 1TB
Internet Speed 20mb Unlimited
Antivirus ZA Antivirus + Firewall
Browser Cyberfox
Other Info Powered USB Hub, External Drives 3 x 1TB, Phone Dock.
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05 Nov 2013
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#18
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You don't have to limit yourself to the one Steph.
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| My System Specs |
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Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Builtin
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Mouse Logitech Anywhere MX
Hard Drives 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
Internet Speed 152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
Antivirus Norton 360
Browser Chrome
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05 Nov 2013
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#19
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Quote: Originally Posted by kado897
You don't have to limit yourself to the one Steph.
Hi Keith and thank you, yes I was looking at Google Drive as well (backup solutions that I don't think will disappear over night )
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| My System Specs |
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built
OS Win 7 Pro x64, Win 10 Pro x64, Linux Light x86
CPU Core i7 3770K
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3
Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
Graphics Card ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti
Sound Card On board
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 22 W/S
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Razer Blackwidow Expert 2013 Mechanical Keyboard
Mouse Logitech G300 Gaming Mouse
PSU Corsair CX 750w
Case Black Night
Cooling 120mm fans front/back, Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo
Hard Drives Intel 320 Series SSD, WD Caviar Black 1TB
Internet Speed 20mb Unlimited
Antivirus ZA Antivirus + Firewall
Browser Cyberfox
Other Info Powered USB Hub, External Drives 3 x 1TB, Phone Dock.
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05 Nov 2013
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#20
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I have used both Skydrive and Google Drive for years with no problems from even before they synced.
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| My System Specs |
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Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Hewlett-Packard/G62-107SA Notebook
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHz
Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 1425
Memory 8 GB DDR3
Graphics Card Intel(R) HD Graphics
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Builtin
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
Mouse Logitech Anywhere MX
Hard Drives 250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
2TB Seagate GoFlex USB 2 Drive
1TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive
1.5TB Iomega Prestige USB 2 Drive (Samsung)
2TB WD MyBook Live NAS.
Internet Speed 152 Mbs download 10 Mbs upload
Antivirus Norton 360
Browser Chrome
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