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For 2009, resolve to back up your computer files, and do it
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The new year has brought new resolutions, including a question from a reader who asked my recommendation for the best ways to back up a PC.
My real recommendation is that you actually do it.
I was doing some renovations in my house over the holidays and moved my main computer from one floor to my new home office on another floor and when I turned it back on I got a flurry of blue screens of death.
(Apple users, commence snickering.)
For 2009, resolve to back up your computer files, and do it : Tech : Ventura County Star
Do you backup?
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full ... 12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C... Zotac Geforce GTX 770 PC/Desktop Airbot 2.0 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0 12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz Zotac Geforce GTX 770 ASUS Xonar D2X 1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT 1920x1080@60hz 1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD Corsair HX1000W Cooler Master HAF 932 Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Logitech Wireless MK700 Logitech Wireless MK700 DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps None Firefox Nightly Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
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I cheat - I use a separate HD to store my files in hte first palce and then back that up to a 3rd HD....
Windows 11 21H2 Current build AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12... PC/Desktop The Beast Model A (homebrew) Windows 11 21H2 Current build AMD Ryzen 9 3950X MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE 4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR) Realtek® ALC1220 Codec 2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec 3x 3840 x 2160 3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard SteelSeries Apex Pro Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth Windows Defender + MB 3 Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 250... 16 GB Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 PC/Desktop Dell Latitude E5470 ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current) Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) Dell 16 GB Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio Dell laptop display 15" 1920 * 1080 Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive Dell Dell Dell Dell Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
Nope gonna have to start too.
Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimat... AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimate x64 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz Asus M2N68-LA PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB On board RealTek Acer X163W LCD 1366x768 Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec) Dynex 400w Nothin Special Stock Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons Wireless Logitech LX7 Comcrap 10mb cable Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
No, but im gonna start to now
Windows 7 Build 7100 64-bit Intel Core Duo 2.66 Ghz 4GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS HP Pavilion dv9700 Windows 7 Build 7100 64-bit Intel Core Duo 2.66 Ghz 4GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS 1680x1050 Creative Fatal1ty professional 2.5MB/s
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The only thing I backup is the servers
But TBH I dont actually have anything to backup on my PC as everything important is in my imap email.
PC/Desktop Windows 11
I have to pass this on!
I had some small problems with the time Acronis took to run, after installing Windows 7.
I decided not to bug hunt and started to look around for another program. I found this one, I don't know why, but it seems to be free. Wortks like a charm, and twice as fast as Acronis. I am sorry I paid for Acronis now.
You can even make a boot CD with it!
Drive Backup Express - Free Download!
Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
Three desktops and one laptop with good specs.. Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
Thanks davehc , ill try it out !!
Windows Seven Ultimate x64 Intel i7 4770K @ 4.5 @1.36v G-Skill TirentX 16Gb @ 2400mhz (SLI) 2 x Asus ENGTX 770 Direct CUII OC PC/Desktop Custom Windows Seven Ultimate x64 Intel i7 4770K @ 4.5 @1.36v Asus Maximus VI Formula G-Skill TirentX 16Gb @ 2400mhz (SLI) 2 x Asus ENGTX 770 Direct CUII OC Onboard Dell Wfp27 & Asus 27' 1920x1080 1 x SSD Corsair Force GT 240Gb Corsair AX1200i NZXT Phantom 820 (Mate Black) Corsair H100i push/pull Logitech G510 Logitech G500S Videotron Extreme 20MB BOSE 2.1-
