Anything in AppData that needs to be backed up?

[gregrocker]

It's easier to save a Win7 backup image now and then just drag the named User Account to the backup drive every so often. You get a lot of bloat and some performance hit with having the scheduled backups.

However I'm assuming if she didn't want to mess with external she won't want to do that?

 

[Vincenzo]

Yes, she is older and struggling with her computer tasks right now. Does not want anything else to deal with.

 

[gregrocker]

If you're there regularly you can drag her User folders or account and create a System image for her, to avoid having Backup running sometimes which to some is an annoyance.

 

[Vincenzo]

Not sure how often I will be there. If I do end up going a lot, that would be a good solution. Thanks.

 

[Ztruker]

The advantages to online backups like Carbonite are offsite storage so if anything happes to your computer (fire/flood/hurricane/tornado) you can recover your data, and you can access it from anywhere.

I use a mix of backup methods.

Automatic to internal hard drive using Acronis True Image.
Copy critical files to my other compute using a program called MirrorFolder.
Carbonite for critical files only.

I've never lost a single byte of data.

 

[gregrocker]

Each Windows Live ID also gets you 15gb free storage in the cloud on Skydrive. I use this to access my full data set from around the world.

 

[bigmck]

The advantages to online backups like Carbonite are offsite storage so if anything happes to your computer (fire/flood/hurricane/tornado) you can recover your data, and you can access it from anywhere.

No worry here. If a disaster happens, the PC is unplugged, the CD's are grabbed and put in the backseat of my truck. I get my clothes, dogs and cats. I crank up the engine to the truck and yell, "Come on Honey, there's room for ya".