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Title: I (NN) have computer questions
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Published: Jan 29, 2021
Author: Neo
Post Date: 2021-01-29 18:29:28 by NeoconsNailed
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And you folks have been extremely resourceful in answering them before.... Is a backup drive the same thing as an external hard drive?

Do any of you clone your hard drive or SSD rather than (or in addition to) backing up in the normal sense? Pros, cons?

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#1. To: NeoconsNailed (#0)

And you folks have been extremely resourceful in answering them before.... Is a backup drive the same thing as an external hard drive?

It could be the same thing. For purposes of ensuring your data is safe, an external hard drive will work well as a backup drive.

Do any of you clone your hard drive or SSD rather than (or in addition to) backing up in the normal sense? Pros, cons?

I only back up data I think is important. I don't attempt to clone my hard drive. Having a big flash drive works good for that though. Leaving it permanently plugged into the PC and have data copied to it on a regular basis at night works well. If the HD crashes, the flash drive should have almost the latest stuff on it.

Doing that with an external drive could work also if you don't mind having it run all the time. It's a small but extra addition to your electric bill. You can also just turn it on and manually do the backup once a month but it's something to remember to do.

Pinguinite  posted on  2021-01-29   19:29:11 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#3. To: Pinguinite, StraitGate (#1)

Wouldn't cloning make a lot of sense? That way if you have a HD crash, a major virus attack or something you just pop the other drive in and drive on.

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2021-01-29 22:35:11 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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