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Old 06-07-2009, 12:58 PM
darius darius is offline
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Default Re: Backing up external hard drive..

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Originally Posted by jabumbo View Post
the external drive IS the backup....

My computer doesn't have any music or video files on it, that is the reason I have the external, to hold all memory that isn't needed on a day to day basis. Therefore my external needs a backup source if the system fails one day.

if you somehow crash both the computer and your external drive at the same time, you deserve to lose all your junk
What do you plug an external into... If one goes chances are the other will as well. Viruses can travel across and infect both instantly, as one entity.
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