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Old 01-01-2008, 09:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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For backing up my computer. I would like to find out

What is the most reliable method of backing up a computer between an external hard drive or a Flash drive ?

Also does anyone know how reliable the make “TONE” is ?

Thank you Craig and “Happy new year “
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For backing up my computer. I would like to find out

What is the most reliable method of backing up a computer between an external hard drive or a Flash drive ?

Also does anyone know how reliable the make “TONE” is ?

Thank you Craig and “Happy new year “
External - If you don't drop it.

Flash - If you don't place it in your pants then throw that into the washer.

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External - If you don't drop it.

Flash - If you don't place it in your pants then throw that into the washer.

Washed a couple of my flash drives and they still worked. I guess, I got lucky!!!

I usually back everything up on an external hardrive.
The usually I'll back up the important information on DVD.
Thats usually the safest route to go.
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External - If you don't drop it.
watching an external HDD fall is about the worst things a computer enthusiast can witness. It happened to a friend of mine. He watched 500GB of company data go bye bye.
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