2 hard drives

AkinaGod · 05-03-2009, 09:56 PM

If I have one hard drive that is with windows and data, and I have a second one plugged in to the computer, but doesn't have anything on it except occasional data I store to back up the data, and I get a virus all of a sudden, does my back up drive get the virus as well? The back up drive would not have windows on there and wouldn't be accessed but to store my websites and web pictures I work on. So would it still be susceptible to get a virus?

A Cheese Danish · 05-04-2009, 02:14 AM

There is a chance that drive could get a virus as well as other drives. However, most the time the virus will be downloaded onto your main drive (the one with the os) and not harm the other one. But yes, there is a chance that drive could get the virus instead.

Bob692006 · 05-04-2009, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Cheese Danish

There is a chance that drive could get a virus as well as other drives. However, most the time the virus will be downloaded onto your main drive (the one with the os) and not harm the other one. But yes, there is a chance that drive could get the virus instead.

Agreed

tyttebøvs · 05-04-2009, 08:37 AM

A virus will have access to whatever you have access to.

fmw · 05-04-2009, 03:47 PM

A virus infects a file. If you back up an infected file then the backup will be just like the original.

05-03-2009, 09:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
AkinaGod Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 93	2 hard drives If I have one hard drive that is with windows and data, and I have a second one plugged in to the computer, but doesn't have anything on it except occasional data I store to back up the data, and I get a virus all of a sudden, does my back up drive get the virus as well? The back up drive would not have windows on there and wouldn't be accessed but to store my websites and web pictures I work on. So would it still be susceptible to get a virus?

05-04-2009, 02:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
A Cheese Danish Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: At your local vending machine Posts: 318	There is a chance that drive could get a virus as well as other drives. However, most the time the virus will be downloaded onto your main drive (the one with the os) and not harm the other one. But yes, there is a chance that drive could get the virus instead. __________________ CPU-z GPU-z

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05-04-2009, 08:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
tyttebøvs Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 520	A virus will have access to whatever you have access to.

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fmw Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 474	A virus infects a file. If you back up an infected file then the backup will be just like the original.