Question about desktop I.D.

[UNCLEMIKE1]

I have a question regarding copying information from a desktop (or laptop) to a potable hard drive. Does the portable hard drive store some type of identifier from the desktop computer to be able to track where the data came from?

 

[wolfeking]

Are you backing up the Hard drive, or just storing media files?

 

[voyagerfan99]

No it doesn't. Usually you only back up data suck as pics, music, docs, etc. and you just copy/paste it from the user folders.

 

[wolfeking]

I thought that if you used windows backup, that it could tell the difference between several different computers?

 

[massahwahl]

I think it only identifies the Operating system, not the specific hardware. I could be wrong, but Ive never had any issues with it.

 

[voyagerfan99]

I suppose it depends on what backup software he's using; if any at all.

 

[wolfeking]

I was talking about the built in windows backup. it has been a while, but i know I used it one time, but never needed the backed up info... so I am unsure of the ID method.

 

[massahwahl]

Ive used it across different machines, all it requires is that you use windows backup to restore the information.

 

[UNCLEMIKE1]

All I did was drag and drop a bunch of files from the desktop to the portable Hdd.

 

[massahwahl]

Then you can use it however you like on any machine.

 

[UNCLEMIKE1]

What I was really getting at is can someone else do some digging on that hard drive an find out which pc it was made from?

 

[wolfeking]

no. That would not be possible.

 

[UNCLEMIKE1]

Thanks very much.