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I do backups to other hard drives. Either on the same PC or accross a network. It
seems hard drives are cheaper and faster than tape drives. Although you can't
remove and safeguard the media, this method is probably useful for typical non-
critical backups.
I use xxcopy.exe a free program. See their website:
http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy/
On Tue, 6 Feb 2001 07:21:52 -0500, Frank R. Brown wrote:
>What do people recommend for a home backup
>solution?
>
>Convenience matters. I'd like to be able to use it
>with multiple machines, either over a network or
>by moving the device from machine to machine.
>
>I'm thinking of tape, but is this getting outmoded?
>
>I think I'd prefer to backup the whole machine, rather
>than just copying 'important' files to a zip disk or
>something. However, a 'bulk storage' solution that
>could also be used for backup would have its
>attractions.
>
>Thanks for your ideas on this.
>
>
> Frank R.Brown
> Frank.R.Brown@MailAndNews
>
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