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Subject: external drive for backup
I bought an IOMagic enclosure on sale at Staples for $20 and plugged a spare
HD into it. It connects via a USB connector. Now it functions as an extra
drive. I ran a backup of my C: drive using Norton Gost 10.0 and it worked
fine.
Jim Cooley [log in to unmask]
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> -----Original Message-------------------------
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> Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 14:37:53 EST
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: external drive for backup
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> Can anyone recommend a good external drive for backup? I have
> just returned
> the 300GB Maxtor One-Touch III, as I have discovered it does not back up
> any
> system files (which i could live with), or any folders where you have
> changed the icon! Why changing the icon would make a difference,
> they cannot
> explain...just that "that's how it works".
>
> Thanks,
> Ira Wallin
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> Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 20:11:15 -0800
> From: Peter <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: external drive for backup
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> I just use a USB drive as the destination for the backup. The software can
> be any backup utility, but I find that the backup program that comes with
> XP
> works just fine for me.
>
> Peter
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