I would suggest a MY BOOK from Western Digital, a 250 GB that I bought from 
Dell.  It works for me.


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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".
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>Thanks,
>Ira Wallin
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