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24giovanni
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backing up your rig

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I was wondering if those of you who back up your PC's to an external HD if you disconnect it after it is backed up or do you just leave it connected?

Currently, My pc is backed up to an external USB HD.
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i backup important data to 2 external drives that i leave in a filing cabinet to keep them safe, and i also have a smaller external drive that sits on my desktop for random backups too.

and i also make CD/DVD hard copies as well.
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I have 3 Large Externals... I'm like Mark I keep stuff like scanned docs and pictures backed up on one and stored in a fire safe...the other two I keep on the desk but never turned on till I need to save stuff on them.
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I have Windows Home Server connected to my Home Network and an external HD that backs up the most important files from that.

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If a surge hits your PC...any peripherals connected to your PC could get cooked.

So for a smarter backup, if your data is important to you, some sort of storage that can removed from the PC and kept in a safe place is best.
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Post by 24giovanni »

YeOldeStonecat wrote:If a surge hits your PC...any peripherals connected to your PC could get cooked.

So for a smarter backup, if your data is important to you, some sort of storage that can removed from the PC and kept in a safe place is best.
As always, Great point Cat. Much appreciated for your response and other peoples as well.
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I run an external 80gig HD that is only hooked up during the backups. Mostly I just backup pictures and a few aps to make reinstalling widows a bit smoother.
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Have have 3 USB externals that I keep files backed up to using file synchronization. (like Microsoft's sync toy)

I also make incremental backups to my Windows 2003 server, from my main workstation. The Windows 2003 is running raid 1.

I have a lot of pictures of my daughter and some document files on two flash thumb drives. I keep one in my car, and one on my keychain. If something happens to my computer and external backup drives (god forbid, fire, tornado ECT) at least I have those pics and files that I can not replace. I guess that the main name of the backup game.. "redundancy" :nod: :thumb:
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I backup the working drives of my systems to retired hdd's.I also keep my documents,pix,and various other files/records on another backup source,generally usb drives,or cd-r's/dvd-r's.
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