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Backing up data on a hard drive, to protect the user against failing disks, can be done in many ways. The most common is to use an external USB disk with backup software running on the PC. Apple offers "time capsule" which automates this task for the user. A more modern approach is to store sensitive data on-line with a service like Dropbox, where you don't have to worry about backups anymore.
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What is good for backup data for a hard drive?
both, as well as one or the other.
How can one automatically backup their data on their PC?
One can automatically backup their data on their PC by adjusting the settings in the computer's system folder to do so. If one is not used to doing this type of task, step by step instructions are provided as part of the Help section on the PC hard drive.
What are some popular items for data backup storage?
There are many items which can be used to backup data. There are two major types of backup, offsite and local. An offsite or online backup can be made using a web service to backup one's data, or by keeping the a local backup medium in a physically separate location. Some local backup storage devices include an external hard drive, CD's/DVD's/Bluray's, and USB flash drives.
You wish to backup data from your hard drive what would potentially provide you the most back up space in order to achieve this?
To maximize backup space for your hard drive data, consider using an external hard drive with a large capacity, such as one that offers several terabytes of storage. Alternatively, cloud storage services can also provide extensive backup space, allowing you to store data remotely with flexible plans based on your needs. Lastly, utilizing a combination of both external drives and cloud storage can offer redundancy and increased space.
What is the safer way to store pictures and music long term USB hard drive or USB flash drive?
I personally keep at least 3 copies of my data (be it pictures or whatever) one on a network drive, one on my local machine, and one on my usb drive. i trust hard drives more myself, but both flash and hard drives have a tendancy to go bad. always keep more than one copy of your data just in case!! get a good backup program (i like genie backup myself) and an external drive (western digital makes a great 1tb drive that can do raid1 and have redundancy)
Can you remove a hard drive?
Hard drives are designed to be removed. No. I can not remove a hard drive, but anyone who regularly works on computers can. They simply unscrew and snap out the old one and snap in the new one. They should be backed up regularly. There are two types of hard drives: those that have crashed and those that have not yet crashed. The data from the backup is then put on the new hard drive. If you do not back up your data, it is either lost or extremely expensive to recover.
What is the easiest way to perform a system backup?
One can perform a system backup several different ways. One can backup their system to an online service. You can also do a backup to an external hard drive.
What is the best data backup solution?
There are a number of backup solutions and one could consider many of them to be the best depending on personal preference. Such backup solutions would be external hard drives, CD's, Blu-ray disc, or a network attached storage.
Why might one need remote data backup software?
One might need remote data backup software to ensure files are copied and accessed when the user is away from the main computer or drive. Remote data backup software copies and stores data in alternate locations, such as cloud storage.
How can one perform data recovery on a hard drive that cannot boot?
To perform a Data Recovery on a Hard Drive that cannot boost one must first: Connect the drive to another computer, try and copy the Data to another drive, use data recovery software and install the PC Hard drive Recovery "Recuva".
Which one of these holds the most information a CD or a Hard Drive?
Hard drive is the answer.CDs hold generally upto 700MB of data. Hard drive can hold GBs worth data.
How would someone go about cloning a hard drive?
One can use different applications to clone a hard drive. Clonezilla, Redo Backup and Recovery, and Parted Magic, are all good tools one can use to clone a hard drive.
