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30-05-2010, 22:37

My pc includes both an external 'bay' which takes a (proprietary) external SATA hard disk & also a standard ESATA connector - backups include a full image of the internal hard disk (including recovery partition) on a 500GB disk & also pictures & media files, downloads, etc on 3 other disks, one is 750GB & the others 1TB.

It is possible to connect external disks to both the 'bay' , which includes a power supply, as well as the external connector, which needs a separate power supply, & 'synch' them either to each other or the internal drive.

The 'problem' with any backup regime is that you never know if it will work unless you test it - and if you test it & it goes tup then you need to be sure you have, at least, a factory restore option??

Which is why apps like Gmail which can store info in 'the cloud' are also useful for passwords, etc.

30-05-2010, 22:37	#11
gazfan Guest Location: Cleethorpes Services: Virgin XL Posts: n/a	Re: How do you store valuable data My pc includes both an external 'bay' which takes a (proprietary) external SATA hard disk & also a standard ESATA connector - backups include a full image of the internal hard disk (including recovery partition) on a 500GB disk & also pictures & media files, downloads, etc on 3 other disks, one is 750GB & the others 1TB. It is possible to connect external disks to both the 'bay' , which includes a power supply, as well as the external connector, which needs a separate power supply, & 'synch' them either to each other or the internal drive. The 'problem' with any backup regime is that you never know if it will work unless you test it - and if you test it & it goes tup then you need to be sure you have, at least, a factory restore option?? Which is why apps like Gmail which can store info in 'the cloud' are also useful for passwords, etc.