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    Backing up the laptop

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by milt, Nov 25, 2008.

  1. milt

    milt Newbie

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    What is the best way to back up my laptop? I use it mainly for email, web browsing, Word docs & Excel files.

    I would like to start with a full backup and then just do incremental backups each day of any files changed that day.

    What kind of media is recommended, and what kind of software?

    Is daily backup of emails a separate issue?

    Thanks for any help.
     
    milt, Nov 25, 2008
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  2. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    What operating system do you use?
     
    kegobeer, Nov 25, 2008
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    There are some online backup services available.

    For in-home backups an external USB drive is probably the simpliest for backing up a notebook. That is what I use. The processes I employ for backing up my phone/PDA and PC are described here
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Nov 25, 2008
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