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Taz

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Time for a new computer, Taz?

Thinking about having everything I care about transfered to an external hard drive.  Having the new hard drive I put in the lap top wiped as clean as can be done [someone smarter than I].  Then loading the back up disk or whatever you call it that I got when computer was new..

 

Any  opinions as to doing this.

 

I do have email from my deceased sister that I don't want to loose-that's the most important.  The other things I can recover in other non-computer ways.

 

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I suggest you clone your primary drive (Drive C) completely onto a backup drive (Drive D).  You will end up with two fully functional drives that could be plugged into your computer.

 

The reason for this is I don't fully trust software to get bits and pieces of important files, emails and pictures.  Then later after you've checked if you are sure all your valuable files are on Drive D you can wipe out your Drive C and reset it to its original start up point.

 

It wouldn't hurt if you also made another backup of those irreplaceable files on a thumb drive.  I made a copy of all my family pictures (over 5,000) put them on thumb drives and gave copies to each of my three kids.  That way if my house gets hit by a meteor and burns down, those pictures will survive.

 

Blessed are the paranoid, for they shall make backups.  B)

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