-=PCTechTalk=- Re: backing up
- From: DavisUnit <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 17:26:01 -0300
For backing up, a CD-RW or DVD-RW are better choices. What you use depends on
how much you are backing up. DVD will hold about 7 times what a CD will hold.
From what you say, you are already backing up certain things, so it's possible
a CD-RW is all you need.
Further backups would include My Documents and email. If they consume too much
space for a CD, then DVD is your answer.
Fred Langa has some excellent advice on backing up here:
http://www.langa.com/backups/backups.htm
Terry
> From: "Joyce" <jmcclure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/06/12 Sun PM 03:06:30 ADT
> To: "pctechtalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- backing up
>
> I have a couple of questions concerning the backup function found in Start,
> All Programs, Accessories,System Tools. I am running Windows XP Pro.
> Following a discussion on the CleanUp Forum (which, by the way has gotten
> pretty ugly and wayyyy off topic) I tried the backup tool. I soon found
> that I needed much more than a floppy! Filled one up fast and my computer
> said it had about 5 hours to go. I canceled pending a search for more
> information. So here I am seeking advise. How many CD's would it take to
> do a basic back-up? Would CD-RW be the better choice rather than a CD-R?
> After doing the original backup would I be able to update it weekly (Or
> whatever) buy putting in the last CD (given there is space left) and running
> the backup utility again. I do have a DVD player. How do I determine if it
> is capable of use for backing up? I have only played DVD's with it. And if
> I can back-up to a DVD, is that a better choice. How much do DVD disks cost
> on an average?
> Actually I am not at all sure I need to do this as I use my compute for
> e-mail and for fun. I save all my pictures to CD-R's and I have saved
> address books & favorites to floppies.
> I do have a tutorial in hard copy that G-Man did years ago so maybe I need
> to take a look at it. At the time he did that tutorial I only had a floppy
> drive but now I am better equipped.
> Anyway I would appreciate any advise from those of you who have used the
> back-up function in XP.
> Joyce
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