formatting a new external hard drive

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I'm getting a 60G external hard drive to augment the 18G on this Gateway 450
laptop v2002. I've read everything I can find on the process and am
overwhelmed with the information. I have downloaded the Windows ntbackup
(suggested by someone) and also the SoftSwift enhancing gizmo for it, here
....

http://www.softswift.com/

.... is anyone familiar with this process and is it suitable for us
tech-challenged types or would you suggest something like Backup Commander or
it's ilk? I'm really nervous about these strange things even though I have
step-by-step instructions. These commercial software things (about $50) say
it's sooooo easy with their stuff.

Chas.
 
chas. said:
I'm getting a 60G external hard drive to augment the 18G on this
Gateway 450 laptop v2002. I've read everything I can find on the
process and am overwhelmed with the information. I have downloaded
the Windows ntbackup (suggested by someone) and also the SoftSwift
enhancing gizmo for it, here ...

http://www.softswift.com/

... is anyone familiar with this process and is it suitable for us
tech-challenged types or would you suggest something like Backup
Commander or it's ilk? I'm really nervous about these strange
things even though I have step-by-step instructions. These
commercial software things (about $50) say it's sooooo easy with
their stuff.
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NTBackup is free.
http://www.winxptutor.com/ntbackup.htm
( Use it to backup: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422 )

Cobian Backup is free.
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
( Use it to backup:
http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/Cobian_Backup_7_Tutorial.htm )


Or make images of your entire system:

Symantec/Norton Ghost
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/

Acronis True Image
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage

BootItT NG
http://terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html

XXCLONE is free.
http://www.xxclone.com/iscenter.htm
( Use it to backup: http://www.xxclone.com/itechnot.htm )
 
HEY CHAS i bought a external hard drive at e bay. cheap.i didn't know what
i had bought.lol I LOVE THIS external hdd !!!!!!! the girl down the road from
me bought one.she LOVES IT !!!! they'r a lot of fun!!! the ONE thing that
shocked me was the external hdd is SO EASY TO USE !!! i mean it !! don't buy
back up soft ware.u don't need it !! at first...when u download something
plug in external hdd double click my comput on desk top , just right click
what u'v downloaded,
left click copy, point to external drive, right click, left click paste u'v
backed it up. its magic ! see back up stuff is in windows ! (when u download
stuff its already ziped u don't need to pay $ 80.00 for winzip)usaly a back
up thing is $100.00 to $200.00 its a steal box with a hard drive sometimes
with fan. what i bought was a usb to ide kit (a wire with a 40 pin connecter
& a transformer) very easy to use!
$35.00 at computer store.i bought it at e bay new for $10.00 (u have to add
a hdd) but i just unpluged it from hdd & pluged it into a DVD burner put nero
burning into it put soft ware on c drive then burn cd's watch movies without
installing DVD thing into computer.seagate says u can get seagate back up at
pc store for
$200.00 or walmarts for $90.00 allso theres western dignal &
maxtor.seagate's most dependably mator is bigist chepest & western is
between.usaly draging stuff to back up dosn't work. stick to copy &
paste.JUST REMEBER UNPLUG back up if u reinstall windows.lol (u might format
wrong drive) u don't put windows on the back up drive but u must format it
first.i think ur suppose to format in fat 32 so drive can move to linux. when
they
sell u a hdd u could look at 5000 rpm to save a few bucks.they will tell u
5000
will slow down ur pc.but it won't because it's not going into ur pc.i think
the reason we like these external hdds..is because u can unplug while surfing
& if u get hit with virues it can't destroy back up.the external back up u
get will be for usb 2. it can be pluged into usb 1 or 2 both are fast ! maybe
i didn't give u anuf
info.hehehe
 
janfeb said:
HEY CHAS i bought a external hard drive at e bay. cheap.i didn't
know what i had bought.lol I LOVE THIS external hdd !!!!!!! the
girl down the road from me bought one.she LOVES IT !!!! they'r a
lot of fun!!! the ONE thing that shocked me was the external hdd is
SO EASY TO USE !!! i mean it !! don't buy back up soft ware.u don't
need it !! at first...when u download something plug in external
hdd double click my comput on desk top , just right click what u'v
downloaded,
left click copy, point to external drive, right click, left click
paste u'v backed it up. its magic ! see back up stuff is in windows
! (when u download stuff its already ziped u don't need to pay $
80.00 for winzip)usaly a back up thing is $100.00 to $200.00 its a
steal box with a hard drive sometimes with fan. what i bought was a
usb to ide kit (a wire with a 40 pin connecter & a transformer)
very easy to use! $35.00 at computer store.i bought it at e bay new
for $10.00 (u have to add a hdd) but i just unpluged it from hdd &
pluged it into a DVD burner put nero burning into it put soft ware
on c drive then burn cd's watch movies without installing DVD thing
into computer.seagate says u can get seagate back up at pc store for
$200.00 or walmarts for $90.00 allso theres western dignal &
maxtor.seagate's most dependably mator is bigist chepest & western
is between.usaly draging stuff to back up dosn't work. stick to
copy & paste.JUST REMEBER UNPLUG back up if u reinstall windows.lol
(u might format wrong drive) u don't put windows on the back up
drive but u must format it first.i think ur suppose to format in
fat 32 so drive can move to linux. when they
sell u a hdd u could look at 5000 rpm to save a few bucks.they will
tell u 5000
will slow down ur pc.but it won't because it's not going into ur
pc.i think the reason we like these external hdds..is because u can
unplug while surfing & if u get hit with virues it can't destroy
back up.the external back up u get will be for usb 2. it can be
pluged into usb 1 or 2 both are fast ! maybe i didn't give u anuf
info.hehehe
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What?

8-o
 
chas. said:
I'm getting a 60G external hard drive to augment the 18G on this Gateway 450
laptop v2002. I've read everything I can find on the process and am
overwhelmed with the information. I have downloaded the Windows ntbackup
(suggested by someone) and also the SoftSwift enhancing gizmo for it, here
...

http://www.softswift.com/

... is anyone familiar with this process and is it suitable for us
tech-challenged types or would you suggest something like Backup Commander or
it's ilk? I'm really nervous about these strange things even though I have
step-by-step instructions. These commercial software things (about $50) say
it's sooooo easy with their stuff.

Chas.



fairly often (every few weeks) plug in external hdd to pc & turn on scan disk (called error check in xp) it will say scan c drive click no scan E exteral then let it.2 or 3 times a yr let
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scandisk ck the disk surfuce.allso every few weeks turn on disk defrag it
will offer to analzy c drive click no analzy E
 
Thanks janfeb I'll give it a shot...;-)

janfeb said:
scandisk ck the disk surfuce.allso every few weeks turn on disk defrag it
will offer to analzy c drive click no analzy E
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