dollyclare
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I have approx 30Gb on my hard drive which need to be backed up(if I change computers).What can I use or can I just transfer direct to new pc.?I asked this before but lost reply.Thanks
Capaill said:Try some online backup solutions such as [broken link removed] or www.interxion.ie. They back up your data securely over the internet. Saves having to purchase a backup device, backup media and also arrange for secure offsite storage of the backup media.
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Capaill said:Dam099
The main advantage those online services give are that you have your information stored securely offsite. No point having your backups in the same location as the information you are backing up. In the event of a fire or other such disaster you lose your original data and your backups.
As far as I know the above services also use pretty good compression utilities so that you do not take up the equivalent storage space as on your machine/network. They also use incremental backups so that only changed information is backed up, not all the data. So bandwidth usage should not become a major issue.
The above solutions are also more applicable to long term backup solutions rather than a once off.
Best bet is to contact the above companies directly and assess the applicability of their services to the requirements.
Note I have no affiliation at all with either of the above companies. I am in the process of reviewing them myself for my own use as I use my laptop a lot for business and am often away from the office. At least with a service like the above I get a backup done providing I have internet access.
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How much data would you need to backup? It's possible that (re)writeable CDs (c. 700MB) or DVDs (c. 4GB+) would do the trick. Obviously you would need a CD or DVD (re)writer. Does that make sense to you.dollyclare said:from now on what is the most up to date form of regular backup.(giant floppies or whatever).The last time I used one it only stored 2mb.