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    Can a backup be stored on an external hard drive from two different computers?


    Can I store a backup on an external hard drive from more than one computer: thus, my W7 desktop and my W8.1 HP laptop: what would happen if I wanted to restore the backup to only one of them? How does the system decide which is which, if I am restoring files to the same, let's say, refurbished computer?Would it make a difference to the restoration process if I had just upgraded the W 7 computer to W 8.1?I would like to add that the list of possible topics in the drop-down menu beneath, does not include "Data handling", so that I could not find a suitable category for this question.

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