Windows 10: I have new problems with my external drive backup.

I used to plug in my external hard drive to do a daily backup of one folder. The folders on the drive would popup to the desktop. I would then move the folder I wanted to backup to the drive and it would be given the date as the name of the file. I could then refer back to the dates to see previous notes and info. Now the external drive does not pop up and the previous dated backups have the most recent info written over the older info. An example would be that i backed up and named the folder 2023-07-13, I backed up again on 2023-08-03. The 2023-08-03 is one the 2023-07-13 folder now. I want

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Hard Drive / External Drive + Backups Configuration?

I run 2 500GB drives in RAID-0. (Seagate 7200.12 drives)

This is very good advice. I have lost my array once. *Mad I backup weekly to an external, and also copy any important files (work data, game saves, pics, etc.) to my 500GB "personal" drive. So basically, I have an image of my Array saved to the external, and a copy of "My Documents" backed up to the internal 500GB.

Moral of the story: Definately backup often, whether running a RAID array or not. *Toast :toast:

 

Converting an internal hard drive to an external backup

IDE can do 133MB/s



if he can find USB 3.0, go for it. i suggest a new drive + enclosure in one, just because it will be faster and more reliable. the 100GB drive can always be installed as an INTERNAL backup drive in the new machine anyway.

 

Free hard drive backup/restore program?

I am looking for a free (freeware) program that will back up and restore a hard drive. I'm looking to clone a few external hard drives. If the program will backup the used space instead of the whole drive this will be awesome! Thanks for any suggestions.