20 August 2005, 22:31 UTC#1
DVD Burner or Portable Hard drive?
Looking to back up my dad's desktop as he's a fuck wit when it coems to getting viruses so need a back up method, which do you think is better?
20 August 2005, 22:59 UTC#2
External Hard Drive
20 August 2005, 23:01 UTC#3
get the hd ...fo sho .
20 August 2005, 23:13 UTC#4
Hmm yeah would make sense. Can you actually make an entire copy of your o/s and all your data onto it as well as all your installations such as broadband etc etc. or can you only back up the data files?
20 August 2005, 23:17 UTC#5
QUOTE(Nico @ Aug 20 2005, 11:13 PM)
Hmm yeah would make sense. Can you actually make an entire copy of your o/s and all your data onto it as well as all your installations such as broadband etc etc. or can you only back up the data files?
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im not 100% but I cant see any reason why not ,.... its just another hd
21 August 2005, 00:25 UTC#6
I'd say DVD writer actually. For a start they're cheaper but if you think about it you can fit endless amounts of data on endless amounts of DVD's. That data is always going to be there forever whereas harddrives can only hold a certain amount and will get deleted after a while.
My work is looking into sourcing these new products that are like a jukebox that hold DVDs and CDs and the computer can access them instead of having to dig out the disc then put into the computer.
21 August 2005, 13:05 UTC#7
That makes sense. I'm probs gonna get a DVD burner coz it will allow the desktop to play dvds as well.
21 August 2005, 15:22 UTC#8
www.svp.co.uk - cheapest around. plus I work for them
21 August 2005, 16:22 UTC#9
QUOTE(Nico @ Aug 21 2005, 01:13 AM)
Hmm yeah would make sense. Can you actually make an entire copy of your o/s and all your data onto it as well as all your installations such as broadband etc etc. or can you only back up the data files?
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Yes, you can make an entire copy of your OS and data with Norton Ghost.
21 August 2005, 22:43 UTC#10
My dad used DVD's and lost most of his shit, it's hard to get shit back off of DVD's.
Get the hd.
21 August 2005, 22:44 UTC#11
DVDs scratch too easily
22 August 2005, 01:04 UTC#12
Ok since gazaa said hd I will go for that coz I know he is a computer god. norton ghost you say? Do you buy that as a separate utility gazaa?
22 August 2005, 01:09 UTC#13
of your just gona be storin footies then get a fuckin gig jump drive. Google it, if ya dont know wat it is. Their the shit.
22 August 2005, 01:21 UTC#14
QUOTE(chris_fragile @ Aug 20 2005, 10:59 PM)
External Hard Drive
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22 August 2005, 15:21 UTC#15
Nah a jump drive is too small. I'll probs get an external HD and if I was so desperate to burn shit onto dvd I can just copy shit over the network onto my laptop and burn it there.
22 August 2005, 18:49 UTC#16
nico suck my willie please
22 August 2005, 20:13 UTC#17
Kalle get a couple ribs removed and you can do it yourself. Image file not present in the recovered backup
