My DH has a laptop that has a lot of info on it. It crashes often and when it is sent in for service, he loses everything.
Instead of saving his files to disks, is there something I can buy like a program or an external hard drive that I can periodically update his files on in case he loses his info again??
Thanks
hayleyandsteve
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I'd definitely suggest an external hard drive. If you have an anti-virus program (like McAfee) they usually have an option where you can periodically back up your files to the external drive.
hth!
Regal Beagle
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thanks,,,what is the exact function of an external hard drive???/
Extra space or to save your whole computer???
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BoxOfRocks
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I'm having similar problems with my computer. Why not burn the files to CD-ROMs? You can indeed get an external hard drive, but its function is more for additional storage space. It's the less cost efficient method, although a valid one. Good luck.
hayleyandsteve
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I have all of my files saved onto my computer and to my external hard drive. I try to backup my files every other week. If anything goes wrong with my laptop, I know that all of my files are safe on my external drive. People also use it as extra storage space, but I use mine to make sure all of my files are safe (I've had too many times where I've lost all of my documents, pictures, etc)!
CDs are a good idea too, but I would just be nervous that they might get scratched/broken too easily
joan_db
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My bro is a computer geek and he has his own server. Every week, we bring our laptop to him to back up our important files. Before that, we used to save everything on a disk.
portjeffbride
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make a complete copy of the c drive on an external harddrive. Don't bother messing with a mountin of CDs or DVD's.... the external drive copies everything.
After you copy everything, do a spyware and antivirus scan (with the computer off the net), and then vacuum the fans.... most computer problems are due to either virus/ spyware infections, or simply the CPU overheating from dirt clogging the vents.
if it still doesn't work, send it out for servicing....
