SLO County News BlogGolf, Wine, Real Estate, Business & Travel NewsBacking up SLOSaturday, October 09, 2004We're often asked about backup. We suggest no matter what method you use, just make sure you do it! If nothing else, drag and drop files to an external hard disk. Preferably, automate the process so its not left to discipline. Ironically, I spent years developing backup and storage management software, and don't always follow this advice myself.Much like we do in separating content from presentation, we like to keep our data files and program files on separate drives (partitions). Backing up data is then as easy as copying the folders on our data drive to our external hard drive on a regular basis. However, backup programs go a step further and backup everything including the Windows Registry (where program configuration information is stored) and automate the process, making it easier to restore your computer back to the exact state it was in when you last backed up (probably hours ago). Here's a recent article outlining a simple and automated method. PC Backup Is a Must Now - wsj personal tech Read More
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