Backup Data

[Ty07allstar]

What are the some ways that i can back up about 16GB's of music and data? Besides and external hard drive.

 

[Raging]

partition off a space on your hard drive for backups,then just copy and paste what you need to the partition,or buy a 2nd hdd for media/backups.

Raging.

 

[Ham]

Burn them too two dual layer DVD

Zip drive

 

[darkorb]

Use your ipod

 

[Ty07allstar]

Burn them too two dual layer DVD

Zip drive

With the dual later DVD's do i need a dual layer DVD burner or will a regular DVD burner work?

 

[Ham]

You need a dual layer burner. but i think most moden ones are.

iirc you can also get double sided ones that are compatible with most.

 

[Ty07allstar]

Use your ipod

If i was to use my ipod. Would i just delete all the songs off of it, then just enable disk mode, then go to my computer and drag and drop the folder in to my ipod?

 

[darkorb]

yep

 

[MikeEnIke]

That would totally defeat the purpose of having an ipod...

It's a lot better to just partition the disk for a storage/backup partition to be honest.

 

[darkorb]

do you mean, storing data temporarily? or for long periods of time?

cuz when i reformatted, i backed-up all of my data onto my 60 gb ipod video

 

[PV5150]

That would totally defeat the purpose of having an ipod...

It's a lot better to just partition the disk for a storage/backup partition to be honest.

Totally agreed, this is the better option imho

 

[Ty07allstar]

For my ipod i would just put the stuff on my ipod then once i reinstall windows i would just put it back onto my comp and delte the folders of my ipod and put music on it like i normally would.

 

[MikeEnIke]

For my ipod i would just put the stuff on my ipod then once i reinstall windows i would just put it back onto my comp and delte the folders of my ipod and put music on it like i normally would.

New partition is still easier. Faster transfer, and it takes barely any time at all.

 

[Ty07allstar]

True, but i have no clue how to do that.

 

[MikeEnIke]

True, but i have no clue how to do that.

You get PowerQuest Partition Magic, and it's an easy graphical interface, if you can't figure it out go get that program and I'll tell you how to do it.

 

[Ty07allstar]

At the moment i dont need to back up my stuff but if an when the time comes ill talk to ya. Thanks for your help