Quote - > Quote - For software I use Karen's Replicator as my back up program which is free for personal use.  The beauty of this program is that it only backs up the changes to folders and files so the backups are quick.  The other advantage is the total folder structure is maintained so in the event of a reload you can strart it running and go to bed rather than stay up waiting for Windows to request the next incremental backup.  I have used it in anger and it works a dream.

 

Here's the link:  http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp

I remember reading her column years ago on paper. She passed away a couple of years ago,  so think of her when you use it...

Now that looks like a really useful program! Thank you for the link.

I had a crazy though, what about using usb thumb drives for backup? They don't have any moving parts like an external hd and they're much cheaper than an external SSD. Plus I can have backups of backups and move them to seperate locations.

Has anyone tried this?

 

*Edit: I just tried file compression and it took a 313mb file and made it 68.6mb. Wow, that's a huge compression ratio! D: