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Are you going to be putting this disk or a new disk back in the *same* machine? <br />
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Or are you moving to an all-new machine? <br />
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For the first job, I'd get a copy of Acronis EasyMigrate and copy the entire contents of the current disk to a new disk (plug both disks into the machine at the same time and boot from the EasyMigrate CD). <br />
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For the second job, I'd use SecondCopy (<a href="http://www.centered.com" rel="ugc">http://www.centered.com</a>) and have it clone the entire contents of the C drive to a subdirectory on your new machine, either across a network or by (temporarily) putting the old disk in to the new machine. <br />
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Are you going to be putting this disk or a new disk back in the *same* machine?

Or are you moving to an all-new machine?


For the first job, I'd get a copy of Acronis EasyMigrate and copy the entire contents of the current disk to a new disk (plug both disks into the machine at the same time and boot from the EasyMigrate CD).

For the second job, I'd use SecondCopy (http://www.centered.com [http://www.centered.com]) and have it clone the entire contents of the C drive to a subdirectory on your new machine, either across a network or by (temporarily) putting the old disk in to the new machine.



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I am relatively ignorant in backing up files before reformatting/formatting my PC. I want to ask from experts on the step by step procedure in backing up files in another HD in a Win Xp Pro and Win 98 OS. Thank you.
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I am relatively ignorant in backing up files before reformatting/formatting my PC. I want to ask from experts on the step by step procedure in backing up files in another HD in a Win Xp Pro and Win 98 OS. Thank you.

How to create a back up file to another hard disk?

Computer data storage, often called storage or memory, is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media used to retain digital data. In addition to local storage devices like CD and DVD readers, hard drives and flash drives, solid state drives can hold enormous amounts of data in a very small device. Cloud services and other new forms of remote storage also add to the capacity of devices and their ability to access more data without building additional data storage into a device.