sherif60
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Hi
I am looking for reliable software to backup my files. For eg if I have more than 700 MB of files to be backed up. If it’s a word or excel file I can simply split the files but I want to backup my email folder then I can’t split the folder. Kindly advice
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Sherif
I am looking for reliable software to backup my files. For eg if I have more than 700 MB of files to be backed up. If it’s a word or excel file I can simply split the files but I want to backup my email folder then I can’t split the folder. Kindly advice
Regards
Sherif
Lee W, MVP
I would just use the build in Backup program to back them up to a file on the hard drive, then burn that backup file to a CD or DVD.
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I agree with your comments but I have only cd writer. So lets say if the total folder size is more than the cd capacity.
Do two seperate backups. You can use the backup tool to select specific files and folders. Do files/folders a-m in one and n-z in another.
Get yourself a DVD burner - they are only $20-30 mail order.
Get yourself a DVD burner - they are only $20-30 mail order.
Why not create an archive-folder for your mail-file, or create a second archive and split things. different file's for each year,
If it's your live-pst file, I'd also try to compact the file, to reduce the slack that get's there when deleting files ect.
This way you can then use the backup-function as mentioned before, and use your cd-writer,.
If it's your live-pst file, I'd also try to compact the file, to reduce the slack that get's there when deleting files ect.
This way you can then use the backup-function as mentioned before, and use your cd-writer,.
try cobian backup (free) : http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm
You can also use nero backitup to backup to CD or DVD. This program splits the backup file and it also compresses them.
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Hi friends
I was away for some time. I am looking in this issue and will come back.
My all questions are work related and has very much importance.
As I am the only person the work load is too high and sometimes i gel very less time to look for the feedback. My request is not to close this question and I will come back with this issue.
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Sherif
I was away for some time. I am looking in this issue and will come back.
My all questions are work related and has very much importance.
As I am the only person the work load is too high and sometimes i gel very less time to look for the feedback. My request is not to close this question and I will come back with this issue.
REgards
Sherif
Seeing it has high importance and is for your job, and you have a tight schedule,
I'd follow auraorange's advice on a spare hard-drive, but in the form of an external USB-drive.
And then use a tool to automatically backup data everyday.
I'm not 100% sure, but I thought that Maxtor has such a program by a certain line of external disks.
If you use this for a backup-method, you can also create a time history of files.
The chance that both hard-disks will fail at the same time is very small, unless the company burns down to the ground.
It does not require you to load DVD's and CD's for burning so it can run without the need to change media.
If you have two external disk, you can switch each week, and one off-site.
I'd follow auraorange's advice on a spare hard-drive, but in the form of an external USB-drive.
And then use a tool to automatically backup data everyday.
I'm not 100% sure, but I thought that Maxtor has such a program by a certain line of external disks.
If you use this for a backup-method, you can also create a time history of files.
The chance that both hard-disks will fail at the same time is very small, unless the company burns down to the ground.
It does not require you to load DVD's and CD's for burning so it can run without the need to change media.
If you have two external disk, you can switch each week, and one off-site.