Comments on: How should i backup files for installing windows 7: another partition or a disk? http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:48:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Yeti http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk/comment-page-1#comment-1363 Yeti Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:44:34 +0000 http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk#comment-1363 Depends on how much you have to back up and what you want to do with them later. If you have an external hard drive, that's often easiest. If everything would fit on a disc or two and you maybe don't need to access or modify anything anytime soon, you might as well burn them. If you'd be messing with them again soon and would maybe prefer to burn backups some other time, you could just do another partition for now and copy them back when done. Anyway, I'd do a combination depending on what's easiest, how much there is, and how you plan to use things later. An external hard drive is usually the easiest way to do backups, restore things, etc. though in my own opinion. Another partition is close, but if something happens to the drive, it's still going to get that partition as well. Depends on how much you have to back up and what you want to do with them later.

If you have an external hard drive, that’s often easiest.

If everything would fit on a disc or two and you maybe don’t need to access or modify anything anytime soon, you might as well burn them.

If you’d be messing with them again soon and would maybe prefer to burn backups some other time, you could just do another partition for now and copy them back when done.

Anyway, I’d do a combination depending on what’s easiest, how much there is, and how you plan to use things later.

An external hard drive is usually the easiest way to do backups, restore things, etc. though in my own opinion. Another partition is close, but if something happens to the drive, it’s still going to get that partition as well.

]]> By: CheekyDMC http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk/comment-page-1#comment-1362 CheekyDMC Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:10:40 +0000 http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk#comment-1362 no, when your installing windows 7 you HAVE to create a new partition or it wont install correctly. if you have a spare hard drive back up all your files to that drive then install windows 7. no, when your installing windows 7 you HAVE to create a new partition or it wont install correctly. if you have a spare hard drive back up all your files to that drive then install windows 7.

]]> By: Brian C http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk/comment-page-1#comment-1361 Brian C Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:02:17 +0000 http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk#comment-1361 Saving it to a new partition may make the process of transfering the data back to your windows 7 install faster. Saving it to an external disk, however, might be a safer choice incase you fat finger your keyboard during the installation of 7 Saving it to a new partition may make the process of transfering the data back to your windows 7 install faster. Saving it to an external disk, however, might be a safer choice incase you fat finger your keyboard during the installation of 7

]]> By: Why http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk/comment-page-1#comment-1360 Why Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:41:57 +0000 http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk#comment-1360 hi best way is burn on cd or dvd its more save hi

best way is burn on cd or dvd its more save

]]> By: Laz H http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk/comment-page-1#comment-1359 Laz H Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:16:48 +0000 http://www.computerdatabackuponline.com/file-backup/how-should-i-backup-files-for-installing-windows-7-another-partition-or-a-disk#comment-1359 Anything that can fit on DVDs such as music and files should be burnt there. It is faster, easier and less corruption-proof. Anything that can fit on DVDs such as music and files should be burnt there. It is faster, easier and less corruption-proof.

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