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02-01-2007, 02:19 PM
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What is my best option for backup?
I am getting ready to upgrade to Vista. I have over 10,000 mp3s on my hard drive and want to know the best way to back them up. I am doing a clean install of vista and would like to know my options. If the best way is to save all my files onto dvds or cds as mp3s, i need to know the steps to do this. If this is not the best option, please give input. I have Nero 7, and am willing to get any program to help me. I am clueless and need help!
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02-01-2007, 02:25 PM
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Best way and most conventional way is to save them on a disc. (DVD or several CDs).
Just put in the disc and goto Nero 7 and select all the files and click burn. Another way is to save your files on a external hard drive, if you have one.
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02-01-2007, 02:27 PM
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How many gigabytes of stuff are we talking here?
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02-01-2007, 03:36 PM
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roughly 70 or 80 gigabytes
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02-01-2007, 03:39 PM
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I'd save them to an external hard drive, or a secondary storage drive on your PC. Going through the process of burning 15-20 DVD's is going to take a llllloooonnnngggg time. It would be much quicker to go the other route. JMO.
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02-01-2007, 03:40 PM
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For that amount of data, I'd be getting an external hard drive. The bonus over DVDs for backing up a music collection that large, is that you can make additions and changes as times goes on.
I personally have a Western Digital 'MyBook', and like it very much. However, you can get more flexibility by purchasing a hard drive, and a housing separately. I'm sure GLC will point you in the direction of the Apricorn housing he recommends  FK
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02-01-2007, 03:42 PM
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Yes, with that much you need an external hard drive. Good idea to have one anyway for backups. WD's are the best deal going for premades, but I use Apricorn housings and drop standard drives into them.
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02-01-2007, 03:55 PM
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i have an extra 120gb hard drive. can i buy something that can hold this and hook up the computer via usb 2.0 and make the internal hd and external hd?
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02-01-2007, 03:59 PM
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You bet - is it a IDE or SATA?
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02-01-2007, 04:06 PM
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it is an IDE
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02-01-2007, 04:07 PM
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02-01-2007, 04:18 PM
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thanks a lot. i have a hp media center with a slot on the front of the tower for an extra "media" drive. is there any way to get an enclosure that will also plug into this slot? or do i have to by a whole hp hard drive for this space?
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02-01-2007, 04:20 PM
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That's for a flash memory card reader to the best of my knowledge.
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02-01-2007, 05:32 PM
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