computer idiot
Nov 27, 2018 14:01:39 #
First, you must know I know very little about hard drive back up, as I have allways used Carbonite. So my question is-- If I back up my photos with a Seagate hard drive, will a copy of the photos remain on the computer? Pardon my ignorance.
Nov 27, 2018 14:04:04 #
Yes, as long as you copy them. If you move them, then they leave the hard drive and appear on the Seagate drive.
Nov 27, 2018 14:56:51 #
tomc601 wrote:
Yes, as long as you copy them. If you move them, then they leave the hard drive and appear on the Seagate drive.
NEVER move the files!I have all my photos in one directory off of the root, with sub-directories for subjects. I simply use Windows Explorer to copy the "PHOTOS" directory to a new directory on the backup drive under <backup date> like 2018-11-20. It grabs everything. I also copy my documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, downloads, etc. to the backup. My external (1 Tb) will hold three backup sets. I delete the oldest set before creating a new one. I don't use the "backup software" that comes with the drive, but I did create a batch file so all I have to do is say run it, it asks me for the backup set name , I tell it, and off it goes.
I also use Carbonite.
Nov 28, 2018 06:24:01 #
Nov 28, 2018 07:16:17 #
ggenova64 wrote:
Is your Hedgehog photo infrared?
No, I'm eating a bologna sammich.
Nov 28, 2018 07:24:29 #
Nov 28, 2018 07:38:33 #
Straight answer.
But to amplify: In computerese, to copy means to make a duplicate of the original, with the original unchanged.
But to amplify: In computerese, to copy means to make a duplicate of the original, with the original unchanged.
tomc601 wrote:
Yes, as long as you copy them. If you move them, then they leave the hard drive and appear on the Seagate drive.
Nov 28, 2018 08:23:44 #
Backup means to have a copy of the original on a different drive. If you backup, the originals remain where they were.
Nov 28, 2018 08:28:06 #
Yes, they will. I suggest you use an external drive - or two - as backups, and get a copy of SyncBack Free. The first backup will take a long time, but subsequent backups will take just a few minutes.
Nov 28, 2018 08:33:47 #
Longshadow wrote:
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Once "burned" twice careful. Horror and Murphy's law await those who ignore this advice!!Nov 28, 2018 08:39:14 #
NCMtnMan
Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC
Don, the 2nd son wrote: Once "burned" twice careful. Horror and Murphy's law await those who ignore this advice!!
Once "burned" twice careful. Horror and Murphy's law await those who ignore this advice!!Newman's Law....Murphy was an optimist!
Nov 28, 2018 08:44:33 #
Nov 28, 2018 10:19:32 #
a6k
Loc: Detroit & Sanibel
Howard's law: something has already gone wrong but you just don't know about it yet.
Nov 28, 2018 10:20:43 #
NCMtnMan
Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC
a6k wrote:
Howard's law: something has already gone wrong but you just don't know about it yet.
...and it's worse than you think.
Nov 28, 2018 11:06:00 #
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