What's a good device for my Mum to back up her stuff? - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**hauptdaunnila** · 12-16-2010, 12:30 AM

She's got a load of recipes on her laptop. They only come to a few megabytes though. She was thinking of using a USB drive to back them up. What do you think?

**rozneesitcn** · 12-16-2010, 12:32 AM

Email.

**AntonioMQ** · 12-16-2010, 12:38 AM

zip drive.

**CiccoineFed** · 12-16-2010, 12:41 AM

Just get her a memory stick. £3.99. Job done.

**mirzaterak** · 12-16-2010, 12:50 AM

Dropbox?

**bppstorr** · 12-16-2010, 12:53 AM

Dropbox?

Yep. Free to use up to 2GB of storage I believe.

Nice and simple as well.

**mirzaterak** · 12-16-2010, 12:55 AM

Yep. Free to use up to 2GB of storage I believe.

Nice and simple as well.

Yep 2GB free, auto syncing with any local machine(s) as well as being backed up and accessible (privately or publicly) online. I used it to sync my work PC, home PC, back up, and online share files.

**konanoileaski** · 12-16-2010, 01:45 AM

Cheapest I guess would be CD's.

**Podosinovik** · 12-16-2010, 01:50 AM

Memory stick and/or internet service provider like dropbox or keepandshare.

**weaddercaps** · 12-16-2010, 03:49 AM

auto syncing with something like dropbox is probably a good idea. You can then keep her username and password safe in-case she blows up her computer one day and you know how to retrieve it.

This all depends on how she connects to the internet though. If it's frequently and not dial up then this should be reasonable option.

For something like a laptop I would avoid the USB stick thing as I'm sure it will get unplugged and forgotten.
If it was a desktop PC then you can do the USB thing or install a spare HDD you might have and I have a batch file to run xcopy on startup that always backs up any new data I made the last time I used my PC.

**blogforlovxr** · 12-16-2010, 04:15 AM

Floppy Disks. You may need around 4.

**xanax-buy-online.com** · 12-16-2010, 04:18 AM

A Fleshlight.

**Fosavoa** · 12-16-2010, 04:54 AM

Dropbox?

Absolutely this... then no need to worry ever again.

**DouseAuthott** · 12-16-2010, 04:58 AM

A thing where you can store stuff on.

/thread

**mirzaterak** · 12-16-2010, 06:42 AM

Floppy Disks. You may need around 4.

I got Windows 95 on 25 floppy disks lol

**BqTyG9eS** · 12-16-2010, 12:34 PM

When I read the Thread title, I thought, "Rear view Mirror".

**Badyalectlawl** · 12-16-2010, 12:46 PM

Raid 1. Set it and forget it.

**Heliosprime** · 12-16-2010, 02:39 PM

hard copy, memory stick(s), CD, of site storage, copies on other PCs in the family, etc.
I'd use at least three backups, if it's important to her!

**KukkoDrukko** · 12-17-2010, 10:24 AM

A Fleshlight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=jycmZH8js0s

**mirzaterak** · 12-17-2010, 10:26 AM

Raid 1. Set it and forget it.

Unless the house burns down.

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AntonioMQ Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 545 Senior Member	zip drive. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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CiccoineFed Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 536 Senior Member	Just get her a memory stick. £3.99. Job done. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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bppstorr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 511 Senior Member	Dropbox? Yep. Free to use up to 2GB of storage I believe. Nice and simple as well. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-16-2010, 12:55 AM	#7
mirzaterak Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	Yep. Free to use up to 2GB of storage I believe. Nice and simple as well. Yep 2GB free, auto syncing with any local machine(s) as well as being backed up and accessible (privately or publicly) online. I used it to sync my work PC, home PC, back up, and online share files. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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konanoileaski Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 392 Senior Member	Cheapest I guess would be CD's. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Podosinovik Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	Memory stick and/or internet service provider like dropbox or keepandshare. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-16-2010, 03:49 AM	#10
weaddercaps Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 594 Senior Member	auto syncing with something like dropbox is probably a good idea. You can then keep her username and password safe in-case she blows up her computer one day and you know how to retrieve it. This all depends on how she connects to the internet though. If it's frequently and not dial up then this should be reasonable option. For something like a laptop I would avoid the USB stick thing as I'm sure it will get unplugged and forgotten. If it was a desktop PC then you can do the USB thing or install a spare HDD you might have and I have a batch file to run xcopy on startup that always backs up any new data I made the last time I used my PC. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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blogforlovxr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 673 Senior Member	Floppy Disks. You may need around 4. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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xanax-buy-online.com Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 519 Senior Member	A Fleshlight. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Fosavoa Join Date Dec 2005 Posts 424 Senior Member	Dropbox? Absolutely this... then no need to worry ever again. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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DouseAuthott Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 459 Senior Member	A thing where you can store stuff on. /thread Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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mirzaterak Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	Floppy Disks. You may need around 4. I got Windows 95 on 25 floppy disks lol Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Heliosprime Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 602 Senior Member	hard copy, memory stick(s), CD, of site storage, copies on other PCs in the family, etc. I'd use at least three backups, if it's important to her! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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