TOPIC: Back Up

Back Up, I need to back up my computer,Vista. I would like to back up all the programs as well as files. I have several estimating and architectural design programs that I no longer have the discs for I save all my URL's on a file at gmail.

Thanks so much ;D

Get an external drive like: www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148503 and use a free program like Cobian Backup to manage your file backups.

Dom

How hard is it to install the external drive.

Do we still need cobian with the external drive? 

I think I understand the external drive, Will I be able to save every program I already have on my internal hard drive ?? Also I read on the net that Vista operating systems have some problems when you try to re-load from a back up. I am not the sharpest tack in the box when it comes to computers

You're not backing up the entire computer, just your data. You'll still need your original CD's to install your programs , then you can copy the data back. If you want a complete copy of your machine you'll need a program like Norton Ghost. If you just want your data then Cobian Backup would work. Yes, David with the external drive if you want it automated on a schedule you should use a program. Of course you could move it manually too, but it's more work.

End of the year house keeping-aka Backup.  I would like to move some files off the system into a more long term storage solution. I really see no reason to keep files from inspections from 2 years ago on the little ctl 2go. Any ideas for a good long term back up solution?