Easiest & quickest [free] way to back up PC hard drive to external hard drive
Need to find good back up software for my new PC - preferably free if possible.
At the moment everything is just copied over to an external hard drive which is proving long and tedious.
Answers on a postcard, please :)
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Re: Easiest & quickest [free] way to back up PC hard drive to external hard drive
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Anniemcc2
Need to find good back up software for my new PC - preferably free if possible.
At the moment everything is just copied over to an external hard drive which is proving long and tedious.
Answers on a postcard, please :)
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Re: Easiest & quickest [free] way to back up PC hard drive to external hard drive
Not keen on Cloud storage :(
Re: Easiest & quickest [free] way to back up PC hard drive to external hard drive
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Anniemcc2
Not keen on Cloud storage :(
Then I will be interested to see if you get any more postcards. :rolleyes:
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Re: Easiest & quickest [free] way to back up PC hard drive to external hard drive
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Originally Posted by
Anniemcc2
Need to find good back up software for my new PC - preferably free if possible.
At the moment everything is just copied over to an external hard drive which is proving long and tedious.
Answers on a postcard, please :)
Are you looking to do a full backup or just data? And what operating system are you using?
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hurryb4itsgone
Are you looking to do a full backup or just data? And what operating system are you using?
Either - using W10
Re: Easiest & quickest [free] way to back up PC hard drive to external hard drive
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Anniemcc2
Either - using W10
I'm still on W7. Would think 10 has all 7 has to offer & more.
I have my full backup scheduled to run in the middle of the night ... It has been years since I set it up, but I think:
Control Panel >>Backup and Restore >> Create a system Image.
I copy over files that I've used to a stick at the end of the day. Usually takes a minute or two.
Hope this helps. Good Luck!
P.S. Have found that even if I run the backup in the background while I'm working, it does not slow thinks up very much.
Re: Easiest & quickest [free] way to back up PC hard drive to external hard drive
What about Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup? Maybe you have to pay extra on Windows 10 for something that has come with Windows for free since Windows 95?
You can also run xcopy from the command line. xcopy C: E:\C_drive_backup /D /E /C /H /R /O /X
Where E: is your external drive. It'll only copy changed files with the /D flag.
