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Discussions tagged with 'backing up' on WindowsForum.com cover issues related to copying files to external drives and the importance of regular backups. One thread describes a problem where copying files from an external USB drive to a Windows 7 system fails or proceeds very slowly, even for small files. Another thread highlights a hardware failure scenario where a laptop fails to boot, and the user regrets not having backed up data beforehand. These posts emphasize common backup challenges, including file transfer errors and the risk of data loss from system failures, particularly on Windows 7 and similar systems.
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    Windows 7 Trying to copy from HD to external - Strange Wont' copy!

    Hi, I have Win 7 Pro. This has never happened to me before. I have an external USB drive of backups from an XP SP3 box. I want to copy them over to an external USB on my Win 7 box. I open 2 explorers. one in each box and 'copy'. It shows as Preparing to Copy and Calculating but then...
    • ozstar
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    • backing up data transfer external drive file copy file explorer performance software issues troubleshooting usb windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 white screen fading to grey on power-on, does not display BIOS

    Hi everybody. I am running win7 64x on a 14-month-old advent 5401 laptop, though I upgraded from vista at christmas time. since then this error has occured 3 times, but the first 2 times it seemed to resolve itself after a while of being shut off (the second time was this morning and I still...
    • borgol
    • Thread
    • advent 5401 backing up bios blank screen display issues fans forum grey screen hardware issues laptop power issues power off software issues system freeze tech support upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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