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Windows 7 Which backup method is more ideal or safer?
Backing up on ssd would be safer than hdd because no moving parts correct? So ssd failure rate is lower so just wondering how is it possible to lose data on ssd?- itsgainsday95
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- backup data loss data management data safety data security failure analysis failure rate hard drive hdd ideal solutions method questionnaire solid state drive ssd storage system reliability tech discussion technology user concerns
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 10 Missing folders and driver errors
Hi. In the past few days I've been getting errors for my secondary (D:) Drive (HDD) from Windows. So, windows keeps telling me to restart my PC to fix drive errors. But when I restart, it does nothing, so I just ignored it because everything seemed fine... until recently... Ok, so about 2 days...- GTXPlayer
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- data loss drive issues file explorer file recovery game files hdd issues missing files restart storage visual studio
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Deleted disc files
Hello, I just installed Windows 10 on one of mine disks. Install process ends fine but after that I found out that on other disk are not data, but there is old version of system disk! There are completely copied system disk data. I dont need that old version of OS but I need data which was there...- Ondrej
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- data loss disk issues file recovery help installation legacy os recovery storage issues system drive windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Losing network connection when backing up drive using imaging/syncing program
Hi, So what I'm trying to do is create a backup of my secondary drive and store it in my WD My Cloud NAS. However, my PC loses network connectivity after only a few minutes of the task running. This does not happen when I just copy files using the native Windows copy or TeraCopy. The programs...- nak3dpantsu
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- allwaysync backup computer issues connectivity data loss dirsyncpro file transfer gateway issues imaging macrium reflect network secondary drive sync troubleshooting wd my cloud windows
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- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 7 How To Uninstall Botched Win7 Install on XP machine?
I have an old XP machine. An Acer Aspire. I put Win7 Ultimate on it but it hasn't taken. Always gives me an error message and asks for the install disk again - which was a USB stick - but when i provide it nothing changes. So I need to get it off and start again. I have 3 physical disks...- abrogard
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- acer boot manager configuration data loss data recovery disk management folders legacy systems partition management program files tech support uninstall usb installation virtual drive windows 7 windows folder windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 HELP FAST!!!! [Windows 10 Installation]
Hi, my computer had many viruses and i could not enter google services like google and youtube and these sites. So, i choosed to reinstall my windows os from the control panel! But, the installation was stuck on 14% in about 8 hours or somethings... Then i turned my computer off, And when i...- Simon Thomassen
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- bios black screen boot issues bootable usb computer help data loss disk issues error codes installation linux reinstall system restore tech support troubleshooting virtual machine virus removal windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 Problems upgrading from Windows 7
Here's a story for ya. Yesterday I decided to give Windows 10 a shot because of what all my friends were saying. "OHHH ITS AMAZEBALLZ" "SOOOOOO AWSM" and such. The upgrade took a few hours but was well worth it. The programmes were exactly where I left them along with everything else. The new...- lukewin7x64
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- bios error data loss disappointment feedback hdd format incompatibility laptop microsoft office os issues product comparison recovery disc shell specs system restore ui issues upgrade user experience windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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User Experiences with BitLocker: Data Security, Issues, and Backup Concerns
Do ya'll use Bit Locker? All NSA and Microsoft backdoor, giving the keys to the government, talk aside. I'm more interested in encrypting my drive to keep my information safer, in case it's stolen or some type of malware gets on. I'm interested in hearing people's experiences using it. Did you...- Axel PC
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- bitlocker carbonite cloud backup data loss data security encryption hardware issues malware microsoft stolen devices user experience
- Replies: 36
- Forum: Windows Security
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Media player moving music library?
Hi all, I did a few searches on this but couldn't find anything that matched these symptoms. Someone I know has a problem in windows media player on windows 10, where the tracks in the library view have apparently been re-organised in a seemingly random way. For example, going into a particular...- conundrum
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- artists audio files data loss file management media player music library track user issues windows 10
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Windows Software
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TA16-105A: Apple Ends Support for QuickTime for Windows; New Vulnerabilities Announced
Original release date: April 14, 2016 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows with Apple QuickTime installed Overview According to Trend Micro, Apple will no longer be providing security updates for QuickTime for Windows, leaving this software vulnerable to exploitation. [1] Description All...- News
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- advisories apple cybersecurity data loss exploitation integrity privacy quicktime remote access security software support trend micro uninstall vulnerabilities windows zero day initiative
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- Forum: Security Alerts
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Windows 7 Hard Drive Partition Problems
I have a seagate 3tb hdd that i got about a year ago and have noticed that i can only use 1.27tb of it. After some investigation i learned about partitions but i can not extend the volume to use the rest, when i try to i get the error:"only the first 2tb are usable on large mbr" can anybody help me?- cam english
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- 3tb computer help data loss disk management error extend volume file system hard drive hdd mbr partition seagate storage tech support volume
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 System Restore Wont Work/Need Help Recovering Disappeared Chrome Information
Hey, so my computer crashed. There was a blue screen with white text followed by an annoying persisting beeping sound. For the longest time before I could successfully restart my computer the login screen went black and only the mouse pointer could be seen. So I finally login, check all my...- Chromefailedme
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- beeping blue screen bookmarks chrome data loss extensions firefox help information password recovery school settings system crash system restore troubleshooting usernames windows issues work
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Restoring from win 10 to 7
I just installed window 10 on my PC and now I don't like it. I remember I left my former window 7 in the window old file. Is there anyway I can restore my PC to my former window 7 using the window old? I don't want to loose my files.- adun
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- computer issues data loss downgrade file recovery installation restore user guide windows 10 windows 7 windows.old
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 txt into binary
Hello guys and Windows guru's! Yesterday after the computer restarts,the text file is turned into binary. I don't even know why! In the header of this file there is a word - Compattelrunner.exe. It is possible to restore the original txt file? Please help me people.- Biggz
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- binary compattelrunner corrupted files data loss file header help recovery tech support text file windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 Features Disappeared after a Crash
Recently I had a bad Windows 10 computer crash. The PC totally locked up, and the only thing I could do was power it down and power it back up. The first thing I noticed was that my entire Windows Live Mail database was gone - not a single message of the thousands that should have been there was...- Jim S
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- app installation backup corrupted files crash data loss features hardware refresh microsoft answers powershell search box system file checker system restore troubleshooting user account utilities windows 10 windows live mail
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 The drive disappeared
Hi, I have window 7 and right now I having some serious issues with my computer. The main issue is that I cannot see my D: in My Computer. Background: Some hours ago I had three drives C, D, & E. I distrIibuted the space of E: into C & D using a partition software. But now I cann't see the D...- muashr
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- audio issues backup computer management d drive data loss disk management drive issues error file recovery file system partition software storage system restore tech support troubleshooting upgrade upgrade planning windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Administrative Tools / Storage problem
Hi I was trying to delete a 100 MB partition on my Hard drive when my dog bumped my arm and removed all partitions on my 1 TB drive. This held all my backups and files. I cannot see any way of reversing this situation and do not want to close Administrative tools as this will "set" the action...- Les
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- administrative backup data loss file management hard drive partition recovery storage tools windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 10 I want to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 (Not Clean install)
I am almost ready to install Windows 10 on my PC that’s currently running Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601) I have only installed Windows 10 on one computer this was a Toshiba laptop. At the time I would have liked to have done a fresh install (deleting all the previous...- silverman
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- backup data loss email features home premium installation installation progress main computer performance procedure service pack settings toshiba upgrade upgrade guide upgrade process user experience windows 10 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 10 recreate a recovery usb
I did a recovery of windows 10 which used space on my D drive from which I created a USB of the pre Nov2015 upgrade. this D drive is full and I wish to recreate a new recovery USB but the D drive is full How do I delete the previous version from the D drive prior to creating a new recovery...- alan bailey
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- backup d drive data loss disk management file deletion pre upgrade recovery recovery partition storage system restore technical assistance troubleshooting upgrade usb usb creation user guide windows 10 windows management
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Help with Backup Windows 7
I performed the Windows 7 backup doing this: Control Panel >System and Security>Backup and Restore, but I did not select specific files to backup (such as those on my hard drive). Will those files be included as well? The computer where all the files were has now been restored so if I did...- Treycee
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- backup control panel data loss file recovery hard drive hardware support recovery security windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support