file backup

I'm considering leaving Carbonite and maybe going with just an external HD or another cloud backup service. But I'd really like to hear what other people's back up strategies are? I back up photos, documents, and videos. If you use a cloud back up can you tell me why you chose them? And if you...

Good Evening, New to forum. Outta the blue (no pun intended), laptop encounters BSoD. Quick aside on features: HP Elitebook 6930p, runs on Windows Vista. Older computer, purchased in '09, I imagine the driver has since been updated but not confident. Disclaimer: Not computer literate but can...

I have had this laptop for sometime. I just recently had the screen changed. I went to install frontier secure,as i had been without virus protection etc.. for about 2 weeks. My computer was running very slow and i was not able to load FS. So when I called Frontier and we tried many different...

I try to back up my files using Windows 8.1 file history in System and Security>File History. The default drive is to one letter belonging to a USB stick. I am not able to select another drive. The USB stick does not have the storage required to save my back up files. How am able to change...

Hi guys. I have a problem. My parents have a pc. These are the stats: Windows XP - 32 bit Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz 1,00 GB RAM 48,8 GB HD [22,1 GB free] (if you need more, drop me a line) Their Skype hasn't been working for ages, and I tried to install Windows XP's service...

Dropbox is so convenient that I recently bought 1 tb space. So I am trying to make use of its large space. Here is my question. I use mainly "My Documents" folder (in Win 7 and 8 computers) for creating, updating and modifying files everyday. Then I MANUALLY sync the same My Documents...

I did a refresh/restore type thing on my computer and Windows said "You will not lose any files by doing this. You will however, have to re-install your programs." That was totally fine by me. The only thing is I DID lose some files that were within program files. For example I lost all the...

I have been using Windows Backup and Restore in Windows 7 for over three years. I create an image of C: each night and also do a file backup of D: each night. This process is automated and has worked flawlessly for me. I do not want to change to another backup system. Yesterday, when I checked...

I had trouble booting from certain rescue disks. I have Win8.1 upgrade from Win8 now. Since then I have had several issues to work out. I thought my backups were working properly, but they are not. I looked at event viewer for File History. Come to find out I had a problem come up there. It...

Hello all This is my first post so bare with me :) My windows 7 doesnt boot up, so i read on diffrent forums how can you fix this.... You have to put the windows disc in and repair windows SO! My question is, will i lose all of my data and files (pictures,videos,download etc....) if i repair...

I am running Windows 8 Pro, with two USB external drives attached. One drive is "dormant", and the other is used for file backups. I have noticed that when the computer exits from sleep mode, either one or both external USB drive folders will open on the desktop. I can only guess this signifies...

My daughter forgot her password for her netbook running Windows 7 Starter, so first I used Ophcrack, which was unable to get the password. I then proceeded to try Kon-boot 1.0, which bypasses the Windows login screen, only for it to break something. To be fair, it was my fault for not...

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Apologies if this is elsewhere, but I've been searching Google for the past hour and am continuing to have issues, and can't seem to find the solution that works. I just got two new harddrives for my birthday - one for my desktop, and one for my laptop. The desktop drive is 3 TB, which Windows...

Okay, So it all started with m computer giving me this: Windows failed to start. A recent hardware of software change might be the cause. To fix the problem: 1.Insert your Windows installation disc and restart the computer. 2.Choose your language settings, and then click "Next". 3.Click...

Hello everyone, hope you all are ok. From 3 days ago my windows 7 ultimate suddenly hangs and freezes a lot. i did a complete scan with Avast 6, Anti-Malware and Super anti-spyware the problem was still exist. i thought the problem with the hard disk, i did also a complete scan with Disk...

To the helpful Tech Gurus of the internet and this Forum: I've been having random BSOD for the past few months now. At first they were few and far between so I chalked it up to chance and just carried on without changing anything. The BSOD has been reoccurring over the last couple of weeks. I'd...

Security vendor Bitdefender has released a major update to its 2013 stable of security products.*Bitdefender Total Security 2013,BitDefender Internet Security 2013*and*BitDefender AntiVirus Plus 2013*have all been updated to version 16.20.0.1483, and include a large number of fixes, many of...

Hello, I am currently running Windows 7 Home Premium on a basic HD. I recently purchased a new SSD and a full installation of Windows Ultimate. I would like to install Windows Ultimate to the SSD and use my old HD as a secondary storage device. Most importantly, I do not want to lose any of...

Hi. Flabbergasted and distressed. I've read several of the related threads such as this one: (1) but none of them seemed to actually hit on the problem that's happening. I'm moderately computer savvy, but am so overwhelmed with other things that I'd really just appreciate the help of someone...