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The thread discusses the user's experience with backing up data largely through manual copying and using Windows Backup and Restore for system images, opting for a simple approach over specialized software. A responder suggests a hardware upgrade option, providing a link to a product, prompting the original poster to mention residing in the UK and to consider whether to implement the suggested hardware modification. Overall, the conversation reflects a practical, straightforward approach to data backup with some hardware upgrade considerations.
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Change of plan - while playing with various Backup options, I learnt how to select a whole lot of folders and to Copy/Paste them onto my external hard drive. As all my save-worthy Folders are only about 60GB, it's easy to backup the whole lot without bothering about Incremental or Differential Backups, so I am doing that and have uninstalled Backup Maker, worthy though it is.

For a full System Mirror Image Backup, and a Repair CD, I have simply followed the instructions in Windows Backup and Restore, and that is quite simple and reassuring.

So software minimalism has prevailed, in the end. A USB3 port would speed things up, I'll see whether I can add one.

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Mike
 

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