Re: Maxtor One-Touch external harddrive

If it is an external hard disk drive it should work like an internal hard 
disk drive

You store stuff on the internal drives - you can store stuff on the
external 
drives - it doesnt have to be a backup, it can be a copy.

That way you dont have to use backup software just use File, Save As. and 
then make sure you revert to your main file before you do more work.

Or just use Windows Explorer to copy from internal drive to external
drive.

-- 
Helen Castle
Narangba

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"DiMa" <sascar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:47ae288d$1_3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Thank you Helen, I wish I was a bit more knowledgeable.
>
> "Helen Castle" <helenlcastle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:47adbc3e$0$12542$afc38c87@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Does you computer recognise that there is a drive attached when you
plug 
>> it in?
>>
>> If it does press F1 when at the desktop, do a search on backup and read

>> how to use Windows backup to backup to the drive
>>
>> But frankly I have never backed anything up in 19 years of using 
>> computers - I keep a copy of everything im****tant in the native format 
>> that it was created in and then in an ex****ted format of some sort plus
a 
>> lot of my im****tant stuff is on websites - so that if I have to I can 
>> recreate my files all over again very easily - backups only work while 
>> you have the program that you used to backup.
>>
>> I generally have a major rebuild every 2 years, with minor reformats in

>> between and I have never lost anything im****tant - sometimes I forget 
>> minor stuff that doesnt matter but I have had some files since Windows 
>> 3.1 and they are still readable. If the had been backed up files I 
>> wouldnt be able to access them by now.
>>
>> If you copy stuff you can compress into a zip file - right click, sent
to 
>> zip (compressed) file. copy to Maxtor.
>>
>> Or use Windows Explorer to copy and paste to the Maxtor drive.
>>
>> -- 
>> Helen Castle
>> Narangba
>>
>> New preferred email
>> helenlcastle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> (added a letter 'l' and a ".au")
>> have a look at our escapades at
>> http://newspapertranscripts.spaces.live.com/
>>
>> "DiMa" <sascar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>> news:47ad9cd9$1_2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Thank you to all the guys who have responded to my post.
>>>
>>> I don't know what other software to install on the drive - where do I 
>>> get it from?
>>> I am not technically minded but not stupid either so be gentle with me

>>> please.
>>>
>>> Di
>>> "DiMa" <sascar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>>> news:47ad27a9$1_1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know if there is a sup****t group for the above.
>>>>
>>>> I have not been able to master it as yet and need some help. Senior 
>>>> moments are always getting in the way and I end up getting the backup

>>>> fail notice.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Di
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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