Re: Maxtor One-Touch external harddrive

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:44:10 +1000, "Helen Castle"
<helenlcastle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Does you computer recognise that there is a drive attached when you plug
it 
>in?

My external, and several flash drives are connected through USB hubs.
Any connect or change is recogniaed immediately.
>
>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 can't agree. Back up data (not programs) by copying folders to the
external; I usually also copy to CDs and flash drives.

>Or use Windows Explorer to copy and paste to the Maxtor drive.

I started with Norton Commander to manage files because it showed dual
panes. For years I have used WinNC by Dunes MultiMedia, which is
exactly what Norton Commander would be if it still existed. I have not
used a Windows File Manager since 1986.

But I don't use online storage - security always seems to be an issue.

Different strokes work for different folks.

Hugh