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You don't need any software.Just hook up your external drive and your pc will recognize it as another drive.Just simply send anything you want to backup to that new drive.After my recent computer suicide, I promised myself that I would get an external HD and back up FSX and other stuff...Can someone recommend a good backup software program for FSX? Thanks a lot,
Steve in Kansas
Don't think I would save the whole folder just the addons you have,or the installers.FSX adds things to the registry that would need to be put there in an install.So, if I copy my entire "Microsoft Games" folder to the backup HD, in the event of another crash, I should just be able to copy it back to the fixed computer without any problem? I didn't think it was that simple!
Depends what you are looking for in a backup. A raid protects against hardware failure, but if it's malware or a virus problem, you now have two drives infected/corrupted in exactly the same way I believe.
harleyman: Just one more question...Will I still be able to use the destination HD for other things in addition to the backup? Like storing additional files, pictures, etc? Will I have to partition it or something weird like that? Thanks...
Yep.......no backup system is fool poofDepends what you are looking for in a backup. A raid protects against hardware failure, but if it's malware or a virus problem, you now have two drives infected/corrupted in exactly the same way I believe.