blessani Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I format my computer at least once every month, and I always plan to write an exhaustive list of what to backup, because I always forget something. But everytime it comes to a format, I forget stuff, so I'm going to format anyway for my new version of Vista (legally for £12). So I want you guys to add to the list, then I can save it, and always know what to backup. My Documents Bookmarks Saved Mozilla Passwords Desktop IE Favourites Fonts Thats all I can think of so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 i keep things like hak5 episodes on my external drive. more current things like uni work get backed up onto dongle every time i edit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickarse Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 If your using windows just use synctoys from microsoft. It's easy to use and you can schedule backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Documents and Settings Transfer Wizard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessani Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 Guys, wanted a list of things to backup (not how to do it - my server handles everything quite nicely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intelspeed Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I copy everything from : My Documents Files on my C drive Bookmarks i make a list of everything installed and device drivers (always a pain to find online) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mubix Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I backup / .. but for windows, I use roaming profiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 you frogot your 200GB of porn! :P well funny story, my main pc's HDD is dieing so i backed up and sent it off, i ended backing up on to 5 x 10GB HDD's I "borrowed" >.> from school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateweb Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 you frogot your 200GB of porn! :Pwell funny story, my main pc's HDD is dieing so i backed up and sent it off, i ended backing up on to 5 x 10GB HDD's I "borrowed" >.> from school whenever i back up to multiple drives I always miss something - I actualy have to buy a drive so i can send on off for RMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ABC Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 i did have to dump 2GBS of DIVX films .. hopefully i got everything ... damn i want my hdd back .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveMan Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I format my computer at least once every month, and I always plan to write an exhaustive list of what to backup, because I always forget something. But everytime it comes to a format, I forget stuff, so I'm going to format anyway for my new version of Vista (legally for £12). So I want you guys to add to the list, then I can save it, and always know what to backup.My Documents Bookmarks Saved Mozilla Passwords Desktop IE Favourites Fonts Thats all I can think of so far. I have a large partition and i store all games and downloads on that so i only backup bookmarks if i cant remember passwords than thats my own fault i made my documents my 2nd partition so thats auto backedup and i lose everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I used to worry about this, now I've come to the realization that aside from your profile and installed applications, nothing should be on your OS disk apart from the OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I used to worry about this, now I've come to the realization that aside from your profile and installed applications, nothing should be on your OS disk apart from the OS.yes but how do you move your documents folder to another drive?in XP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveant Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 right click My Documents folder shortcut (either on the desktop or in the start panel) then goto properties, its as simple as just changing the target from here, and clicking apply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Ummm.... you copy it to another drive? Its just a folder in c:Documents and Settings<user>... TBH I usually copy the entire <username> folder over to a new drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalito Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 You format every month? Dam, thats alot of work, i hate it when i have to re format once a year lol. I'll just stick with ubuntu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 I backup my work automatically but I also like to back up my music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uber_tom Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 well im due to format at some point this week, i have backed up my simpsons, music and porn. everything else i can download again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advil Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Whats the point of reformatting a pc every month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Whats the point of reformatting a pc every month? How often do you shower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Whats the point of reformatting a pc every month? How often do you shower? Your analogy doesn't seem quite right... a shower (in terms of windows cleanness) is equivalent to a virus scan. A reinstall of the OS is more like a completely new body. How often do I replace my body? Well... never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 you are correct please wait for a better analogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Once every 6 months to a year, yes. But every month? You ghosting your OS drive or do you just have time to burn? Considering the effort it takes to modify windows enough to work in a sensible fashion you'd better have a damn good analogy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Once every 6 months to a year, yes. But every month? You ghosting your OS drive or do you just have time to burn? Considering the effort it takes to modify windows enough to work in a sensible fashion you'd better have a damn good analogy . My record was 11 months with out a reinstall :P Bare in mind that I wasn't really avoiding installing any new software, if any thing I was installing new software at least once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted February 12, 2007 Share Posted February 12, 2007 Well... doesn't everyone have their heart, lungs, liver and kidneys cut out and replaced every month? I know I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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