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Originally Posted by P_Funk
You don't even need DVDs. Just compartmentalize your hard drive by having your windows installation seperate from your data partition... had to reinstall multiple times this year, but I didn't lose a single file (not until my entire drive failed hehe... he... huh  ) |
Then the DVDs would've been nice, right?
Discs will break down, sooner or later. Partitioning is not a safety issue, but very handy to use.
If you own a Seagate/Maxtor, you can have Acronis 10 for free
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/sup...ads/discwizard
Very handy tool. Once Windows and your programs are installed (tip: run each program and set it up as you prefer, activate Windows and get it updated), run the Wizard (aka Acronis 10) to make a disc image of your drive. Next time you want a fresh/new install, just boot the image and it takes 15 minutes to restore your Windows/programs to the stage above. Works flawless, saves hours of playing disc jockey and is very easy to use.
If you don't own a Seagate, the 50 US$ for Acronis is still well spent.
Sorry I freaked out, Stabiz, but had just spend an evening trying to recover two desperate people's data
They lost pictures from holidays and vacations and what not from the past year - never taken a single copy of anything. Once the camera is full, upload to PC and everything's fine! Until the disc breaks down... then they come running and crying their little hearts out.