Try the free 50GB of storage via Box.net. Saved my butt a few times. If you are just doing documents, go get a Gmail account and put the docs in Google Docs. Super easy!
Originally Posted by flipsix
Thanks for this helpful hint!!! I have a gmail account but I didn't know that there was google docs. I'll have to check it out.
i vote for Seagates... very reliable in my server environment. CDW 50 bucks for 500gb... small drives very portable...
Originally Posted by mrod
This sounds like my speed. And I want a small one. Still thinking. This subject gives me a headache!!!
Not sure if this is out of your range but if you can put this together (its very easy). I would go with a solid state hard drive and put it in and enclosure. Basically you would be building your own external drive. Solid state will last longer and be more reliable. The only draw back is that solid states are still a bit expensive so you might not get as much space. The one Im listing here from Amazon is 65 gig. I've also listed an enclosure that you can use.
Crucial 64 GB m4 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT064M4SSD2
$109.99
USB 2.0 2.5 HARD DRIVE SATA HDD EXTERNAL CASE ENCLOSURE
$5.87
Originally Posted by MrMonger
This sounds so appealing to me. Make my own. But since Lazurus's statement below doesn't even make sense to me (I have limited tech knowledge) ... I feel that this, along with certain wet dreams, I could screw up.
Would there be a way to prevent messing this up?
Anyone familiar with the WD network backup drives? I fell into 2 of them the one is 500GB but I need to figure out the best way to blow out everything in the current backup and then start over.
I didn't get the original software but have downloaded it from their site.
Originally Posted by LazurusLong
What does "blow out everything in the current backup" mean? Is it taking the information on one and putting it on another? I wouldn't mind knowing that either, since at some point ... I hope to find the hard drive that is missing that has all of the stuff from my old computer that died on it.
I SO appreciate the input!!! Now ... someone needs to answer Lazurus's question. There seems to be a dearth of computer folks on this board!!! (I promise to do better with my learning. I promise to do better with my learning. I need to write this about a hundred times!)
Thanks again!
Elisabeth