After this latest fiasco with my Maxtor drive crashing I am rethinking my backup system completely. I am now considering using two devices in addition to my primary drive to complete my backup system. My primary drive capacity is 120 gigs which is more than enough considering how much data I want to store. I currently have it partitioned into 4 logical drives, C,D,E, & F. The C drive of course houses the OS and then all of the applications that I use. The other partitions are earmarked for Music, Photos, and a Misc. Storage partition respectively. I will use the Storage partition for parking files generated by applications to avoid fragmenting the C drive. I plan on adding another 60 to 100g drive to use as a secondary backup primarily for photos and my Quicken stuff. You might ask "Why not go with a larger drive?" Because once yearly I will copy all of the pictures and the quicken files from the secondary drive onto CD or DVD for permanent storage which will free up space on the secondary drive. So in essence the secondary drive will be used for temporary storage which is why it does not need to be hugh.
Question: Is this a good plan and would you guys recommend a different storage device for my secondary drive, i.e., zip drive or whatever? :bounce:
Question: Is this a good plan and would you guys recommend a different storage device for my secondary drive, i.e., zip drive or whatever? :bounce: