In a message dated 12/10/2005 3:18:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I would get a free synchronizing Tool like Microsoft Synctoy and, once I had all my data well organized into sub-folders within one Mother Folder such as My Documents, I would use the tool to Synchronize the My Document on drive C with it's Syntoy twin on your slave drive. Hi: This is just a personal preference, but saving data as a data file within the programs themselves that created the data is as unsafe as leaving the data on "C". If you get a misbehaving program you can lose the data. If you save all your data created to sub-folders in the My Documents folder and you have a Program failure, your files are still safe and you just need to re-install the program. The My Documents folder is best moved off drive "C" to another drive or partition using the Windows "move" command. I have had Windows and program failures but never a Data partition. There are other things you can and should "move" off C such as "My Favorites" and eMail folders, and address books etc. Then I would sync my stuff to a slave drive or external drive using Microsoft "Synctoy", Part of the Microsoft series "Power Toys for Windows". Pictures should still be Mastered to a CD/DVD drive. An second drive is more secure than a second partition because of the possibility of a Mechanical failure although I personally have never seen a mechanical drive failure, but I know they happen. Except for mechanical failures, Data in a second partition can still be read easily, even if windows won't boot, by placing it in another machine or cheap drive case. My personal rule is never leave data on the OS drive or saved in a program. Emile [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/I258zB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
