GRC wrote: > st2000;391415 Wrote: >> >> I'm not a windoze fan (i.e. there may be windows gurus here that have >> better suggestions) but here is what I would do given the constraint of >> >> spending as little as possible (while still using iTunes): >> >> Buy a larger USB HDD.... >> >> ....have fun > > So that's one vote for external USB disks then. Can't find any deals > on EOL NAS products in the UK so I'm unlikely to go that route. > > iTunes is not an issue for me - I only use it to manage the content > 'cos I'm just familiar with it and I can easily load up the iPod for > the car. I user dBpoweramp to rip. Migrating the library is not big > deal - I've already done it a couple of times. > > Still unsure about backup times though (I have enough USB ports). > > Thanks for taking time to reply. > > Graeme
WRT Windoze back up time. I have to ask, back up to where? As you said you were running out of HDD space. So, maybe, Windoze is assuming you want to compress files in order to place them in the space you have left. In that case backup on a slow computer may take a while. Still 23 hours is a bit much. Also, remember MP3, OGG, AAC and the like are already compressed. They can't be compressed much more if at all. You might find copying the files onto a new blank larger HDD to be much faster then the predicted time. BTW, when was the last time you de-fragmented your HDDs? _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
