ChatterBank24 mins ago
How to use a portable hard drive ?
I want to back up my hard drive onto a portable HD and I can't remember how to do it !
Used it once when I first bought it and need to back up again but lost the instructions . It comes up as drive (J)
Cheers.
D
Used it once when I first bought it and need to back up again but lost the instructions . It comes up as drive (J)
Cheers.
D
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If you want to do a full system image backup, you'll need dedicated backup software which will allow you to create boot media first. You won't be able to do a system backup of a hard disk from which your machine is currently running.
But, assuming like most people you save everything in your Documents folder, you can simply close all applications, plug the HD in, and copy and paste...
But, assuming like most people you save everything in your Documents folder, you can simply close all applications, plug the HD in, and copy and paste...