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| Author: | davrosG5 [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | PC Setup & Backup |
So I've just got a new PC, previously a Mac. Machine has Windows 8.1 Question 1 Good idea to set up a local Admin account then use my Microsoft Account as a standard user for normal use? Question 2 I'm after some backup recommendations. On my Mac I used Time Machine and also did a weekly backup to an external hard drive using SuperDuper (which I kept off-site). Equivalent on Windows? The machine has a SSD boot drive and separate HDD data drive and a spare HDD that I got for backup purposes. I also have my external drive I was using on my Mac which I can reformat for use on the PC once I'm satisfied all my files are safely across. |
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| Author: | JohnSheridan [ Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PC Setup & Backup |
I just use SyncToy - free software by Microsoft. You create folders pairs - the left being the folder you want copied and the right where it is copied to. Dead easy to use. |
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| Author: | big_D [ Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: PC Setup & Backup |
1. Yes. It is bad practice, even with UAC, to run as administrator on Windows, just as it is on a Mac. 2. I used to use Acronis Non-Stop Backup. It works like Time Machine. But I now just use Microsoft SyncToy to an external drive and NAS. For off site I use Carbonite, which I also used to use on my Mac. |
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