want to backup or protect.
Just your data ?
The entire system the OS, the APPs and data ?
And it goes as far as having a copy of your backup offsite....just in case of the earthquake, tornado, fire, etc.,
It isn't backup but my starting point to prevent loss damage or corruption is a good UPS.
VAPCMD
I have been pouring over this forum for hours now. I see lots of people that have external harddrives being told they (the drives) are not to be trusted. I have seen that flash drives are also not to be trusted. I have seen websites recommended to reconstruct melt-downs.
But what I have NOT seen is what you do recommend!
I'm sure it is there somewhere - but I get lost in all the links and all the threads that were asking what to do, now that something is not working. As I said, I've been here for hours.
So, let me be specific:
What software do you recommend for backup?
What hardware do you suggest for backup storage?
What other steps (burning CD's or DVD's?) do you recommend?
Thank you for your considerate advice...

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