thereafter continue to use the external as a backup for your DATA. Never a good idea to have the only source of something in one place...especially a computer hard drive.
How much DATA do you have to backup ?
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Hello...
My computer is running on its last breath and before it dies, I would like to get an external hard drive to backup my photos, music and other files. This may seem like a simple question, but once I save everything on the external hard drive, will I be able to download these files back to my NEW computer?
Thanks for your help!

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