I am a newbie. How do I back up my PC and transfer all files on the 128 GB (plenty of storage) flash drive ? What are the prompts ?
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Usually you don't need to back up your entire HDD, just the data and usually just the My Documents folder. And perhaps some other areas that you save data to. You can either use a backup program or just plug it in and copy/paste like you would any other location on your PC, you can also keep the flash drive plugged in and share it on your network as network storage.
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A flash drive usually means an USB flash drive, but an USB's capacity is not big enough for backing-up. I'd recommend an external HDD (hard disk drive), for example I have this one: Western Digital My Book Essential 500 GB USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAF5000EBK-NESN. I backup my documents, pictures to it, and it's also great for storing films, tv-shows, music etc.
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Initial setup should be done by connecting to your PC. Once that is complete you can use it as a 'normal' external hard drive.
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It should work either way. I even used a 64gb flash usb drive for a little while when my hard drive burnt up.
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I've been using 120gb with another 120gb as extra storage. I therefore think 500gb is ample, especially if you can always get external storage later for backup. I run windows8.1.
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From my expreience with the hard drive, it does not back up operating systems. I have just backed up my computer this morning in response to this question and could not find the option (granted, i have a 350gb drive--not the 500--being that the two might have different abilities (I highly doubt it)).
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I just got one of these to back up the data on my Win8 laptop. It's as slow as MUD. I connected an external hard drive to the SAME USB port, and it was FAR faster. Avoid at all cost.I'd suggest this as the best alternative (get the 64GB for $50 rather than the 32GB for $45): Mushkin Ventura Pro 64 GB Flash Drive. It is USB3 but works very well on USB2 (and it's fast there too). One Xbox 360 user said it works perfectly (read the comments). Here's the link: Mushkin Ventura Pro 64 GB Flash Drive - MKNUFDVP64GB (Black)
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sorry it took so long to respond...try going to computer and then click on usb storage device
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will I loose all my data that is already on the 4GB, or is this an additional drive? I tried to use the Seagate 1TB external Computer drive, but it wouldn't work.
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Thanks, I'll look into how that is done. Also, can a flashdrive handle a program this large or only just files?
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Simple usb connection is all it takes. Select the correct connection and open folders, Just about like using an external drive on your comp. Sorry I do not even know where i put it anymore.
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I plugged my 128GB drive and also see only 119 GB. I am running FAT32 on Win 7 and got the same amount. Tried formatting in NTFS?
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I used an mSATA Bullet Proof 4 Solid State Drive 128gb purchased also on Amazon. I run my OS and programs from it while using the conventional drive for storage. Both operate concurrently.
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I can't either! (make the NTI Back Up Now software work). I'm not very technologically savvy, so maybe I'm doing something wrong. Next, I tried backing up files using the Windows (I think) software that's already on my (Toshiba, with Vista) computer, because I was about to ship my computer and didn't want to risk losing files in transit. I thought I had backed up the photographs and documents that I deemed essential, but when I checked the drive to see if my files were on it, it is empty. I can't find any user manual for this on the web. Maybe it's the fault of Vista. Any suggestions?
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Your could do if the Flash drive is big enough. Personally I use an external hard drive to back up data. and just use the flash drives for portable data. If you want to back up more than just data [software/ settings] then you would need disc replicating software.
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I am using MyPCBackup which works fine and I have also used a Toshiba external drive for backup. The backup up and down loads very easily.
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Not unless you have IOMEGA zip disks you need to access. As others have said, it's old technology. You probably want a flash drive that is compatible with current computers.