Wondering what you recommend for data storage... Are you putting everything on a cloud, external drive, etc? Data storage is going to be gone quick!
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I purchased a separate dvd drive happens to be by Asus and was only thirty buck. Also, thumb drives are ten dollars or less for 16g
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Interesting -- email directed me to this answer box which said sign in and answer beneath it - so I did so and had an empty box and therefore redid -- now I see both of my responses. ??
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I purchased a peripheral dvd/cd drive which happens to be made by Asus for thirty dollars. Also, thumb drives are pretty inexpensive and I also have a 2 terabyte back up drive. This unit is fast and remember text files are relatively small. It's the programs, pics and vids that eat up the storage for me.
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I wish I knew. I know cars!! If my computer were a car I could make it sing!!! I just went with the 2TB to make sure I could back up everything; including the o/sys. Sorry. I guess in my gut I felt that the C-2 was what I needed.
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The best answer will depend on many additional factors (types of files, avg file size, expected growth, etc). To make it simpler, how large are the hard drives on all of your home computer(s) and how full are they? If you've got less than 500GB of total data, then I'd say that the 1TB drive should be fine. This is an extremely general answer because you probably won't want to back up a good portion of the data on your drives (system files, temp files, installed apps, etc).
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I agree with C. Perry. This is an ideal solution for small businesses. And like Perry, I've just gotten into streaming music and videos, and the CPU power is definitely not a problem. You might consider the merit of adding a 2nd 1Tb harddrive so you can have redundant data (for the shared folders, not for the backup database -- the backup database doesn't copy to the 2nd drive). Now, all my shared folders are automatically copied onto a 2nd harddrive, so if I experience a single hard drive failure, I'm still okay. I'd suggest not installing any apps on the server, though -- the less you install, the better. I agree with C. Perry. This is an ideal solution for small businesses. And like Perry, I've just gotten into streaming music and videos, and the CPU power is definitely not a problem. You might consider the merit of adding a 2nd 1Tb harddrive so you can have redundant data (for the shared folders, not for the backup database -- the backup database doesn't copy to the 2nd drive). Now, all my shared folders are automatically copied onto a 2nd harddrive, so if I experience a single hard drive failure, I'm still okay. I'd suggest not installing any apps on the server, though -- the less you... » Read More I agree with C. Perry. This is an ideal solution for small businesses. And like Perry, I've just gotten into streaming music and videos, and the CPU power is definitely not a problem. You might consider the merit of adding a 2nd 1Tb harddrive so you can have redundant data (for the shared folders, not for the backup database -- the backup database doesn't copy to the 2nd drive). Now, all my shared folders are automatically copied onto a 2nd harddrive, so if I experience a single hard drive failure, I'm still okay. I'd suggest not installing any apps on the server, though -- the less you install, the better. « Show Less
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Sorry I can't be of any help regarding your question as I have not found storage to be a problem.
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You can download most software now or buy an external dr for about 50$. Not putting in the drive cuts down the weight and the price.
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Though there is no internal drive, I used an external drive to transfer data back and forth with no issue. I made a conscious choose choice for lightweight portability over a drive, since I already had an external drive.
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You can..bit you will be better of if you install windows and your most common used applications either on an internal SSD (best option) or an external flash drive. The system will be faster this way, and you can use your external 2TB for storing everything else.
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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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I use a Mac mostly and I never back up to the cloud. Whenever I used a windows machine with it there was also no cloud backup.
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At this moment I am pulling data off an external USB drive that appeared to be totally dead. Clack, click, whiirrrrrrrr and never came online.I froze it. Not kidding:http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/Mine works for about 1/2hr until the drive warms up again, then back into the freezer. Given this scenario it makes sense to know what is critical, get it first, and get the non-essential stuff later. All my important stuff is already recovered and now I'm copying over 40GB of "nice to have" stuff.As soon as this process is over I'm going to improve my backup scenario! At this moment I am pulling data off an external USB drive that appeared to be totally dead. Clack, click, whiirrrrrrrr and never came online.I froze it. Not kidding:http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/Mine works for about 1/2hr until the drive warms up again, then back into the freezer. Given this scenario it makes sense to know what is critical, get it first, and get the non-essential stuff later. All my important stuff is already recovered and now I'm copying over 40GB of "nice to have"... » Read More At this moment I am pulling data off an external USB drive that appeared to be totally dead. Clack, click, whiirrrrrrrr and never came online.I froze it. Not kidding:http://www.emergingtechs.com/posts/put-your-hard-drive-in-the-freezer-to-recover-data/Mine works for about 1/2hr until the drive warms up again, then back into the freezer. Given this scenario it makes sense to know what is critical, get it first, and get the non-essential stuff later. All my important stuff is already recovered and now I'm copying over 40GB of "nice to have" stuff.As soon as this process is over I'm going to improve my backup scenario! « Show Less
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Wow, at 2terrabyte why is that even an issue?? I have no idea.. Just use a huge external hard drive and it should be almost limitless. All I know is that 2tb seems like plenty, at least for me. In four years of many photos, I didn't even fill 250gig on my laptop that was my main computer at the time. I do like this all in one, tho it isn't quite as fast as I had hoped it would be. And I prefer the Windows seven side to the childish eight side. Love the large screen. Overall..I would recommend it..the storage should be plenty especially for a home computer.
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Yes, great for that purpose. Just remember to back up your files regularly :)
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Storage Spaces is not friendly if you have any disk errors in the future. I'd go with StableBit DrivePool myself. That's what I ordered this card for.
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I would buy a large external drive. The is much faster than standard hard drives
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I bought a Seagate 1tB about two years ago. I've had to have it replaces twice already and I'm looking for a third replacement. I still have a 150Gb WD drive that I bought nearly a decade ago. In my experience, I would go with the WD... I'm about to buy this one.
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You need to format the drive before use. So if you have some files on it, you will lose that. Beware!!!!!