Thank you to all the guys who have responded to my post. I don't know what other software to install on the drive - where do I get it from? I am not technically minded but not stupid either so be gentle with me please. Di "DiMa" <sascar@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message news:47ad27a9$1_1@news.chariot.net.au... > Hi all, > > Does anyone know if there is a support group for the above. > > I have not been able to master it as yet and need some help. Senior > moments are always getting in the way and I end up getting the backup fail > notice. > > Thanks, > Di >

Does you computer recognise that there is a drive attached when you plug it in? If it does press F1 when at the desktop, do a search on backup and read how to use Windows backup to backup to the drive But frankly I have never backed anything up in 19 years of using computers - I keep a copy of everything important in the native format that it was created in and then in an exported format of some sort plus a lot of my important stuff is on websites - so that if I have to I can recreate my files all over again very easily - backups only work while you have the program that you used to backup. I generally have a major rebuild every 2 years, with minor reformats in between and I have never lost anything important - sometimes I forget minor stuff that doesnt matter but I have had some files since Windows 3.1 and they are still readable. If the had been backed up files I wouldnt be able to access them by now. If you copy stuff you can compress into a zip file - right click, sent to zip (compressed) file. copy to Maxtor. Or use Windows Explorer to copy and paste to the Maxtor drive. -- Helen Castle Narangba New preferred email helenlcastle@yahoo.com.au (added a letter 'l' and a ".au") have a look at our escapades at http://newspapertranscripts.spaces.live.com/ "DiMa" <sascar@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message news:47ad9cd9$1_2@news.chariot.net.au... > Thank you to all the guys who have responded to my post. > > I don't know what other software to install on the drive - where do I get > it from? > I am not technically minded but not stupid either so be gentle with me > please. > > Di > "DiMa" <sascar@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message > news:47ad27a9$1_1@news.chariot.net.au... >> Hi all, >> >> Does anyone know if there is a support group for the above. >> >> I have not been able to master it as yet and need some help. Senior >> moments are always getting in the way and I end up getting the backup >> fail notice. >> >> Thanks, >> Di >> > >

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:44:10 +1000, "Helen Castle" <helenlcastle@yahoo.com.au> wrote: >Does you computer recognise that there is a drive attached when you plug it >in? My external, and several flash drives are connected through USB hubs. Any connect or change is recogniaed immediately. > >But frankly I have never backed anything up in 19 years of using computers - >I keep a copy of everything important in the native format that it was >created in and then in an exported format of some sort plus a lot of my >important stuff is on websites - so that if I have to I can recreate my >files all over again very easily - backups only work while you have the >program that you used to backup. I can't agree. Back up data (not programs) by copying folders to the external; I usually also copy to CDs and flash drives. >Or use Windows Explorer to copy and paste to the Maxtor drive. I started with Norton Commander to manage files because it showed dual panes. For years I have used WinNC by Dunes MultiMedia, which is exactly what Norton Commander would be if it still existed. I have not used a Windows File Manager since 1986. But I don't use online storage - security always seems to be an issue. Different strokes work for different folks. Hugh