Electronics

[Brooklynny]

@Nuttmeg, thanks for the info.  I prefer an external device, so I'll check out  Western and Toshiba.

[Venezia]

---

@Brooklynny wrote:

@Nuttmeg, thanks for the info.  I prefer an external device, so I'll check out  Western and Toshiba.

---

@Brooklynny - Good idea and remember, when you're done backing up your computer, to unplug the external drive.  That way, if anyone did hack into your computer and encrypt your files to hold your information "hostage", they can't also get to your info on the hard drive.  And you can restore your computer from that without paying a ransom!

If the hard drive is left attached, they can encrypt that as well.

[Brooklynny]

Thanks, Venezia.  Actually, I never leave anything connected or leave any device "on" when I'm not using it.  When I'm done working on my laptop, I always shut down.  IPad is shut off overnight, as well as my modem and cell phone.  I'd rather be overly cautious. There are too many horror stories out there about hacking, ransomware, spyware, etc.

[Nuttmeg]

---

@Venezia wrote:

---

@Brooklynny wrote:

@Nuttmeg, thanks for the info.  I prefer an external device, so I'll check out  Western and Toshiba.

---

@Brooklynny - Good idea and remember, when you're done backing up your computer, to unplug the external drive.  That way, if anyone did hack into your computer and encrypt your files to hold your information "hostage", they can't also get to your info on the hard drive.  And you can restore your computer from that without paying a ransom!

If the hard drive is left attached, they can encrypt that as well.

Very Smart Move.

---

[jackthebear]

---

@Nuttmeg wrote:

---

@Brooklynny wrote:

@joco728, I agree with you.  It couldn't have been easier to use.  I've been shopping around online to find the easiest device, but not being a technophile, it's a challenge to determine which one is the best for me.  I also think it's a bit odd that if you to search for what happened to clickfree, you don't get anything.  It's just disappeared.  Its parent company is Canadian, if I'm not mistaken, so I'm puzzled as to why there's no further information.

---

I use Carbonite, a cloud based backup service. This is a link to a review for 25 services. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/maintenance/tp/online_backup_services.02.htm

If you need a small amount of storage for files, there is a Google Drive, and it can be free. https://support.google.com/drive/?hl=en#topic=14940

You get unlimited storage for photos.

You can use a portable HD(hard drive) from Western Digital or Toshiba. You can find the drives on Amazon with a three year limited warranty. You will not miss these items with thousands of review. I usually buy a simple Amazon Basics case to protect the drive.

---

How do you like Carbonite?

it sounds great, but I like to keep my own back ups.

[Nuttmeg]

---

@jackthebear wrote:

---

@Nuttmeg wrote:

---

@Brooklynny wrote:

@joco728, I agree with you.  It couldn't have been easier to use.  I've been shopping around online to find the easiest device, but not being a technophile, it's a challenge to determine which one is the best for me.  I also think it's a bit odd that if you to search for what happened to clickfree, you don't get anything.  It's just disappeared.  Its parent company is Canadian, if I'm not mistaken, so I'm puzzled as to why there's no further information.

---

I use Carbonite, a cloud based backup service. This is a link to a review for 25 services. http://pcsupport.about.com/od/maintenance/tp/online_backup_services.02.htm

If you need a small amount of storage for files, there is a Google Drive, and it can be free. https://support.google.com/drive/?hl=en#topic=14940

You get unlimited storage for photos.

You can use a portable HD(hard drive) from Western Digital or Toshiba. You can find the drives on Amazon with a three year limited warranty. You will not miss these items with thousands of review. I usually buy a simple Amazon Basics case to protect the drive.

---

How do you like Carbonite?

it sounds great, but I like to keep my own back ups.

---

I like it.  I have used it for five years. It works and you can say set it and forget it. You can use a regular HD, as a second method of storage, so you have two copies. I have used Carbonite's software with Windows XP, 7, and 8.1.

If you do not have a large amount of data use Google storage as your second source.

[grams2]

I am not very tech savy so I called my son about the problem with my Clickfree since they installed Windows 10 on my computer in June. I tried to use the Clickfree today for the first time and it wouldn't work. So my son came over and had it working in less than 5 min. or less. He pushed the Windows key and the E key at the same time, then pluged the CF into the USB port and when the page opened on the left hand side you can see Clickfree so just click on it and it starts working. I thought maybe I would have to install a driver but he said the driver is still there. I went from Win 7 to 10 if that helps. Hope this helps everyone who is having trouble.