RW> RW>> The only way to make a truely safe backup is to save it on a HD or   
   RW> RW>> USB flash drive. A USB flash drive can lose files to if you don't   
   RW> RW>> use the USB 'release' feature in windoz...   
      
   RW> TW> I do Both for the Wifes machine. I use xcopy in a batch file to   
   RW> TW> automate the data back up to both the second Hard Drive and an   
      
   RW>I have partitioned my 300gbte HDD into 5 sections. C:, D:, E:, F: and   
   RW>G:...The only 'bootable' partition is the C: drive and the D: drive is the   
   RW>system backup...E: is used for DOS apps and Fidonet only, while F: and G:   
   RW>have files, JPGs and programs that I don't want on the OS drive, C:...   
      
   that can be a disaster if the Hard Drive itale3f dies. I coasted along   
   with a multipartition system until I had the Dhard drive take a sdump.   
   Now I use a seperate hard drive for the backup and another one for the   
   "Clone" of the boot Drive   
      
   RW> TW> Internal Flash Drive, the usb card I installed also had an interanl   
   RW> TW> USB port on it   
      
   RW>That's cool. I just bought a PNY 8g flashdrive and it has a feature that   
   RW>will allow a bootable system to be installed on it. I've been wanting to   
   RW>do that for ages. Then you don't have to have an OS on your desktop, just   
   RW>plugin the flashdrive.   
      
   I played with a bootable Puppy Linux USB Flash Drive for a while. Worked   
   pretty good except printer drivers can be a problem when moving from   
   machine to machine.   
   What is even nicer is portable applications on a Flash Drive when   
   borrowing someone elses Computer.   
      
      
      
      
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