Thread: Lets talk backing up...........again.
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Old 12-12-2009, 07:40 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by desertgrandma View Post
... Both online back up services, and external drives have their pros and cons.

If I go online, I'm trusting someone else to save my data ...
If you do go with an online service, make sure it's with an established and reputable company. You don't want to store all your files online only to wake up one morning and find that the service has been discontinued. That's why I went with Hewlett-Packard's Upline service. I know Hewlett-Packard is a respected and established company that can be trusted to keep my data safe for years to come.

Oh, wait ... I just remembered: HP discontinued the HP Upline service on March 31, 2009.

Never mind.

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Originally Posted by desertgrandma View Post
... Leaning more and more towards an external hard drive ...
Could be your best bet.

Perhaps you could arrange with a trusted associate to store your most important files elsewhere. I've thought about doing that, but it seems like it would be a real pain in the patootie.
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