"John H." wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:50:54 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
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On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:07:37 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
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I have a 160 GB external hard disk to which I tried to back up my
documents
and settings using the Windows backup system.

After about a half hour, I get a message saying there's not enough
room
for
the backup, and that if the hard disk is FAT 32, the backup can be no
larger than 4 GB. So I checked, and sure enough, the external HD is
FAT
32.

Now what? I already have about 50 GB of stuff on the external HD that
I
don't want to lose by reformatting (if that's what's required).
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John H


When you get this working properly, where will the external hard drive
be
kept most of the time?

Same place.
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John H


Then, you are protecting yourself against only one type of catastrophe: A
computer hardware failure. Storing both drives in the same building means
that when the building burns to the ground, you lose everything. Got a
safe
deposit box at the bank, or is there another location where you could
store
one of the drives?


Good idea. I wouldn't store a drive anywhere else, but putting some data
on
CD's and into the safe deposit box is an idea I hadn't thought of.

Thanks.
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John H


You should "freshen" those, too, occasionally. They don't last forever.