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Maxtor Storage/Backup Software
Product/Link:
Maxtor External Hard Drive/Retrospect Backup
Synopsis: The combination of Dantz Retrospect software and the Maxtor drive provide you with a very easy backup solution.
Requirements: USB or Firewire port, CD-ROM drive. See Website for specific Mac/Win operating system requirements.
Price: Around $200.00 for the drive and $80.00 for full version of software.
Rating: My Maxtor/Retrospect is set to automatically backup any new or changed files on a daily basis. During the ten minutes it takes to finish the job I'm usually having lunch.
Comment:
At the beginning of every Pocket Newsletter we recommend you backup all your files. It's a well known fact that hard drives eventually breakdown. Please don't take a chance on losing all your important files. Read on to see just how simple and automatic you can make the backup process.
Fits nicely on a Dell.
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Because internal hard drives are so huge now you really need another hard drive to be able to backup everything. That's why I recommend the Maxtor external hard drive. They have drives that range in size from 40GB to 250GB. I went with the 120GB. How big is that? Well it's big enough to hold: 120,000 digital photos or 120 hours of MPEG video or 9 hours of DV video or 30,000 MP3 files. Big.
I purchased my drive over a year ago, before they had their "One-Touch" drives. It was also before they included an "Express" version of Retrospect backup software with each purchase. So my experiences relate to using the full version of Retrospect.
How does it all play out? You shell out your $200.00 and bring home the Maxtor. You plug it into a USB port if you're using Windows like I am. You pop in the CD installation disc and follow the directions. Couldn't be easier.
Now this is where what you do and what I did may differ. I purchased the full version of
Dantz's Retrospect backup software for over $80.00. You may not need it if you find the Express version adequate.
Automated backups let you forget about it. (Retrospect screen shot)
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First, I used the software to copy all the files on my hard drive. I don't want to be worrying about which files I need and don't need. This way I know I've got them all. This took over an hour but it's a one-time chore. Next, I set the software to automatically backup any new files or older files that have been changed. I set a daily 1PM start time - while I'm having lunch. Because I run it daily it only takes about 10 minutes to complete the backup.
So that's it. I suggest you try it and stop worrying about those files of yours.
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