Backup

Which is the most suitable medium for long-term backup storage? As in 10+ years of very reliable storage with little chance of data loss. I need to back up mostly media files, videos being the bulk of it (some hundreds of gigabytes). I would use it for doing backup operations once every few...

Currently waiting on a new M.2 SSD to arrive and I just need to know how to properly use the image of the SSD. The SSD has Windows 10, programs, settings, a game or two, and some mods. I used Macrium Reflect to make the image and it's stored on one of my hard drives.

Hello, I just got my NAS complete and hopefully will run for more than a day before going offline like last time. Specs: Intel Pentium N3530 Quad Core 8gb DDR3 HP S700 120GB SATA III SSD set as Windows Storage share because I couldn't figure out how to make it a cache drive for the HDD. Seagate...

Ok, so I just recently bought a new portable hard drive (WD Elements), since my previous external hard drive failed. To prevent stuff like that I would like to backup my data regularly. Do you guys recommend any software, or online clouds that are free and easy to use?

I'm wanting to get a UPS to provide clean power and backup power to my new gaming PC that I will be building soon. I have looked online at power supply calculators and seen that my new gaming PC will use about 600 - 700 watts at full load, I also want to factor in my five monitors and speakers...

First I would like to say that this website and forums are awesome. You all have so much knowledge that you are willing to share. With your help I was able build a computer while blowing right past my budget by thousands.... I had a old HP PC and was going back to school. I already hated to even...

Hello, Windows 10 allows me to selet multiple internal and external drives for backup. After it backs up it's shown that it's backed up on the backup drive but file history only shows my C drive no other internal drives are visible in the file history. Is this the way it's intended for Windows...

Would there be any compatibility issues? My home UPS is 1500 va. Logically, I'm gonna connect my case and monitor to a power strip, which is connected to a power socket. In case of a power outage, power will be directly supplied from my home UPS. If a power strip would cause issues, what would...

Hello, I need someone who has an asrock x370 fatality gaming x and make a backup of the bios please send it to me, since my bios is brickeo and I need a backup because the one that is downloaded from the official page is not the same

I currently have around 12TB of data (pictures) spread across several external drives and one drive being in Raid 1 and I'm trying to clean the mess I've made now. So I recently purchased two 24TB G-RAID drives because I wanted to simplify how I store my pictures with the added redundancy...

I am building a new computer very soon, and have 2 things I want to accomplish: I would like to use an SSD (only) as the main drive, with everything on the SSD. This is an upgrade from the current HDD-only computer. I would like to not lose any data if the SSD fails. Cloning the SSD to a...

Hi there, I was attempting to perform a clean install of Windows 10 on a family member's computer, something I've done easily in the past. I was making sure to backup on the local files, using the family member's OneDrive account. Unfortunately, I didn't check to make sure the files backed up...

Hi Can it be dun ? I hate waiting for hole new back up's. Most of my storage space is video's. Can video's be compressed without damaging the original file's ? Can 3T bites of assorted video file formats be compressed to 1.5T bites or more like 2T bites ?

Long story short, I have a Windows 10 laptop where BitLocker was turned on with out my knowledge (again, long story) and now I cannot get into the OS. I do have a “recovery key id” but I guess I also need an additional “recovery key” which I cannot find right now. This is an older laptop that...

Hi, i backup a partition to an ssd and when i tried to recover the files it doesn't recognize the ssd.What is the problem? Regards, Mpampis

Hello all! I have an activated copy of Windows 10 on my main PC. However, I will be moving and will be without that computer for up to 2 months. I want to clone the OS (Win10 plus all my apps and settings) to a laptop in the meantime. There might be a bit of an overlap, meaning I would have...

Please help me i can't find a solution it's suicidal 😭 😭 note my desktop is running on windows 7(i don't use it much and it has not been updated since ages) I switched on my desktop after 5-6 months and found that my system was attacked by ransomware virus most of my files pictures documents...

Hi there, I am setting up a external backup drive for m laptop. I do not require a backup of the windows disk image, just a few folders. I am wondering if there is a function in windows or an app that will detect whenever the backup external drive is plugged in and compare the contents of the...

Firstly I apologize for my bad English. I am facing a problem. My keyboard and internet start lagging at the same time everyday. This happens everyday exactly at 14:43 and last till around 17:00.Sometimes this happens twice a day. First at around 11 and then again at 14:43. During this period...

Long story short. Seemingly at random my windows 10 PC decides to detect or not detect my WD 8TB shucked easystore white drive after either initial boot up or from sleep mode. Sometimes it does detect it, sometimes it does not. I'll restart the PC many times, sometimes it will take 5 or 10...

Hello I have a PC running Windows 7 SP1 and have been experiencing wildly varying USB transfer speeds to an external drive. I am using the same external drive attached to the same USB2 port and am copying the same file to the drive. Sometimes the transfer speed is 6MB/sec and on other...

I have a weird problem that I've been trying to solve for a long time. I am beginning to think there is something really wrong with my motherboard or something else. My budget setup is: Ryzen 5 2400G ASUS B350 TUF motherboard 2 x 8 gb Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 Seasonic 620W PSU Windows 10 Pro...

I ran the heaven benchmark on 1620 on the core and 1100 on the memory and in overwatch I was able to get the same speeds but in fortnite, in the lobby i get 1500-1600Mhz on the core but in an actual game i get 800-1000 with 45-70% util and temp never goes above 54C. Anyone have the same issue or...

Hello, I've been thinking about upgrading my PC for a while, but I can't decide if I should upgrade my CPU or my GPU. My current GPU is MSI 1070 Ti and current CPU Intel Core i7-7700. I was thinking about upgrading to RTX 2070 or upgrading CPU to i7-9700K. What would be a better choice?

building my first pc going to reuse my gtx 1060 for now just not sure what ram to buy out of these ? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/p6RFf7/corsair-memory-cmk16gx4m2b3200c16 https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/66zZxr/kingston-predator-16gb-2-x-8gb-ddr4-3200-memory-hx432c16pb3k216...

Hey im currently using Acer Aspire GX-781 PC and im wondering what motherboard im using. Can someone tell me how i can find it?

Hi, I have noticed that USB devices attached to the ports turn off and on several times while the PC is booting, but once the boot is completed they work normally. For example the USB ports work normally during the "press f12" splashscreen, then they turn on/off quickly 3 times, then they stop...

Hey all, I attempted my first build - https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/4xP3D2 - and everything powers up just fine. I can access Bios but anything after that all I see is a small RoG logo and then my monitor goes to a lit up black screen and stays that way. I managed to get a Windows boot...

Hello, i just purchased asus 960 and i would like it to overclock but i cant find nothing. All overclocks are for 2GB I would like to ask for a help please Greetings

Hey All, Just built my friend a new PC and for the first time, I'm running into a power issue. I am able to to flip the switch on the PSU and there seems to be power on the MOBO for a split second prior to shutting off. I have taken out every part (tried after each part removed) minus the...

I downloaded and merged the registry hack for bringing Windows Photo Viewer back on this W10 laptop, but it does NOT work...after I get the window saying the registry keys have been added successfully, I got to the settings/default apps and click on photos and Windows Photo Viewer STILL does not...

Hi to everyone on this forum i am kinda new here and i have an interesting problem kinda XD So I experience that my cpu core speed goes down while i play some a little more demanding games like DOOM, Witcher 3 and even games like CS GO/ Mortal Kombat X My temperatures are fine as far as i can...

So recently i decided to clean up my cables and so i unplugged everything including my router etc and now when i went to plug everything back in my router seems to be a bit different. It appears that the 2 lights presenting the 2 lan cables are blinking in sync im not sure if its supposed to be...

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Stock CPU Cooler Motherboard: MSI - X370 SLI PLUS ATX AM4 Motherboard Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: ASUS GTX...

Hi every one ! i have asus mg279q , but old monitor , i intend to upgrade msi optix mpg27cq , msi better than asus , thanks all

(i'm sorry for my broken english, i hope i manage to understand my problem) I recently bought new SSD. My Laptop randomly freeze, but i can move my cursor but all windows seemed not to respond. I opened my Task Manager and wait for freeze to see what cause it. My disk is on 100% but any task...

Hi, We need a remote dektop tool for our IT Department to use to provide technical support. It needs: - Chat feature - The client does not have to authorise the connection, and can't abort it. - Ideally it would have a mobile app. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Joe

My screen after turned on is black and computer beeps but nothing

I have a tricky scenario. I have an MSI Nighthawk case with a 200mm x 20mm fan on the side. It makes a little noise during operation I think it's getting old. I'd like to replace it if possible. The only 20mm thick fan I could find was the Aerocool one and the BitFenix one...

Ok so now i use the sennheiser g4me zero. And i use the asus xonar U3 DAC. Im not that happy with the sound anymore, ive had the DAC for a while now, i want a upgrade since the sound seems wierd at high bass sound. So im asking you if it is any reason to upgrade? I really wanna upgrade to the...