“I have no knowledge of using external back up so be patient with me. When I connect to laptop does it take all files and store them incase my computer is replaced. And when I upload to new computer will the data go to file folders automatically?”
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You can do a "backup" procedure through your Windows programs and the files will be compressed and copied over to the new backup drive which can then be "restored" to another computer or the same computer later through a restore process. But in order to actually use the files, they have to be restored. Plenty of YouTube videos on this process available. That is the most technically prudent way to use this as a true backup in case of failures. HOWEVER, easiest way, and most useful everyday way is to simply "Copy and Paste" just like you would any file. Just go to the folders or directories you want to backup and use, highlight, right click, choose "copy", then go over to the external drive directory, right click, and choose "Paste". If you're backing up the entire computer, just go to the directory (usually your C Drive) that contains everything and "Copy and Paste" to the external drive. The great thing about doing it this way is that you can carry the external drive wherever you go and plug it into any other computer and access all of your files and interact with them without having to do a "Restore". This is what photographers do in order to save space on their different systems and use the external drive to edit their photos on various computers. The other major difference (and benefit) to doing it the first way is that since the process compresses all of the files, you are able to save a ton of space on the external hard drive and can backup a lot more data than doing a "Copy and Paste" process. Hope this info helps.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.When you plug it in, it will be available on your computer as another storage device in My Computer/ This PC on Windows. To have files on here you must drag and drop the ones you want to save into it. If you want automatic backup use the software that comes on the drive. After installation, the program will run you through the process.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The automatic backup will only download the files that you specify. You can transfer files to a new pc and yes it will save in folder format you used for transfer.
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