“Can I backup a Windows 8.1 computer and XP computer on one external hard drive? We have two computers, Win 8.1 and XP. Can both computers be backed up on one external hard drive?”

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• y-Yes, but you should make separate folders.

  Answered by josk41 10 years ago

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• Backups can be stored on external drives. Just make sure you have a bootable recovery disc made as your PC may not be able to boot from an external USB drive directly

  Answered by Bear 10 years ago

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• You can back up any number and type of computers on this drive, mixing and matching as you please. You probably won't be able to back up a "Boot Image" from more than one computer though.

  Answered by PNYWORKS 10 years ago

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• Depending on the size of the hard drive, yes.

  Answered by LittleLondon 10 years ago

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• As long as the storage drive is large enough to hold all the files you wish to back up between two computers it would be fine, both could use either fat or ntfs for backing up files which is supporting across Win XP to Win 8.1.

  Answered by awillson 10 years ago

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• YES !!! will work with any PC accepting USB connected drives ... nothing to do with the OS version

  Answered by denisl 10 years ago

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• Yes but it depends on what you are using for a backup solution. Windows 7 integrate backup is incompatible with your plan. Acronis Home Edition (and other free programs) work just fine.

  Answered by DaveFromErie 10 years ago

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• I would partition the external hard drive first. If both computers used drive spaces fit, it should work out.

  Answered by topvalue 10 years ago

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• Yes, Windows backup software & third party software will create different files on the drive for the backups as long as there is available space on the drive.

  Answered by ITtech 10 years ago

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• they can be backuped up in the HD. i believe that the HD comes with a software that you can program your backups and save them in the HD

  Answered by r2d2 10 years ago

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