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I plan on moving all of my data onto my second HDD so that when I do a
reinstall my data will be untouched, is this possible? Or will Vista
reformat it and I'll have to reinitialize it, etc.
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Snowee
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"Snowee" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] >
> I plan on moving all of my data onto my second HDD so that when I do a
> reinstall my data will be untouched, is this possible? Or will Vista
> reformat it and I'll have to reinitialize it, etc.
>
>
> --
> Snowee
Vista will leave the second drive untouched. Go ahead and move all of your
data to it..
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Moving your data to a second hard drive is an excellent way of backing up
your data. When you come to re-install Vista the second drive will remain
untouched and will not be formatted, unless you decide to manually format it
yourself, of course.
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Windows XP Associate Expert
Windows Desktop Experience
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"Snowee" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] >
> I plan on moving all of my data onto my second HDD so that when I do a
> reinstall my data will be untouched, is this possible? Or will Vista
> reformat it and I'll have to reinitialize it, etc.
>
>
> --
> Snowee
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Moving your data to a second hard drive doesn't back up anything. Make
sure to back up anything you value as you always should do, preferably to an
external source.
"John Barnett MVP" <freelance[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:emR8KGWXJHA.4380[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Moving your data to a second hard drive is an excellent way of backing up > your data. When you come to re-install Vista the second drive will remain > untouched and will not be formatted, unless you decide to manually format > it yourself, of course. > > -- > > -- > John Barnett MVP > Windows XP Associate Expert > Windows Desktop Experience > > Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org> Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org> Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com> > The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any > kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, > reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable > for > any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of > the > use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this > mail/post.. > > > "Snowee" <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> wrote in message > news:537f7ace3cac18e15a7fc63b0c052345[ at ]nntp-gateway.com... >> >> I plan on moving all of my data onto my second HDD so that when I do a >> reinstall my data will be untouched, is this possible? Or will Vista >> reformat it and I'll have to reinitialize it, etc. >> >> >> -- >> Snowee > |
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Rather strange statement - "Moving your data to a second hard drive
doesn't back up anything"
"John Barnes" <jbfoofy[ at ]nomailemail.com> wrote in message
news:%23cxK$2XXJHA.552[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Moving your data to a second hard drive doesn't back up anything. Make
> sure to back up anything you value as you always should do, preferably
> to an external source.
>
> "John Barnett MVP" <freelance[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:emR8KGWXJHA.4380[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Moving your data to a second hard drive is an excellent way of backing
>> up your data. When you come to re-install Vista the second drive will
>> remain untouched and will not be formatted, unless you decide to
>> manually format it yourself, of course.
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:34:25 +1000, "Sunny" <wombathouse[ at ]yahoo.com.au>
wrote:
[Quoted Text] >Rather strange statement - "Moving your data to a second hard drive
>doesn't back up anything"
Barnes was puffing up his purist chest and - albeit in a less than
effective way - was emphasizing that backing up to anything other than
external media isn't really backing up.
He is, of course, fulla crap - PURIST crap.
>"John Barnes" <jbfoofy[ at ]nomailemail.com> wrote in message
>news:%23cxK$2XXJHA.552[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Moving your data to a second hard drive doesn't back up anything. Make
>> sure to back up anything you value as you always should do, preferably
>> to an external source.
>>
>> "John Barnett MVP" <freelance[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:emR8KGWXJHA.4380[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Moving your data to a second hard drive is an excellent way of backing
>>> up your data. When you come to re-install Vista the second drive will
>>> remain untouched and will not be formatted, unless you decide to
>>> manually format it yourself, of course.
>
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If you move something the original is deleted. You still have only ONE copy
of the file. You do NOT have an emergency backup.
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Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience
"Sunny" <wombathouse[ at ]yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23pSk$XbXJHA.5980[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Rather strange statement - "Moving your data to a second hard drive
> doesn't back up anything"
>
> "John Barnes" <jbfoofy[ at ]nomailemail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23cxK$2XXJHA.552[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Moving your data to a second hard drive doesn't back up anything. Make
>> sure to back up anything you value as you always should do, preferably to
>> an external source.
>>
>> "John Barnett MVP" <freelance[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:emR8KGWXJHA.4380[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Moving your data to a second hard drive is an excellent way of backing
>>> up your data. When you come to re-install Vista the second drive will
>>> remain untouched and will not be formatted, unless you decide to
>>> manually format it yourself, of course.
>
>
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On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:43:38 -0500, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote:
[Quoted Text] >If you move something the original is deleted. You still have only ONE copy
>of the file. You do NOT have an emergency backup.
Hmmm... that TOO!
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"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23bmPQgcXJHA.5980[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > If you move something the original is deleted. You still have only ONE
> copy of the file. You do NOT have an emergency backup.
>
>
Agreed with above, moving deletes original files.
What you should do in my opinion is make a second partition on the boot
drive and give it a volume name like data.
Then move all your data to the new partition.
Now you should run regular backups from your Data partition to your second
hard disk, which should be an external drive.
This means an O/S re-install will not disturb your data and you also have it
backed up.
Regards,
Graham.....
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And your planet is? As explained by Richard Urban, MOVING deletes the
original file entry leaving only one copy which violates the definition of
backup. Computer Science. A copy of a program or file that is
stored separately from the original.
"Eddie Hyde" <edward[ at ]misterhyde.net> wrote in message
news:f5g9k41m3itqre2tt2c4s1nk5b18ua8l20[ at ]4ax.com...
[Quoted Text] > On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:34:25 +1000, "Sunny" <wombathouse[ at ]yahoo.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>>Rather strange statement - "Moving your data to a second hard drive
>>doesn't back up anything"
>
> Barnes was puffing up his purist chest and - albeit in a less than
> effective way - was emphasizing that backing up to anything other than
> external media isn't really backing up.
>
> He is, of course, fulla crap - PURIST crap.
>
>>"John Barnes" <jbfoofy[ at ]nomailemail.com> wrote in message
>>news:%23cxK$2XXJHA.552[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Moving your data to a second hard drive doesn't back up anything. Make
>>> sure to back up anything you value as you always should do, preferably
>>> to an external source.
>>>
>>> "John Barnett MVP" <freelance[ at ]invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:emR8KGWXJHA.4380[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Moving your data to a second hard drive is an excellent way of backing
>>>> up your data. When you come to re-install Vista the second drive will
>>>> remain untouched and will not be formatted, unless you decide to
>>>> manually format it yourself, of course.
>>
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