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Exeternal hard drive auto-backup question

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jodrummersh   09-20-2009 at 12:29:33 AM

When an exeternal hard drive is set to auto-backup, does it do a "replace" style backup or an "add to" backup?

For example...when you plug it into a diff. computer, it's not going to replace the contents with the new computer info, is it?

thanks so much!!!

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Scott2009   09-20-2009 at 02:28:04 PM
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That totally depends on the software being used.

Are you using Windows Vista 'Complete PC Backup', Apple OS X 'Time Machine', or something else ? (Including Vista 'File Backup' and Windows OneCare Live Backup, etc).

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Scott2009   09-20-2009 at 02:31:50 PM
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Generally speaking (assuming Vista here) each PC it backs up will get put into a differnet subfolder (so long as they each have a different 'PC name').

Some 3rd party software likely works in a different way (ie: It may replace the backup store on the drive when used on a 'new' or 'different' PC).

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