2.5" External HDD Spring Fever

NTI Shadow

Toshiba bundles Shadow by NTI, which allows the user to backup and mirror selected system folders onto the external hard drive. You can do this manually or schedule automatic backups. It is also possible to specify how many older versions you want to keep before they're overwritten.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.