peak whale
I need help deciding what files to skip when they look like this. I've asked in the tech support channel and haven't gotten any consistent help. I'm backing up my C Drive, and am getting these notifications that pause the process, and I'm not sure whether or not to skip all current items. Thanks for putting in the effort to read this, =].
I forgot to post this one as well (I thought I posted it in the initial post, but, I posted a duplicate on accident), just for further understanding of the notification that is pausing my back up process.
hasty seal
Different people have different strategies, but my recommendation is to only back up the files that you personally care about. Things like precious irreplaceable family photos and videos, school reports, and work documents. You never want to lose, important health records or tax documents. Things like these.
There's no reason to waste your precious backup space with system files that either are useless or redundant
peak whale
There's no reason to waste your precious backup space with system files that eit...
I'm just going to make a bootable Windows USB Stick, install Windows on the Solid State Drive, transfer my current C Drive, and format the HDD. I think that will be easier.
hasty seal
Make sure that you have at least two copies of your important files at all times. If there's even a single millisecond of time where you only have a single copy of your files, that is a serious grave risk that you should not take.
When you transfer files from the old drive, also remember to only transfer files that you personally care about as an individual person. Those need to be reinstalled, they can't just be dragged over. The only things you should try to drag over should be videos, documents, desktop, icons, things like that
peak whale
Make sure that you have at least two copies of your important files at all times...
I understand what you're saying, but, in this server, that's not what I was told to do. Why wouldn't I be able to drag and drop? I don't mind transferring everything over, and just waiting until all of the transferrable files in the Drive are transferred.
hasty seal
You'll get a thousand different answers if you ask a thousand different people.
The files are trying to back up are completely useless to you and we'll do nothing but waste your time. The hiberfile and things like you screenshot it above, nobody here, no professional will ever tell you to back that up
You'll find that many things are impossible to transfer because they are system files
And even once you do transfer them you won't be able to do anything with them other than delete them.
If you try to put them in place on the new drive you'll cause corruption and have to reinstall your entire os again
peak whale
If you try to put them in place on the new drive you'll cause corruption and hav...
This is the only thing I am concerned about. How do I keep this from happening?
hasty seal
By only transferring files that you actually care about. And not trying to ever transfer a system file.
If it's not in your documents/desktop/videos/pictures/music folders or such, don't try to transfer it. Only take "user files". The system files cannot be simply dumped onto the new drive. That's going to cause you headaches
peak whale
By only transferring files that you actually care about. And not trying to ever ...
I'll try and keep this in mind.
peak whale
Can someone read this directory, and tell me what these files are/ if I should include them in my back up?
lunar idol
@peak whale if you wanna backup, create a .img if your harddisk
also @peak whale you only need to backup the users directory
hasty seal
Can someone read this directory, and tell me what these files are/ if I should i...
No, you don't need it, don't try to back up anything that is not inside your user folder is like Documents, Pictures,Videos,Desktop,Movies,etc
Only files that you actually care about as real true human person
peak whale
@lunar idol Why would I make a .img of my HDD. No one ever told me I could do that. I've been backing it up manually. I think I should just finish that process instead. @hasty seal I know, but, I am just being safe. I think some of my folders and files are in Folders outside of my User Folder, and I don't want to miss them.
lunar idol
<@941433256010727484> Why would I make a .img of my HDD. No one ever told me I c...
User data should NEVER be outside of ur user folder
hasty seal
It shouldn't, and you're not going to be able to use that IMG backup. That backup can only be used to restore the entire IMG at once, putting you right back to the broken state you have now.
If you want to back up something, back up files that you actually care about. Don't back up things like system files or game files that are going to have to be reinstalled anyway. all that does is waste your time and use up all your backup space
You say backing up manually like it's some arduous task, but all it is is dragging files from one disk to another. It takes like one click. It's not some Herculean massive task that's unaccomplishable
peak whale
Yeah, I didn't really find anything outside of there. It's difficult to sift through.
hasty seal
It's not really meant to be explored
peak whale
It's not really meant to be explored
That's what I'm being told from many different people. I am starting to reduce the amount of things I'm backing up.
Speaking of reducing backups, I don't need to back these up do I?
livid thunder
you dont need to backup perflogs
boreal forge
I need help deciding what files to skip when they look like this. I've asked in ...
You don't have to manually backup the whole C: drive, some system files can't be backed up this way. Only copy the stuff in your user folder (without the system-provided files such as ntuser.dat), and any other file that you added to that drive.
peak whale
You don't have to manually backup the whole C: drive, some system files can't be...
That's what I'm doing. I just run into the occasional uncertainty every now and then. I have concluded however, that I don't need that folder.
peak whale
you dont need to backup perflogs
Thank you, Eazy Black Greek, =].
hasty seal
Only save things you, as a real human person, would want.
livid thunder
np
peak whale
Only save things you, as a real human person, would want.
I am. This doesn't mean that I need to disregard the other files that I've procured. There's nothing wrong with me taking it slowly and being careful.
One of the applications I am considering whether or not to back up is a numeric to hexadecimal code converter. What is a numeric to hexadecimal converter?
hasty seal
If you have enough space, why don't you just save everything and be done?
If that program is something that you need to use, that you as a person care about personally, than yes, I think it meets my definition of something you should keep
If you've never used it in your life and have no plan to use it in the future, I don't see why you should bother, but that's fine enough if you want to keep it anyway. Don't let me stop you
peak whale
How do I solve this problem? My files won't transfer.
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lunar idol
How do I solve this problem? My files won't transfer.
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Did you pirate that?