I have a Sony Viao VGC-RB50 computer it was bought as a floor model from Staples, all of the documents are under Staples name.I bought a system recovery disk. It says to backup my data so it won't be lost. I don't know how to do this, so i called Sony support and they said they didn't recommend that. I believe i only need to recover my (C) drive. I don't want to lose my stuff on my computer because i don't know of anyway to keep it. Is it a wrong thing to do to try and backup my data, and can it be dangerous to my computer. If it is safe to backup my data can you tell me how and also what part of the recovery i should do. Please give me the right info. This is a good place for information and i have recieved alot of good info. I wish i could pick everyone for a best answer because a lot of people try and help. Thanks
Jack
Before you do anything, set a restore point. This is under the system tools option on the all programs under start menu.
start menu/system tools/restore point
After you have set a restore point, then start messing with the system so that way if you mess it up you can simply restore it to the way it was before you started messing with it.
As far as backing up data, I am not sure what you are trying to do. What are you using the machine for? If you are trying to restore the hard drive so you can see what was on there, there are mulitiple tools on the internet to help you to accomplish that.
The only reason you would need to back up your data is if you are in a situation where you are working on something and collecting information for it or if you have company information that you need to have for your business. As a regular practice if you have business stuff you should back it up once a week. But if you aren't doing anything that needs to be saved for long periods of time then backing up your date would be a waste of time.
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Dont get in over your head! First off, give us an example of what you mean by under staples name!
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You can buy either an external hard drive if you have like 20+ GB of stuff or if you only have around 1GB of stuff get a thumbdrive at staples
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Before you do anything, set a restore point. This is under the system tools option on the all programs under start menu.
start menu/system tools/restore point
After you have set a restore point, then start messing with the system so that way if you mess it up you can simply restore it to the way it was before you started messing with it.
As far as backing up data, I am not sure what you are trying to do. What are you using the machine for? If you are trying to restore the hard drive so you can see what was on there, there are mulitiple tools on the internet to help you to accomplish that.
The only reason you would need to back up your data is if you are in a situation where you are working on something and collecting information for it or if you have company information that you need to have for your business. As a regular practice if you have business stuff you should back it up once a week. But if you aren't doing anything that needs to be saved for long periods of time then backing up your date would be a waste of time.
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It is NEVER wrong to want to backup your information from your computer! I don't know why Sony wouldn't recommend backing up your files before a re-install, unless you had some very bad viruses in your files. But even if you did you could always scan them out after the re-install.
The type of solution that is best for you really depends on how much information you are looking to backup. You should gather all the files that you want to backup and put them in a folder on your desktop called backup so that you can tell how much Hard Drive space they take up. If it is less than 2GB then you should try using a CD-burner or a free online backup site like Grounds of data. I use grounds of data because they have an easy to use interface on their homepage.
If you have more than 2GB then I would recommend getting an external hard drive to do the backup, unless you have a dvd-burner so that you can burn up to 4GB on a DVD-R disc.
Although the online storage sites do offer up to 40TB worth of backup, not like any of us would ever need to backup that much.
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http://www.groundsofdata.com