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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 7:46 am
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nfc
 
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Originally Posted by Lehava
They should be a back up copy not your only copy. If you have data that critical have you considered getting something like a maxtor external drive to use as a backup site?
Another option is to use file synchronization tools to make sure that you always have a backup copy somewhere else. I've used two software apps successfully.

Microsoft has a PowerToy, available for free, that can be used to sync up things like flash drives with a laptop or desktop. Here's a white paper on SyncToy.
You can download the app at SyncToy Download.

Another product that I use for file synchronization while traveling is FolderShare. The nice thing is that it works for both Windows and OS X. It works behind the scenes and doesn't require as much user interaction as SyncToy. The downside is that to really use it's functionality you have to pay. Second possible downside is that it was just bought by Microsoft last week. Word on the street is MS intends to add FolderShare's technolgy into it's next generation Windows product.
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