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Back up laptop

  • 23-02-2020 8:27pm
    #1
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭


    My mam has an old laptop it does her fine , but it took a while , for it to start up , she is afraid of losing some of her documents etc if it was to stop working altogether , what’s the hardiest way to do this ( ideally without a USB key / to cloud ? ) any advice appreciated

    Thank you

    Paddy


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  • #2
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,999 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    If you are going to backup, you really can't do it without either a USB or the cloud.


  • #3
    El Tarangu
    Registered Users Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭El Tarangu


    What's the issue with the USB - does the computer not have a USB port?

    If it does have a USB port, just buy an external HDD (they are not very expensive, and come up on bargain alerts often enough). Depending on what version of windows you are running (I assume it's windows), just click on the start menu/windows icon and type 'backup' and, 'backup settings' should be one of first things that comes up. Plug in the HDD and windows will do the rest.

    You just need to do this every few weeks - windows will prompt you to do it. Just plug in the hdd and click on the prompt and it will back everything up for you.


  • #4
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Without an external drive (usb) or the cloud, you're really restricting yourself.

    I would recommend using OneDrive, from Microsoft. You get some free space with it, and you can set it to back up her documents folder at all times.

    You could manually back up her stuff onto a usb drive. You could have her email the documents to herself.


  • #5
    2012paddy2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭2012paddy2012


    MarkR wrote: »
    Without an external drive (usb) or the cloud, you're really restricting yourself.

    I would recommend using OneDrive, from Microsoft. You get some free space with it, and you can set it to back up her documents folder at all times.

    You could manually back up her stuff onto a usb drive. You could have her email the documents to herself.

    Yap one drive will do the trick ... I think , we now have another problem ! She tells me this evening the screen is not working ! But thinks laptop is booting up.
    I’m thinking , use my laptop screen hook up to her one with a hmdi maybe ... did it years ago ... was hoping if it was just the screen and her laptop is booting I could hopefully get her pics/ docs to one drive ... seeing what I’m at On her laptop through my laptop screen ...


    Can anyone say what settings to use on a windows laptop to get a “ second “ screen going ?

    Long shot .. you never know ... thks


  • #6
    shadydestroyer
    Site Banned Posts: 26 ✭shadydestroyer


    2012paddy2012 wrote: »
    Yap one drive will do the trick ... I think , we now have another problem ! She tells me this evening the screen is not working ! But thinks laptop is booting up.
    I’m thinking , use my laptop screen hook up to her one with a hmdi maybe ... did it years ago ... was hoping if it was just the screen and her laptop is booting I could hopefully get her pics/ docs to one drive ... seeing what I’m at On her laptop through my laptop screen ...


    Can anyone say what settings to use on a windows laptop to get a “ second “ screen going ?

    Long shot .. you never know ... thks

    Its usually FN key and one of the F1-F12 function keys. OneCloud works very well, If she has a ton of stuff a 64GB USB are less than 20 quid.


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  • #7
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Windows button and p button will bring up external display options.


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