Best backup practices and recovering lost data.
Backup and Recovery
How can I create a local backup solution with Network Attached Storage?
Episode 945
Richard from
Leo says that while a local, centralized backup solution via network attached storage (NAS) is a great idea, it shouldn't take the place of off site options. NAS is a good idea though and using something like Netgear's ReadyNAS or the Synology Diskstation is a good, solid option. He recommends getting one with three or more disks that supports RAID 5.
Is there any off-site backup solution that will work with an old G5 PowerPC Mac? (Part 2)
Episode 944
Diane from
How can I delete all the photos from my iPad?
Episode 944
Fred from
Fred imported all the photos from his iPad to his laptop, and now wants to delete the photos from the iPad. Leo says to reconnect it to his laptop, go to the iPad settings of iTunes and uncheck photos. Then resync. It'll delete all the images on the iPad. Make sure to turn off Photostream settings as well. Leo also advises encrypting the photo folder so iTunes can't read it.
How should I backup my Android phone?
Episode 944
Michael from
Android phones backup a lot of stuff automatically through Google. GPlus will also do automatic backups as he takes pictures. He can also use Dropbox with their app.
Did my hard drive backup file get overwritten?
Episode 942
Grant is replacing a hard drive and he's trying to restore his backup to a new drive. He only sees one backup, though. Does that mean the file got overwritten by the newer one? Leo says it's likely that all of his backups are in that one file, and that it was an incremental upgrade. So he could restore from various backups from that one "blob" file.
How can I image my hard drives?
Episode 942
Manny from
There are a few options for this:
What's the best backup solution?
Episode 941
Edgar has been keeping a laptop alive until he can get a new laptop. He's been backing up using Carbonite and also images his hard drive with Acronis True Image. Leo says it's a great idea to have multiple back ups and using Carbonite off site along with an image is ideal.
What's the best backup solution?
Episode 940
Tony from
Tony works for a security firm and he wants to mirror the data of a hard drive onto a RAID. Leo says the first thing Tony should do is clone the drive since it's a very important drive to his job. Drive's will eventually die, so it's vital for Tony, or anyone for that matter, to clone the drive to back it up. Hard drives usually come with utilities for this purpose. EaseUS has a great imaging utility for that. Once that's done, save the original drive in a safe place and then use the cloned drive moving forward.
How to make backup system discs on an Ultrabook?
Episode 938
Sandra got a new notebook and she wants to make her recovery discs. But it's an ultra book. How can she? Leo says use a USB Key. That's better anyway. They're not very expensive. You can boot to it. But if that's too big, then he advises an external hard drive.
What is the best way to install a new SSD to my laptop?
Episode 937
Steve is buying a laptop, but is thinking about replacing the hard drive it with an SSD.
