Currently I backup by copying my most useful data to DVDs (mydocs/desktop etc) but it occured to me that if my HDD does fail I will still have to go through the work of installing Windows, all other programs, customising them, setting email client etc so I thought it would be worth investing in another HDD and mirroring my current one to that so I could just swap them over in the event of HDD failure.
Which is the best way to do this? Buy another oem drive (320gb 7200.10) and use something like True Image? Does WinXP Pro have HDD cloning software? Could I use Linux (dd?)?
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I take really good care of my OS's, and I don't install any toolbars or themes or mini apps any rubbish like that. But they always still eventually get bogged down.. Things like installing a game thats uninstall doesn't work, and I end up having to deleting it manually which leaves stuff in the registry etc.. So basically, I like to keep my data backed up, but do a fresh OS install every few years (or less).
