1.5TB external HD - partitioning?
I have just bought a 1.5TB external hard drive that I intend to use to store the contents of my hard drive(s) as backups for when the inevitable HD failure occurs.
I have a device that will accept hard drives, and I want to 'archive' the contents (data) as well as cloning my current hard drive including the Operating System and installed programmes (if possible) so that I can, if necessary, install a new HD and retain my Operating System settings.
My question is:-
Should I partition the 1.5TB so that I can have various locations for the various backups? If so, what software is recommended (ie Windows Vista)?
I think I still have a machine using XP, and, somewhere (not sure that I can find it after all these years) I've got a ten-year-old Partition Magic (which might not work with Vista).
That's all, folks (for now, at least).
If this topic has already been covered, please refer me to the thread.