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Data hosting query
« on: 17 March 2010, 16:32:57 »
Is there an internet site that I can use to temporarily hold data. My laptop is slowly dying and I need to transfer files over to another one. The CD has packed in and the pen drive is to small but I need this info. on another laptop.  :'(
Any ideas? :y
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Re: Data hosting query
« Reply #1 on: 17 March 2010, 16:50:31 »
issue with hosting is upload speeds, its going to take too long. Buy a cheap portable hard disk, and back your HD up to that.... use something like Ghost

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169797
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Re: Data hosting query
« Reply #2 on: 17 March 2010, 16:53:12 »
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issue with hosting is upload speeds, its going to take too long. Buy a cheap portable hard disk, and back your HD up to that.... use something like Ghost

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169797

Only need it hosting for an hour or so, laptop could be dead by the morning :'( :'(
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Re: Data hosting query
« Reply #3 on: 17 March 2010, 16:53:41 »
If its just data files you don't need to use ghost .. just copy them straight to an exterrnal USB drive ..

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If you want on-line then this google search gives loads of hits ..

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q=online+data+hosting&meta=cr%3DcountryUK|countryGB&fp=1c7bf943fb1a11f5
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« Reply #4 on: 17 March 2010, 16:57:18 »
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issue with hosting is upload speeds, its going to take too long. Buy a cheap portable hard disk, and back your HD up to that.... use something like Ghost

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/169797

Only need it hosting for an hour or so, laptop could be dead by the morning :'( :'(

Errr there is no way you could upload even a fraction of your files in that time...
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Re: Data hosting query
« Reply #5 on: 17 March 2010, 16:57:34 »
I don't have an external drive, except for a small pen drive. I would be walking between PC's all night using the pen drive. :'( :'(
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Re: Data hosting query
« Reply #6 on: 17 March 2010, 16:58:14 »
Store them in your email account, but do CC's to a 2nd email account as a backup.  Speed/time could ne an issue.
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« Reply #7 on: 17 March 2010, 16:58:32 »
like i say, get a cheap external hard disk, backup to that, its going to be much faster
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« Reply #8 on: 17 March 2010, 17:01:42 »
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I don't have an external drive, except for a small pen drive. I would be walking between PC's all night using the pen drive. :'( :'(

Is it the laptop or the hard drive in the laptop that is dying.  If the hard drive is ok you can get a 2.5" to 3.5" ide adapter to stick your lappy HD in your PC from CPC ay a later date for the sake of about £3.00, or is the data critical and required again today.
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Re: Data hosting query
« Reply #9 on: 17 March 2010, 17:02:24 »
TBH .. if the files are THAT important  and the Lappy is THAT suspect .. then get down to your local PC World (AHHHHH  I mentioned that company :( ) or local computer shop if you have one .. and BUY an external USB drive. They are not expensive now-a-days... and you should be backing up important data anyway.
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« Reply #10 on: 17 March 2010, 17:02:32 »
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like i say, get a cheap external hard disk, backup to that, its going to be much faster
Could I link the two laptops somehow? :-?
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« Reply #11 on: 17 March 2010, 17:03:42 »
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like i say, get a cheap external hard disk, backup to that, its going to be much faster
Could I link the two laptops somehow? :-?

Network :y
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like i say, get a cheap external hard disk, backup to that, its going to be much faster
Could I link the two laptops somehow? :-?

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Yup, how do you connect to internet, got a router of some kind?
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Could I link the two laptops somehow? :-?

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Enable file sharing and make sure both PC's have the same workgroup name.

DO NOT LINK THEM DIRECTLY, use a hub or a router.
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Re: Data hosting query
« Reply #14 on: 17 March 2010, 17:05:18 »
If not get a twisted pair cat5 network cable...
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