Gadget Stimulus Plan Day 3: Win a 160GB Clickfree Portable Backup Drive
We’re trying to close your gadget deficit while the economy’s in the dumps with the Gadget Stimulus Plan. Today we’re giving away a 160GB Clickfree Portable Drive, which offers the simplest way to back up your data. All you have to do is plug the Clickfree drive into your computer and it will automatically back up your files. You don’t have to install or configure anything.
Clickfree drives can be used with multiple computers. They have built-in tools for restoring or transferring your data.
There are three ways to enter to win, and yes you may enter up to three times.
1) Leave a comment on this article and tell us what your current backup strategy is (assuming you have one) or why you don’t backup.
2) Comment on this Notebooks.com article and tell us which digital file you’d be most disappointed to lose.
3) Use your Twitter account to share this contest with your friends. Just send the following Tweet:
“I entered to win a Clickfree Backup Drive from GBM and Notebooks.com’s Gadget Stimulus Plan http://tinyurl.com/c7uw9x #GadgetStimulus3″
You have until Monday, March 23 at 8pm PDT to enter. We’ll assign every entry a number and use Random.org to randomly draw a winner.
This contest is open to anyone in the world as long as participating in contests like this are legal in your home town. It’s your responsibility to check local laws and regulations. Those who enter more times than allowed will be disqualified. The winner will be notified by either email (if random comment is chosen) or by an @reply on Twitter (if random tweet is chosen. He/she will have 48 hours to claim the prize and provide shipping info.
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I don’t back up because I currently don’t have an automated system for backing up my files. I do an occasional backup to multiple DVD’s of photos and images but otherwise it’s all up in the air. :(
I use an 8 gig usb stick for most of my backups. Beyond that I use dvd’s (duplicates of pictures). I would to get a full size portable backup again.
Files daily on thumbdrive.
System on two external drives: one in fire safe and one pocketable. Also kept the original hardrive (complete OS, drivers, etc) when I swapped up to a larger one. This way I know I can get the thing turned on and functioning (assuming the harddrive is the thing that goes, of course).
Currently, I use time machine on my unibody MBP. The MBP is connected to an eSATA capable Rosewill enclosure. Its such a great treat to use time machine, since it automatically backs-up the system and the backups are accurate to the second! In fact, I had recently gotten my MBP exchanged due to a defect and when I got the new system, all I had to do was connect my time machine HD, and the Mac OS automatically transferred all my data!
I am still looking for a reliable back up solution for my windows system. If there is a time machine equivalent for windows, that would be amazing!
Time Machine
Western Digit passport, but it runs out of space now.
Currently, I have no real backup for my files. Sometimes I may copy my files to my online internet account to save, and I probably will continue to do so in the future, lest something goes wrong.
I have an external backup that I backup to every 2 weeks or so. It’s not really a portable setup however, which would be nice.