Uh... sorry for the highjack, but since we are talking computers and techie stuff...
I'm on a Mac. I have one folder where all my 'document' stuff is kept. It's the only 'folder' on my computer (with dozens and dozens inside) that I am interested in backing up. Well... and my emails. And my music. okay. that's it.
Because I do graphic work, and a lot of times my files are enormous... I've tried the 'portable' hard drive... have a real nice one, as a matter of fact. Hook it up with a fire wire. But for whatever reason... some of my files, I guess because of size... fck up the whole backup process. It'll give me an error reading and tells me that transfer has stopped. In order for me to continue, I have to back up file, by file. What a pain in the keester.