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Handy Backup English
Data backup and disaster recovery software for
Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 or 2008/2003 Server
Disk Compression
The notion of disk compression dates from the mid-1980's, when hard drives were very much smaller and, relatively, much more expensive than today. A typical 1990 hard drive would store 80 Megabytes of programs and data, compared to the year 2000 'basic' home user specification of 4.3 Gigabytes (4,300 Megabytes) - an impressive growth of 5,275%. As a result of vastly increased disk storage capacities, users' enthusiasm for such techniques has, not surprisingly, waned somewhat. Overall, it is generally regarded as being cheaper and easier to install another hard drive than deal with the drive/file structures and performance degradation often associated with disk compression. Companies with computer archives dating back to 1995, and earlier, should review these archives to ensure that the files thereon can still be accessed by the systems and software now being used and, if necessary, give consideration to decompressing such disks and storing the information on new, larger capacity, disks.
Backup Term of the Day
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Backup Terms Glossary
The current glossary explains various terms that you may come across while working with Handy Backup or other backup software.
Handy Backup is a popular utility for Windows that is famous for its flexibility and ease of use.
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Other terms from Data Management
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A directory is an organizational unit, or container, used to organize folders and files into a hierarchical structure. Directories contain... (more about Directory...)
File synchronization between three computers
File synchronization between three computers is a process of copying the newest files between the involved computers so that each... (more about File synchronization between three computers...)
In IT systems, path refers to the location of a file or directory on that system. On PCs using MS... (more about Path...)
Replication is a process of copying data from one medium to another similar medium to increase security and, sometimes, performanc... (more about Replication...)
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