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Backing up Your Files

Don't risk loosing your data, even though Zeta is proven to be really stable, errors can appear. A file gets corrupted or even worse, Zeta refuses to boot.

There are several ways you can backup your files in Zeta:

Keyring Memory
Flash storage is booming and is cheaper than ever, largely thanks to the rapid take-up of digital cameras in the consumer market.

Keyring memory or pen drives are delivered in various sizes from 16MB and upwards.

The great convenienve from a stand-alone Zeta user's point of view is that most of these drives can be plugged directly into one of the USB ports. All the required power is obtained from the USB port itself.

Of course, USB 1.1 devices isn't ideal for handling large quantities of data.

Removable drives
The most popular backup hardware for stand-alone users is an optical drive such as a CD-RW.

If you have an internal or external CD-burner, you can burn your backups with Helios.

The problem with CD drives is that the task of writing to an optical disc, along with with all the initialization and finishing data, is significantly slower than writing to just about any other storage format.

Hard disks
Low prices and high capacities should make you concider buying an external hard disk for your backups.

With a high-speed 120 GB hard drive sitting on your desk, you can allow automated backup software (Siegfried Backup) doing your backups automatically.

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