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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