consultant
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Read up on the HUGE change to how Windows 8 handles backups. Largely, as far as O/S backups, it's already covering you automatically without having to fuss with it. It's debatable whether you need to do system partition images anymore but seems like not need. Won't got into the details. A lot of people it will take them a while to discover and learn about what's going on here.
It's the File Recovery thing that, on the surface, seems pretty nifty! So I enabled it and then realized, it really is making duplicate copied of ALL my files in all my libraries on the target computer (another computer in my home). Anyone logging into that computer can browse to the folder where all my files are stored and essentially have access to all my files! (My wife, who uses the machine, can discover all my porn! - joking but maybe a serious issue for some!)
While you can exclude directories there is no options for:
a) password protecting backup copies of the files
b) compressing files (so they don't take up the exact same amount of space as the actual files! - not good if your library has tons of large media files.)
If you chose an SD card as your target, anyone who got their hands on the SD card would see all your files.
So it seems I'm still going to have to rely on something like Acronis or Paragon, so I can compress and password protect the file backups!
Am I missing something or has Microsoft once again, given little consideration to security issues!!!
It's the File Recovery thing that, on the surface, seems pretty nifty! So I enabled it and then realized, it really is making duplicate copied of ALL my files in all my libraries on the target computer (another computer in my home). Anyone logging into that computer can browse to the folder where all my files are stored and essentially have access to all my files! (My wife, who uses the machine, can discover all my porn! - joking but maybe a serious issue for some!)
While you can exclude directories there is no options for:
a) password protecting backup copies of the files
b) compressing files (so they don't take up the exact same amount of space as the actual files! - not good if your library has tons of large media files.)
If you chose an SD card as your target, anyone who got their hands on the SD card would see all your files.
So it seems I'm still going to have to rely on something like Acronis or Paragon, so I can compress and password protect the file backups!
Am I missing something or has Microsoft once again, given little consideration to security issues!!!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 9 Pro