# Best (and Most Efficient) way to back up my external HD

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**Created:** [February 1, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-and-most-efficient-way-to-back-up-my-external-hd/280805 "2009-02-01T11:02:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![nathan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/96bed5/32.png) [@nathan99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nathan99)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-and-most-efficient-way-to-back-up-my-external-hd/280805/1 "2009-02-01T11:02:10Z")

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Okay, so.

I have a 1TB WD External USB HD, and I think its about time I back it up. I have a few TV series, around 30 movies, and around 17.5k songs on it, around 50 Misc. Applications and some personal information, if I lose it, I lose a lot. I have around 240GB of data on it atm and I think it’s about time I get it all backed up before I lose anything !

Is there a simple way to get a (decent) program to just let me select the HD then click backup and let it do it’s thing, only bugging me when it wants a new DVD or s/thing?

What is the best way to back it up in your knowledged (if that’s a word) opinions.

:pleased:

Much love, Nathan.