[jambutty]

Backing up to a DVD is the most cost effective option if your data is measured in gigabytes and a lot of them.

The next best option is a 2GB memory stick (if you have a spare USB port). They are probably cheaper and larger now but my 2GB memory stick cost me £15. I use it for backing up data that changes daily.

Failing all that it can only be a series of CD’s. You should be able to store two or three hundred pictures on a CD but that will depend on the picture sizes. But not many tunes.

I’m looking forward to the day when the “Memory Stick” is developed into humungous sizes (a few hundred gig) with a super fast USB port, thus making a traditional hard drive obsolete.

My OS partition is backed up using Paragon imaging software and a copy of the image is burned to 2 re-writable DVD’s once a month.

My data partition is also backed up to 3 re-writable DVD’s as standard files also once a month.