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kingalew
I;m on holidays in the states and have bought a Zune. I've uploaded all of my music to it via a portable hard drive I brought with me and my Dad's laptop. When I go back to the UK and install the Zune software to my own PC, will I have to wipe and start again? Similarily, if I plug it into a mates computer can I take music from his collection onto it?
Thanks,
Lewis
Answer
No you will not have to wipe it clean......When you install the zune software and open it and plug in the zune it will ask you if you want to set that computer as guest just click guest and everything should be ok ....Worked For me
No you will not have to wipe it clean......When you install the zune software and open it and plug in the zune it will ask you if you want to set that computer as guest just click guest and everything should be ok ....Worked For me
What is the best way to back up all of my music on my computer?
Jellybrick
I have 20 GB of tunes on my computer. Should I get a portable hard drive? Amazon Cloud? Basically, I'm scared my old computer is going to crash and completely wipe out my music collection.
Answer
20gb isn't a great deal so a big honking external drive could be considered overkill. If you don't see your collection growing beyond 32gb in the near future, I'd simply buy a cheap USB memory stick. 32gb sticks are pretty cheap now. These are so much easier to handle, a tiny little stick that you can carry in your pocket and leave plugged into a PC/laptop when needed. I don't know where you are in the world but here's a few sites
UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Integral-Speed-Courier-Flash-Drive/dp/B001TVF6HG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315692143&sr=8-1
£20 for a 32GB High Speed USB Flash Drive
US
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Flash-Drive-SDCZ36-032G-A11/dp/B001T9CTS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315692231&sr=8-1
$37 for a 32GB High Speed USB Flash Drive
For greater future proofing, consider a 64gb flash drive.
http://download.cnet.com/windows/backup-software/
A list of free software for backing up
Now you'll be able to automate the backup so you don't have to think about it.
For even more security, you could consider backing up online on a less regular basis as it is a bit of a hassle to do all the time. I wouldn't pay for any service with the kind of backup size you want. Windows own cloud storage service is free and offers 25gb. Combine that with some other free services and you're set to go.
http://freenuts.com/top-10-free-cloud-storage-services-for-you-to-back-up-and-sync-files/
List of free cloud storage services.
20gb isn't a great deal so a big honking external drive could be considered overkill. If you don't see your collection growing beyond 32gb in the near future, I'd simply buy a cheap USB memory stick. 32gb sticks are pretty cheap now. These are so much easier to handle, a tiny little stick that you can carry in your pocket and leave plugged into a PC/laptop when needed. I don't know where you are in the world but here's a few sites
UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Integral-Speed-Courier-Flash-Drive/dp/B001TVF6HG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315692143&sr=8-1
£20 for a 32GB High Speed USB Flash Drive
US
http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Flash-Drive-SDCZ36-032G-A11/dp/B001T9CTS2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315692231&sr=8-1
$37 for a 32GB High Speed USB Flash Drive
For greater future proofing, consider a 64gb flash drive.
http://download.cnet.com/windows/backup-software/
A list of free software for backing up
Now you'll be able to automate the backup so you don't have to think about it.
For even more security, you could consider backing up online on a less regular basis as it is a bit of a hassle to do all the time. I wouldn't pay for any service with the kind of backup size you want. Windows own cloud storage service is free and offers 25gb. Combine that with some other free services and you're set to go.
http://freenuts.com/top-10-free-cloud-storage-services-for-you-to-back-up-and-sync-files/
List of free cloud storage services.
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