<p>I agree with edad. the idea of a backup is that it is NOWHERE near the computer and it is SAFE. Fireproof box is where it belongs.</p>
<p>I just create a folder with the date of backup and then drag and drop the folders I want to backup. I also only backup new music and pictures since last backup. </p>
<p>I have multiple dates of backups on the same drive.
I backup email, bookmarks, address book, firefox profile every time.</p>