What is the best external hardware to use that will automatically backup my computer daily?
You need both a storage medium for the backups as well as a software utility to perform the scheduled backups. Here are my suggestions: ~ Hardware ~ Depending on how much data you have and the portability factor, I would go with one of two options. If you’re backups require 4GB of data or less, you can go with a flash/jump drive for the backup medium. They do make flash drives larger than 4GB, but considering the price, if compact size is not a factor I would cap it at 4GB. For the price of an 8GB or larger drive, you might as well buy an external HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or an internal HDD with a USB enclosure. While still portable, external HDD’s can store much more data, and are a far more cost effective solution to the problem. You can buy a 500GB external drive for around $100-130 these days. They also make internal HDD enclosures which allow you to convert any internal drive to an external drive. Internal HDD’s tend to be less expensive than externals, and the enclosure will run yo
