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June 15th, 2015 19:00

backup drive

does anyone know what is the good external backup hard drive for windows 2008 r2?

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June 15th, 2015 20:00

Pretty much any will work, but there are a few things that will help:

  • USB 3.0 for fastest throughput
  • 7200 RPM for fastest access

Something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0052MNIAA/

Just don't get anything over 2TB if you plan to use the built-in Windows Server Backup.

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