I Hate Microsoft
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1) My desktop presently runs Windows 7.
2) I have a "plug and play" backup drive.
3) I have set said backup drive to request a new backup be made every 30 days.
4) I run the backup when reminded.
I ran that automatic backup today only to find out that it wasn't saving ANYTHING worthwhile. Not my Word documents, not my pictures, not my music, NOTHING except what is on the C:/ drive which is only stuff the computer cares about. The backup device doesn't know where to find my things because Windows 7 oh-so-kindly puts them into a folder called "Libraries" - WHICH ISN'T PART OF THE C:/ DRIVE. No mapping information is provided for these libraries of MY data and so I have NO WAY to direct my backup device to find this stupid library because I can't give it routing instructions.
I am currently copying my entire library to the C:/ drive in the hope that a new backup will save all of the things it was supposed to be backing up before. From now on, I will be completely ignoring the useless Library and dealing solely with the C:/ drive. Have no idea how that will work with iTunes, but I'll deal with problem when it crops up.
For the record: I HATE Microsoft for assuming all their users are blooming idiots and treating everyone that way. As soon as I find my copy of Windows XP I am downgrading this entire damned machine. At least XP lets me do the things I need to do without requiring me to be a programmer or assuming I'm a complete incompetent, likely to break something by accident. And to hell with Windows 8. Not even willing to try that at this point, and not only because it's optimized for the tablet I don't have and won't be buying.
1) My desktop presently runs Windows 7.
2) I have a "plug and play" backup drive.
3) I have set said backup drive to request a new backup be made every 30 days.
4) I run the backup when reminded.
I ran that automatic backup today only to find out that it wasn't saving ANYTHING worthwhile. Not my Word documents, not my pictures, not my music, NOTHING except what is on the C:/ drive which is only stuff the computer cares about. The backup device doesn't know where to find my things because Windows 7 oh-so-kindly puts them into a folder called "Libraries" - WHICH ISN'T PART OF THE C:/ DRIVE. No mapping information is provided for these libraries of MY data and so I have NO WAY to direct my backup device to find this stupid library because I can't give it routing instructions.
I am currently copying my entire library to the C:/ drive in the hope that a new backup will save all of the things it was supposed to be backing up before. From now on, I will be completely ignoring the useless Library and dealing solely with the C:/ drive. Have no idea how that will work with iTunes, but I'll deal with problem when it crops up.
For the record: I HATE Microsoft for assuming all their users are blooming idiots and treating everyone that way. As soon as I find my copy of Windows XP I am downgrading this entire damned machine. At least XP lets me do the things I need to do without requiring me to be a programmer or assuming I'm a complete incompetent, likely to break something by accident. And to hell with Windows 8. Not even willing to try that at this point, and not only because it's optimized for the tablet I don't have and won't be buying.