what is the best format to make a back up of your laptop?

On an External HDD to back up everything. You can also make a System backup in case of System failure.

Try not to use the same hard drive for crucial backup. Because if that drive failed, or if the laptop got nicked, you've had it. Buy an external drive if you can and backup to it as well as onto other media e.g. DVDs if your data is extremely important. Always keep the backup safe.

♥ Remove duplicate content from your hard drive first.

♥ Prioritize your video files and back up necessary files on DVD/CD

♥ Just Delete those videos which you don't find important.

♥ Make one of the drive free and keep all these videos / MP3s into that drive.

♥ Noe target software tools [ Keep ONLY necessary tools now ]

♥ Next time try to get the portables versions of required tools {if possible !}

♥ BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER DRIVERS [also check out if new versions of drivers available ]

♥ Now format the LAPTOP ! and re install the (Windows) OS

♥ Install the latest anti virus [very first thing to do !]

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♥ Install drivers

♥ Now De fragment your hard drive and ...

♥ Make the judicious usage of your hard drive next time !

I use SolarSys disc shadow which copies changed files to a Buffalo network drive at 1 hourly intervals.

This is completely automatic so I do not have to remember to do anything, especially look after removable media.

I would say it boils down to two options:

1) Use a partition on your hard-disk:

This is not too complex but isn't secure. for example if your p.c. got a virus it could spread to the partition.

2) DVD's

These are the best way as they are external (just don't scratch them)