Hello,
I just recently purchased the GoFlex Home 3TB disk. I backed up my system just prior to wiping it to install Windows 8 (wiping because I was going from a non-raid setup to a raid setup and wanted to make sure I kept everything intact).
I am now running on WIndows 8, however I had some issues with the Memeo software (performance doesn't seem terribly good, I think due to the constant scanning for any file changes, which actually interfered with a few downloads, but that's another discussion). I have not tried to install the Memeo software under Windows 8 because, quite frankly, I don't like it and don't want to use it. As soon as I figure out how to use Windows integrated backup with it, or have the time to hunt down another application that does what I want I'll use that.
My problem is that I would like to restore much of that data now, as well as backup other systems in the house.
While I can read the data on the drive, I'm wary of just attempting to do a raw copy of ~400GB worth of data.
What are my options for just restoring specific folders without installing the Memeo software?
Am I safe just to do a robocopy from the device to my local machine?
I'm rather paranoid about data, and my main concern is about my laptop (one of the "other systems" referenced above). I haven't backed it up yet because I don't know if there is an easy solution to this. If there is nothing wrong with doing a raw copy, while not exactly an elegant solution, it's workable. I'd prefer something a tad more elegant.
Basically the GoFlex is just temporary storage for now. I want to get everything backed up, then transferred to a 3TB RAID 1 array in my system (the one that I just upgraded), then back THAT up to the GoFlex. That way I've got 3 copies of all the data. Still need to figure an off-site solution, but I think the tape archiving service can wait ;-)
I'll even give Memeo or another product a try if it has a decently performing client that will work on WIn7 and Win8.
Thank you
