External or Internal

[darbsrewop]

I've got an Imac Intel Core 2 duo, got a question. I need some feedback on data organization and I'm about to install leopard

Right now my data (Music, Video, Documents, Pictures) are on a 300 GB external firewire drive. My iMac has a 250 GB internal hard drive. Would it be best to move all my data (Music, Video, Documents, Pictures) to the internal hard drive and use time machine to back up to the external?

Thanks for your help.

 

[ab2650]

I've got an Imac Intel Core 2 duo, got a question. I need some feedback on data organization and I'm about to install leopard

Right now my data (Music, Video, Documents, Pictures) are on a 300 GB external firewire drive. My iMac has a 250 GB internal hard drive. Would it be best to move all my data (Music, Video, Documents, Pictures) to the internal hard drive and use time machine to back up to the external?

Thanks for your help.

Yes. Unless you have a second external drive and you want to be your own backup device. External enclosures are arguably less safe (data-wise) than internal drives just because they are more exposed, are more cheaply built, etc.

Either way, if the data exists on only one drive, you are running the risk of drive failure and complete loss.