Having installed grsync I am about to buy an external memory to back up my Ubuntu home directory. For what I do on a PC I don't need much memory. At present there is 5.6 Gb on the HDD. This will increase but probably never exceed 20 Gb. The smallest and cheapest external disc drive is a 2.5" 250 Gb USB device costing about $85. However I have found a USB flash memory 'stick' with 32 Gb capacity for about $30 (source: e-Bay). It's from Hong Kong, is new but of unknown brand and quality. Being non-mechanical flash memory should have greater long term reliability than a 2.5" externala drive. I am already using a Verbatum 2 Gb flash memory which has synchronisation software (MS Windows) installed for a few XP My Documents files. It is a convenient way of continually updating backed-up data. Given my small memory requirement what do members think? Geoffrey Combes
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