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Post Date: 2008-05-22
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    Posted: 22 May 2008 at 12:06pm
I will be getting my dual boot machine shortly (XP and Vista 64 bit) and was planning on backing up my important files on an external HD.  My question is this: Will I have a problem storing files from two different OS on the same external HD? Would it be better that I have 2?
 
I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question, but I really have no idea what to expect with having two operating systems on the same rig.
 
Any sage advice would be welcome.
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Backup files are just data as far as your OSs are concerned. You may have to be a little more organized to keep track of what's going on, but I think that's about it. You could, in fact, back up both/either of the installations using a backup progam installed on just one of the OSs.
 
Just make sure the external drive is big enough.
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