From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   micky wrote on 2/12/2026 5:06 AM:   
   > My exernal drive has back up files from my primary computer, the new   
   > laptop, but also from a year ago from the previous laptop and the   
   > desktop, but I only use the last two for browsing the web now.  I don't   
   > do email or newsgroups or write anything myself except on the new   
   > computer.   
   >   
   > Is there any point in saving the backups to the older two computers?  If   
   > an SSD failed, I'd just reinstall windows and start fresh.  I wouldn't   
   > want to use these backups anyhow.  Or should I be making regular backups   
   > when the only thing that changes is the web browsing history?   
   >   
   > I could really use more space on my external drive, but it's so hard for   
   > me to erase anything.   
   >   
   No.   
      
   If the old computer(s) is/are still accessible(boots into Windows,   
   regardless of the age of the last Windows update) and the content on that   
   old device(s) is Windows 11 24H2 or earlier with data already on the   
   newer devices or data backed up elsewher(external device - disk, usb   
   stick) then those older backups are outdated, close to useless, little value.   
      
   You'd be better off spending time on cleaning out data that you no longer   
   need(on the external and current two devices, make images of your current   
   two devices and keep a pattern of imaging Windows(full, not   
   incremental-System, MSR, Windows, Recovery) on a cycle(monthly,   
   quarterly), and copy or transfer new data saved on the new devices to the   
   external(disk, usb).   
      
     -i.e. clean house, get rid of old Windows images, don't save what you   
   don't need, or even remember why you saved it(this latter category has a   
   tendency to grow over time and offering little long term value).   
      
      
      
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