What is the best space saving format for saving files that will be backed up to a external HD?
I’ve slowly began the process of converting all my paper files from my file cabinet onto to my notebook and shredding the paper. I’ve been saving everything to my notebook C drive but plan on purchasing a 320GB or higher external HD within the next month. Currently saving everything as a .gif. Should I switch to .rtf .pdf? Am I going to have trouble if I need to retrieve later on?
Gif is fine. Its biggest advantage is that almost every platform and operating system support it. You don’t have to install new software to read your files. pdf is not bad option if you want to make e-books, i.e. you want to combine papers related to a document together. But of course you need pdf creator and reader to work with that.
You can zip the files to get extra space. ZIP format is supported by almost every platform and operating system