How long to backup 289 gb

[powerlounger]

Need assistance.

[IT_WinSec]

Hello @powerlounger

Welcome back to the HP Support Community.

Your options are :

• Purchaing an external HDD (external USB hard disk drive). Such can be purchased from any popular local tech store or online stores. The external HDD is one time purchase, long term usage.
• Alternative options (more modern but may turn slightly more expensive in the long run) are Cloud-based solutions. Microsoft's One Drive (included in Office 365 subscription) can be purchased here >> https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-US/plans/
• What is OneDrive >> https://www.digitalcitizen.life/simple-questions-what-windows-live-skydrive

Let me know if this works for you.

[powerlounger]

I have a passport 1TB external drive.  After two days I blew off the backup and trying it again

[WAWood]

@powerlounger

One thing that makes a BIG difference is HOW the backup target drive is connected to the PC.

I regularly do 150+GB backups on a PC with an older 4-core CPU.  The backup is to an INTERNAL drive and it takes about 45 minutes.  So, one your size, on that same PC, would take about 80 minutes.

But, if I connect an external drive, even using a USB3 port, that backup takes a LOT longer -- so long, that I no longer attempt it.  I seem to remember that it was hours to complete.

Then, there's the possibility of using a USB2 port -- and that will be at least twice as long as using the USB3 port.

But even then, my guess is that it would complete in well under 8 hours.

So, if yours is taking 2 days and even then not finishing, then there is something failing in the process -- and that could be the drive you are backing up.