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[quote=Freeman]While you could move the files onto an external hard drive, you are right that it would still be a single point of failure and not really provide a backup even though it would free up space. My recommendation would depend on how often you access the videos. If you generally just record, store, and rarely actually look at them, then your best bet would probably be utilizing one of the cloud storage providers. Google offers something like 100GB for $5 per month, and there are others out there as well.(I've never compared prices, so no specific recommendation) You would have to manually upload the files there, and then download them when you wanted to view them. If you prefer to have a local copy available for faster viewing, editing, etc., then I would probably go with a hybrid approach. Buy a good external drive to store the videos, freeing up space on your laptop, but also get an online backup service to keep a safe copy outside your home.(I've used Mozy, which automatically backs up my important documents, photos, and other files) The benefit of some of the cloud backup services is that they could also be used to backup pictures, documents, and any other electronic files you don't want to lose.

As for the software issue someone else asked about, I have no idea what format the Flip camera uses, so I can't offer any advice there. [/quote]

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