Backup and delete computer files

Portable Drives My Passport
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i have completed my first back up with my WD my passport Ultra 2016, I now want to delete computer files to clear space.

Should I stop backups now, or simply just unplug it until needed in future?

and if i can do this, and i want to add more backup files to the external hard drive what will happen when it sees no old files and sees new files?

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Hello,

If you are planning to delete files from the computer then you need to know that if your Passport drive fails you are going to loose your data. A backup is only a backup if you have your data in more than one location so if one fails you still have your data on the 2nd one.