ok thanks for that,

will find the 1T hard drive this weekend and set it up

OnceBitten:

 

ok thanks for that,

 

will find the 1T hard drive this weekend and set it up

 

I don't know how big the database is, but a quick and easy way to backup something to the cloud if you can't find any external memory is to zip it up with a password to encrypt it, and mail it to your gmail account. This is of course not a substitute for a proper backup solution, but it can be useful as a one-off if nothing else is available.

OnceBitten:

ok thanks for that,

will find the 1T hard drive this weekend and set it up

afe66:

OnceBitten:

 

ok thanks for that,

 

will find the 1T hard drive this weekend and set it up

 

I'd do it today.....

Agreed. If I'm understanding correctly the OP has no backups at all, and has critical business data on a machine that is likely to be in the process of total failure. This is a crisis situation, and needs to be treated accordingly.

I have to find the 1T drive first... I think it is in a box in the spare room, but rest assured as soon as I find it I'll plug it in and do a backup