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| Thread ID: 33810 | 2003-05-26 08:31:00 | DATA /SYSTEM BACK-UP | WILLWILLWILLWILL (236) | Press F1 |
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| 147618 | 2003-05-27 11:08:00 | Yeah I'm well aware of that Graham. I've never had a disk crash :D Plus most of the files I have don't really matter. Well some of them do now. | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 147619 | 2003-05-30 02:50:00 | Sounds good. I never did nany disc re-poatiyioning but I am game to try. I do have Norton Ghost and several spare hard drives . Your time and advise is much apreciated. Thanks Billy. | WILLWILLWILLWILL (236) | ||
| 147620 | 2003-05-30 02:52:00 | Ha! I like. | WILLWILLWILLWILL (236) | ||
| 147621 | 2003-05-30 11:30:00 | Is that "Ha" the sweet sound of success? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 147622 | 2003-05-30 22:32:00 | Another method that has not been mentioned is one of the back up strategies I use for data. I use a software programme that synchronises computers over the network according to a set schedule. For example, my data folders are incrementally synchronised daily with my laptop data folders. Any files that are new or have been modified during the day are changed over the WAN. The programme I use is SmartSync Pro, but no doubt there are other programmes available for this purpose. I also back up daily an Archive folder where I keep anything downloaded from the internet. This method doesn't back up all your programmes, system etc, but I do that separately to a removeable hard drive using the Ghost image method discussed by Billy. With the best will in the world, that sort of back up system has the fault that it relies on operator memory, energy, time, motivation etc, whereas the synchronisation method is automatic, can happen as frequently as you like, and saves your data - usually the one thing you cannot afford to lose. You can always reinstall your system and programmes from the original disks, but if you lose your data - shudder. Another advantage to this method for me is that the synch is happening to a computer in another building, which provides additional security. I keep the removeable hard drive with the Ghost image in a different building from my office as well. |
John H (8) | ||
| 147623 | 2003-05-30 22:36:00 | >The method I use is a backup hard drive in a plug-in caddy, and use Ghost once a week to copy the complete main hard drive to the back up drive. Terry, this may be a silly question, but do you dump last week's image when you make a new one, or have you kept an original that passed its integrity check? I am just wondering about whether to do a complete replacement each week, or keep the original as a fall back if a particular week's copy turns out to be faulty. Yes, it is a silly question... John |
John H (8) | ||
| 147624 | 2003-05-30 23:07:00 | Windows 98, second edition, Pentium 4 2.4Gz, Intel motherboard, 512 mb DDR memmory, Maxtor 40GB HD. I fool around with these things, putting hardware together, but I am not very computer literate. And get myself in trouble from time to time. I do have Norton Ghost and several extra hard drives handy. But I do not know how to create "Ghost imiages " and have never attemted anything but a standard format and partitioning. When the warning says something obout "for expirienced users and administrators", thats enough to scare me off.I have three systems , and do my best to keep them going, and I hate it when I loose everything on one of my machines, which I manage to do every now and then. I was hoping to find maybe some way of backin up mmy programs -besides using the Ghost every week to clone all my hard drives. | WILLWILLWILLWILL (236) | ||
| 147625 | 2003-05-30 23:21:00 | I am going to give it a try. I am not proficient at thi stuff, in fact just reading the book that came with NG was - a little, well more than a little intimidating. You make it sound so simple. Wish me luck, and thanks for your time. | WILLWILLWILLWILL (236) | ||
| 147626 | 2003-05-31 01:24:00 | John H, I overwrite the backup hard drive with the latest copy of the working hard drive, so that the previous backup is wiped. Before that though, the main working hard drive is cleaned of junk, registry cleaned, and Speed-Disked. Maybe a bit of overkill, but the drive is 'washed and wrung' through System File Checker, EasyClean, Regclean, Safeclean, System Mechanic, System Works, gee it comes out sparkling white - not a stain in sight :) I suppose if your backup drive is big enough you could keep various copies, perhaps including a clean install with all the updates as well. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 147627 | 2003-05-31 02:37:00 | Strewth Terry, that does sound like an advert for Persil! I have never been that deliberate about it! Of those proggies I only have RegClean and System Works. I do get rid of temp files etc, but maybe I should do the rest to be on the safe side... Thanks. John |
John H (8) | ||
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