http://www.mozy.com/?ref=3f9a896b&kbid=12676&m=5
Unlimited for 4.95/month. Coupon codes: MARCH for annual subscription
10% off, MARCH2 for biannual subscription 10% off
You can also get 2 GB free if that's all you need. I have about 75 GB of
files backed up at Mozy but if all you want to backup is your Family
file (mine is about 7 MB) I think encrypted email is fine.
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
Barbara Ford wrote:
I just now read a bit about Mozy (had not heard of it), and perhaps
that's one way to go, as far as off-site backup; looks like a better
idea than emailing the file?
On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 12:27 AM, JLB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Once a week I encrypt a copy of my family file and email it to myself at
Gmail. I also backup my entire Legacy folder (under C-drive) to two
external hard-drives and Mozy. I don't bother with renaming the backup
each time I back it up at Legacy. Too much work.
JL
JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists
http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html
Barbara Ford wrote:
> Thanks to all. I guess the question may have been basic, but the
> answers are not so basic and are all good suggestions. I do have a
> better understanding now. The main new thought for me was not to
> overwrite the file every time.
>
> I do back up in several ways. I backup to two different external hard
> drives, and to a flash drive. In addition, I backup all my entire hard
> drive periodically. So, I do feel it's important to backup in several
> ways. Hadn't thought of the advantages of not overwriting, though.
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Cathy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Hi Barbara,
>>
>> As Dave says - the Save on exit is a Backup.
>>
>> I encourage you to not overwrite a backup - or at least not every
>> time you exit.
>> I add the date to the family file name for the backup.
>> One backup is a help but more are better.
>>
>> Also, if you are backing up to the same hard drive, make sure you
>> copy these backup files regularly to more than one media type.
>> All digital media fails at one time or another.
>>
>> A backup on your hard drive helps you recover if you realise you made
>> a mistake which it is easier to undo than edit. If you realise
>> quickly before you've added anything else, then you can simply
>> restore the backup and keep going.
>> However, if you discover you messed up a family a fortnight ago, it's
>> helpful to be able to restore a backup of your family file made
>> before then to a new family file name and then compare the two. You
>> can use Split screen or any of the export/import options to bring in
>> just the people concerned. Depending on the problem, you can then
>> delete the current people with the faulty data and link in the people
>> with the good data or use merge. One way or another you keep the old
>> data and get rid of the new bad data. Don't worry about the
>> complication of all that. Just realise that it can be done though you
>> may never ever need to.
>>
>> If you need a backup because something has happened to your computer,
>> then a backup on the hard drive is of no more use than the actual
>> family file on the hard drive. In reality, you don't have a backup.
>>
>> Cathy
>>
>>
>> At 07:03 AM 8/03/2008, you wrote:
>>
>>
>> > Barbara,
>> >
>> > All correct except when you exit it's not a 'save but a 'backup'.
>> >
>> > Dave.
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barbara
>> >Ford
>> >Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 06:36
>> >To: legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com
>> >Subject: [LegacyUG] Basic Save Question
>> >
>> > >Are these assumptions correct?
>> >
>> > >I can set the options so as not to prompt for saving when I go out each
>> >time.
>> > >All my changes that have been made while working in the program are
>> > >automatically saved.
>> > >I can manually choose to backup (from the file menu) when I want to
>> > >backup to another location.
>> >
>> > >thanks,
>> > >Barbara
>>
>>
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