Thanks! MY work files and pic files ARE large folders I will try that site Catrina
--- In [email protected], Donk <d.knier...@...> wrote: > > Yep, it's a very good idea to keep an "off-site" backup. Emailing file > attachments to yourself will certainly work. But if you've got a lot of > files (like hundreds of photos, songs, etc), it could take a long time > to get it all done. Plus all email services have attachment size limits > - I think Gmail is now limited to 25MB a message. > Some free tools have been created to make backing up your files with > Gmail very fast and simple. You can google for "email file backup" to > see some. Here's one I've heard about that lets you just drag and drop > your files into a window, and the they'll automatically be attached to > emails and sent to your account (instead of having to create an email > and attach each file): > http://techie-buzz.com/tech-news/using-gmail-to-back-up-files-with-ease.html > I've never tried it, but I've heard it works well and is very easy. > > Good luck, > Donk > > > On 10/31/2010 3:30 PM, catrina_satc2000 wrote: > > Someone suggested sending back to yourself and "saving it" as backup for > > your files instead of using online backup services > > > > I have a Maxtor backup but I know those drives can also go bad and If I > > have fire in my house or something-I am screwed > > > > So i was also thinking of using online backup services-but I dont really > > care for that so much > > > > So how does the idea of just "saving" the files to yourself via email and > > saving the emails as backup? > > > > What does anyone think about that? > > Catrina > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
