DVD or CD is the best way to go.
ie Burn a set of your large static data
(Make two backups to be sure)
Then make (At least) monthly backups of more
volatile data.
That way, You also have an ability to go back in time to
older backups
and restore some file "You deleted and never thought you'd
need again"
I personaly had a 5 disk (120gb each) raid array fail and
loose alot of
data.
x4 active in the array, x1 active spare
x1
failed, And the system started rebuilding on the hot spare.
Then another
failed while still rebuilding.
So melt down of the raid server
ensued.
But I thought, Ya... OK. I'll restore from DAT tape.....
Started
restoring and the DAT drive decided to eat the tape. (Tape
spewed all
around the internals of the drive).
I'm lucky I had previously dumped half
of the data to a 2nd
workstation, It was considerably older but
still
salvageable, But I did loose my collection of movies and old TV shows
that DIDN'T fit on the 2nd workstation. <Sigh>
TODAYS
LESSON,
NEVER TRUST YOUR HARDWARE
Tomasz Janeczko
wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> > May I ask: What would be
the preferred backup media?
>
> 1. Second (physicial) hard disk -
I've got two HDDs
>
> 2. DVD-R/RW (dual layer for larger
backups)
> - that's one of many reasons why I keep many
partitions
> - they are easier to backup to single DVD
>
>
Personally I backup to second HDD first.
> The failure of two physical
disks at the same time is very, very unlikely.
> But anyway from time to
time I copy backups to DVDs
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz
Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
>
From: "Herman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]ca
<mailto:psytek%40magma.ca>>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]ps.com
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent:
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 2:50 PM
> Subject: RE: [amibroker] PC
Utilities.
>
> >
> > TIA,
> > herman
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]ps.com
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]ps.com
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>]On
> > Behalf Of
Tomasz Janeczko
> > Sent: October 25, 2006 5:06 AM
> > To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]ps.com
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re:
[amibroker] PC Utilities.
> >
> >
> > Ara,
>
>
> > If you have such "weird" problems the best you can do is the
following:
> >
> > 1. format drive / reinstall everything
fresh (make at least 2 partitions
> > one for the system and one for
the rest. I personally have more
> partitions
> > for various
things)
> >
> > 2. buy Acronis True Image Home ($49) - and
make system partition backup
> > if you will do disk images regularly
you can turn off windows "system
> > restore"
> > feature
because full disk images give you much better protection.
> >
>
> 3. backup your system partition before installation of every
>
software that
> > you don't know
> > so you can revert to
pre-installation state in case somethign goes
> wrong.
> >
This will also ensure that registry does not get cluttered with
> stuff
that
> > did not get uninstalled properly
> >
> >
Make scheduled backups (Acronis allows to make scheduled disk images
>
in the
> > background
> > while you are working, you don't
need to reboot nor anything like
> with some
> > other
tools)
> > and in the future you will be fully protected
> >
and will be able to restore your system in 10 minutes (that's about
>
the time
> > it takes on my computer).
> >
> >
Recent story:
> > I have dual boot machine (allows to select whenever
you want to boot
> > into Win XP 32 bit PL or Win XP 64 bit
EN)
> > when I installed Windows Vista RC1 (for testing) it destroyed
MBR
> (master
> > boot record) on my disk
> > and I
could not boot to anything but Vista. And as always Acronis True
> >
Image
> > rescued me - I simply restored the image, MBR was restored
too and
> > everything was back to normal.
> >
> >
And big thanks to Yuki who first mentioned True Image on this list.
>
>
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> >
amibroker.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From:
"Ara Kaloustian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]com
<mailto:ara1%40san.rr.com>>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]ps.com
<mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>>
> > Sent:
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:13 AM
> > Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC
Utilities.
> >
> >
> >> Yuki
>
>>
> >> My problems are "weird". ..
> >>
>
>> For example,
> >> 1. Some web sites I can not log in. (I
can log in with backup
> computer).
> >> 2. Running
Interactive Brokers TWS, when I activate Book Trader,
> data
does
> >> not come into Book Trader. I have to shut it off and
re-activate. This
> >> actually happens with other programs also.
Have not established patern.
> >> 3. On my Firewall / Antivirus /
Spam Blocker / Pest Controller, Spam
> > Blocker
> >> and
Pest Controller were not running. They were also missing from the
> >
start
> >> menu.
> >> 4. Have problems running
SecondCopy (my backup program). Beleive
> this is
> >>
related the "read only" issue.
> >>
> >> I was hacked
last week through Skype!. An "Unknown" user was registered
> >
in
> >> my PC, which I removed.
> >>
> >>
Virus scans show no virus.
> >>
> >> The computer is
new, so I do not do much HD maintenance. Occasional
> >>
Defragment.
> >>
> >> Unfortunatly have not got around
to do a system backup!!!
> >>
> >> Where is the system
log. Never looked at one.
> >>
> >> Tx
>
>> Ara
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message
-----
> >> From: "Yuki Taga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]att.ne.jp
> <mailto:yukitaga%40tkh.att.ne.jp>>
>
>> To: "Ara Kaloustian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]ps.com
> <mailto:amibroker%40yahoogroups.com>>
>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:39 AM
> >> Subject:
Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities.
> >>
> >>
>
>>> Hi Ara,
> >>>
> >>> Wednesday,
October 25, 2006, 3:31:19 PM, you wrote:
> >>>
>
>>> AK> I regularly run Registry Machanic to keep PC running
properly.
> >>>
> >>> AK> Today I ran a trial
version of "PC MightyMax, right after I ran
> >>> AK>
Registry Mechanic. MightyMax found 241 Invalid Registry Paths
> and
74
> >>> Invalid Shortcuts.
> >>>
>
>>> AK> Anyone experienced with this program??? The price tag also
seems
> >>> AK> unreasonably high ($120 / year
licence)
> >>>
> >>> Ara ... generally speaking,
these programs are all worthless, and
> >>> have the potential
to do much more harm than good. Running such a
> >>> program --
regularly -- is a prescription for trouble, IMNSHO. These
> >>>
programs all follow different algorithms, and some are very
>
>>> "thorough" (to the point that they wreck your system by
deleting
> >>> things they shouldn't touch), and some are very
lax (meaning they
> >>> don't really do anything).
>
>>>
> >>> Generally speaking, the registry (especially
on a 2K or XP system)
> >>> does not need "fixing". The only
exception to that would be if you
> >>> *knew* exactly what
needed fixing. The registry is a huge database,
> >>> and it
does get cluttered with the remains of programs uninstalled,
>
>>> and other useless data. It also only grows in size, unless it
is
> >>> weeded and then compressed. But, again generally
speaking, the amount
> >>> of clutter is almost always
minuscule compared to the size of the
> >>> registry in the
first place. Cutting the registry even by 5 percent
> >>> (a
tough job, usually) is not going to improve your performance very
>
>>> much. I doubt if you would even be aware of it.
>
>>>
> >>> But because these registry "fixer" companies
can scare or convince
> >>> you into running a trial version,
which they *know* will turn up
> >>> something (unimportant,
but probably a "large number" of unimportants
> >>> -- i.e.
seems large to you, but it's really *nothing*), they can make
>
>>> a lot of money touting their useless products. You could run 10
of
> >>> these programs. None would agree with each other
regarding either
> >>> number or specifics. They are a waste of
money.
> >>>
> >>> If invalid shortcuts or
invalid registry paths are the only things
> >>> you have to
worry about, you probably have nothing to worry about,
> >>>
and definitely should not go to the trouble of reinstalling. What I
>
>>> am more concerned about, if I'm you, is "Am I compromised"?
If your
> >>> machine is "owned", to use the phrase, *then*
it's time for a
> >>> reformat and reinstall, maybe on a
completely new drive.
> >>>
> >>> What problems
are you having other than the read-only situation you
> >>>
mentioned in another thread?
> >>>
> >>> Do you
have a known-good backup?
> >>>
> >>> Do you
have an anti-virus program, and/or an anti-spyware program?
>
>>>
> >>> Do you run them once in a while?
>
>>>
> >>> Do you defragment your drives once in a
while (every 48 hours here on
> >>> a rotating basis)?
>
>>>
> >>> Do you have a firewall? Which one? Is it
running?
> >>>
> >>> Have you run any hard drive
analysis software on your machine? Why
> >>> not?
>
>>>
> >>> Memory check software? Why not?
>
>>>
> >>> What ... do your system logs tell you? Do
you read them daily?
> >>> (There should hardly ever be either
a yellow or a red flag; basically
> >>> they should be clean
almost all the time.)
> >>>
> >>> The only way
to clear DRAM that I know of is power off. That means
> >>>
computer, and modem, and monitor (if it's flat panel). Have you shut
>
>>> *everything* down completely, and waited five minutes (shouldn't
take
> >>> that long; but that should do it for sure), and
tried again?
> >>>
> >>> Best,
>
>>>
> >>> Yuki
> >>>
>
>>>
> >>>
> >>> Please note that this
group is for discussion between users only.
> >>>
>
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