John, That sounds like a very prudent system. What program do you use to backup?
Stewart A Overbey Bless the Lord O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His Holy name. Psalm 103:1 Assistant Coordinator for Computer Based Ministries Source of Light Ministries, INTL. Cell: (706) 474-1336 [email protected] Skype: Stewart.Overbey Yahoo Messenger: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Job Hunter Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 11:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] What To Do When Your Hard Drive Crashes You should never store important files in a single location. Here is the strategy that I use, to prevent such a problem: I purchased two 400GB external hard drives. I got them from Buy.com for $69 each. I labeled one of the drives as ONE and the other drive as TWO. On odd numbered months (Jan, Mar, etc) I backup to the drive labeled ONE. As you already guessed, on even numbered months, I backup to the drive labeled TWO. During the month that the drive is not being used, I store it in a fireproof safe. If I were not so lazy, I would store the drive at the bank safe deposit box or at least at a friends house. But, I am lazy, so... Also, when I want to permanently remove files from my computer onto the external HD, I copy the files onto both drives before deleting the files. One final point, all computer backups and any archived sensitive data is encrypted on the external drives. Thus, if a drive is stolen or if the drive needs to be returned to the manufacturer for repair/replacement, I don't have to worry about prying eyes. Hope some of this info might help you. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Silly Goose" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] What To Do When Your Hard Drive Crashes >I just happen to have a recently dead external hard drive and gave this a > try this morning. The problem with my external drive was that the > computer > would not recognize it even though it was getting power and "spinning" > inside the case. I am planning to return the hard drive since it is only > 8 > months old but all the books and backups stored on it will be gone for > good. > So I put it in the freezer for 4 hours and then plugged it in and > connected > it to the computer. It was sluggish about starting to "spin" but it did > get > revved up and made the normal noise. But it still was not detectable by > the > computer. > It is not a computer problem since my old external hard drive is > functioning > well on the same computer. The old one is only 150 gb however, which is > barely enough to back up the laptop. > I will say I am frustrated with the Sea Gate one that died. I purchased it > on Black Friday and used it not only to back up but to hold the only > copies > I had of many other files. > now they are gone. I guess I need an external drive to back up the > external > drive. > So, anyway, the freezer thing was a waste of time. I am letting the hard > drive spin for a few hours since taking it out of the freezer caused > condensation on the outside and the inside as well I presume. > Hope this helps, > Sherrie Gosling > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> > To: "Blind-Computing" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:30 AM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] What To Do When Your Hard Drive Crashes > > > Hey Guys, > > I received this message from a group list that I am a part of, and I > wanted > some of you to read it > and see if this really works or not. I don't know what good it would do > to > do what she said she > did, but maybe some of you can shed a little light on the subject. Here > is > the message: > > I'm sorry I haven't been able to post anything to this list for a few > days, > but I had a major crash > of an external drive, which had all of my music collection on it, and I've > been working feverishly > to try and recover what I can from that drive the past few days. > Fortunately, I was able to recover > a lot, but the drive, itself, is shot. I wanted to share a tip with you > all > that helped me save > most of my music collection that was on that drive. We put my damaged > drive > in the freezer for a > couple of hours and then immediately took it out and hooked it up and > within > minutes I was able to > copy things from it onto a safer drive. I ended up having to place my > drive > in the freezer a couple > of times, just to be able to copy the data from it, but it did work, so if > you ever have a hard > drive or external drive crash, and you would like to try and get the data > from that drive, try > putting the drive in the freezer for a few hours and then immediately put > it > back into your computer > or hook it up to your computer, and try and get off what you can, before > it > totally goes. I have to > admit that when we first learned of this technique, we were really > skeptical, but this time it did > work for me. My husband works on computers and he learned this trick as > part of his tech training. > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype > Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
