OK Don, now that I've read your first response, it sounds like Windows Image is what I need. I can forgo the automatic backups. Where are these backups stored? Do I have to have a separate disc drive for this? thanks.
William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization Building Strong(r) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office: 816-389-3801 FAX: 816-389-2029 Help us in Building Strong! Please tell us how we are doing. Visit our Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) Website at: http://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&service_provider_id=110800&service_cate gory_id=14 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Marang Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2011 4:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] System Backups Actually, cloud backup services like Carbonite only back up your data. They do not backup your system or applications. I suppose it is possible to force it to back up everything on the disk, but it is not really designed for that. You even need to tell it to backup large files, like Videos, by including those folders and telling it to backup that file type. Yes, as far as I can tell, Carbonite is 100% accessible using JAWS. DropBox as previously stated, is a great way to backup critical data for free for up to 2 GB. I also use Karen's Backup to automatically make copies of critical folders to other computers in the house. To occasionally. backup all of my system files, applications, settings, and data I use a disk image tool. There are probably a few that work, but I use Image for Windows. If you need or want a fast way to recover from a hard disk crash or other major problem, a disk image is the way to go. Unfortunately, this is not automatic and should be done before major changes to your system and after installing and configuring new software, in order to have an disk image of a stable system. One reason I like Image for Windows is that it can run in the background while you continue to work. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org <http://www.vinuxproject.org/> There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/28/2011 3:16 PM, Stephan, William S NWK wrote: > All: Anybody have experience/suggestions for a system backup service, e.g. > Carbonite that works with screen readers like JAWS? > Thanks. > > William S. Stephan > Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting > Organization > > Building Strong(r) > U.S. Army Corps of Engineers > Office: 816-389-3801 > FAX: 816-389-2029 > > Help us in Building Strong! Please tell us how we are doing. Visit > our Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) Website at: > > http://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&service_provider_id=110800&servi > ce_cate > gory_id=14 > > > 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/
