What it does not cover is any situation that corrupts or overwrites a file and not noticing the problem until after your backup procedure updates your backups with the bad file. This is what TimeMachine is good for.
>The strategy I've chosen is to have a full partition image to an external >drive through Vista's backup utility for a pristine restore, periodic backup >to DVD of data, as well as a full backup with scheduled incremental data >backups off-site to Mozy. In that mix are related, non-backup utilities >such as Windows system restore for the twonky bits and failed experiments, >and driver rollback for 3rd party drivers that should work, but don't. > >That should cover me for most events, save for full-scale alien invasion. ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
