Andy, I do use the USB drive for both back-up and moving data from machine to machine.
73 de Tom, K4NR ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tom Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Backup Of Logbook to Floppy > Tom- > > Do you move the data on the jump drive to another computer or do you use the > jump drive as a dedicated backup storage device? > > thanks, Andy K5VM > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:09 AM > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Backup Of Logbook to Floppy > > > | Dick, > | > | I used to use a ZIP but have since changed over to a USB Jumpdrive. I > have > | a small batch file that zips the entire /save directory and copies it onto > | the jumpdrive. I have a copy of pkzip in the save directory and an icon > on > | the desktop that calls this batch file: > | > | cd c:\Progra~1\dx4w603\save > | pkzip -u -x*.~?? F:\dx4win\dx4w603.zip *.* > | > | Works like a charm... > | > | 73 de Tom, K4NR > | > | > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Dick Flanagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | Cc: "'Bud Governale'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > | Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 2:54 AM > | Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Backup Of Logbook to Floppy > | > | > | > At 01:11 AM 12/11/2003, Radivoj KAR wrote: > | > >I suggest you better use the PCMCIA or USB flash memory card for > backup > | > > | > I don't know how many people use ZIP drives, but a single 250 MB ZIP > drive > | > will handle more QSOs than I could ever create in a lifetime. ZIP even > | > offers software that will automatically backup any file or files you > | > specify whenever those files change. Lots of options, Bud. > | > > | > 73, Dick > | > -- > | > Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM > | > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > > | > > | > _______________________________________________ > | > Dx4win mailing list > | > [email protected] > | > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > | > > | > > | > | _______________________________________________ > | Dx4win mailing list > | [email protected] > | http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > >
