I learned a long time ago not to depend on hard drives for long term back up. I have a stack of bad expensive SCSI drives lost to lightning strikes (with surge protection via REAL UPS). I back up across my network to different drives but back up the entire system to a SDLT tape drive.
Jim - K9DD ----- Original Message ----- From: Crownhaven To: Jim Dawson Cc: 'DXBase List' Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 6:52 AM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup Whoever said buy two drives was very smart. I had an external HD and backed up faithfully. I got up one morning and the external HD had died. I now use an external drive and thumb drive. BTW, the .bat program that was described is a great idea. Someone wrote one for me but I can't figure out how to get it going again with the new external drive. Steve, N4JQQ Jim Dawson wrote: > That was a bargain. My first hard drive was a 10 MB drive for $1200.00! Yes, 10 > MEGA byte. Thought I'd never fill it. :) > > Then I found some pull out 30MB Micropolis full height drives for a bit less. > > Jim - K9DD > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony - KD4K" <[email protected]> > To: "'Bill Parry'" <[email protected]> > Cc: "'DXBase List'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:52 PM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup > > > >> If you watch Fry's Electronics sales you can do better. >> I purchased a 1TB external (USB) Seagate drive from Fry's >> For $69.95 about 2 weeks ago. I have a local Fry's, don't >> Know what the online prices are. >> >> I remember giving $350.00 for 30MB internal Seagate drives. >> Had 2 of them on my first IBM type computer and swore that >> I would never need more drive space than that. >> >> 73 de Tony, KD4K >> Happy New Year >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Bill Parry >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 11:20 PM >> Cc: 'DXBase List' >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup >> >> My son tells me that there is a real nice way of keeping your computer >> backed up. It is called RAID. He tells me that if you know how, you can set >> up a second drive and it will be a complete duplicate of your boot drive. >> If the C drive goes down, then the Raid drive takes over and boots up. This >> seems to me to be much better than a backup or mirror, because if you lose >> your drive you are still in business. I saw a WD 500 Gig drive for about >> $50...now I have got to get some smart guy to set up the RAID for me. >> >> Yes I understand if you get a lightning strike you may lose both drives but >> there is always some risk in life isn't there. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Peter Dougherty >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:56 PM >> To: 'Neal Campbell'; 'FireBrick' >> Cc: 'DXBase List' >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup >> >> Great minds, eh! I hadn't seen your reply when I posted my message with the >> same information! >> >> ----------------------------------- >> >> Regards, >> >> Peter, >> W2IRT >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Neal Campbell >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:50 PM >> To: FireBrick >> Cc: DXBase List >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup >> >> I do not know how many of you are aware of a very nice program/service >> called Dropbox. The software sets up a folder on your hard drive and >> anything you put in it is file transferred to the Dropbox servers in the >> background. Any computer you install the program on (and it can handle >> Windows and Mac OS X systems) will get a copy of that folder. Its amazingly >> quick. I can drop a file (or update a file in the dropbox folder), walk >> downstairs and its already there on my computers downstairs. >> >> You get 2 GB of storage free (I believe) which is one humongous logfile! >> >> Give it a try, I use it to back up almost everything (including the source >> code for DXBase!) >> >> >> Neal Campbell >> Abroham Neal Software >> www.abrohamnealsoftware.com >> (540) 242 0911 >> >> Amateur Radio: K3NC >> Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ >> DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: >> http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:07 PM, FireBrick <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> I know it's too late to help you...but the best thing you can ever do.... >>> backup your .mdb files. >>> >>> And DXBase has a way to do it for you.... >>> >>> Got to the DXBase Program group >>> Select the DXB Utility option >>> Select File Backup from the left side choices. >>> >>> I use a stick drive J:\DXBASE >>> You want to save all your .mdb files... >>> >>> It isn't hard, but you must do it manualy. >>> I tried to have Windows Scheduler but didn't seem to work right. >>> >>> Now there are some cheap even free, automatic offsite backup systems. >>> >>> Trust me, I've lost my stuff, backups saved my ...butt! >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------- >>> Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you >>> turn down the volume on the radio? >>> ---------------------------------------------------------- >>> TOWER/WEBCAMS and Weather Page >>> @ http://hhweather.webhop.org >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Dxbase mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >>> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
