On 04/07/07 05:41 pm Ken N9VV wrote: > This is a copy of my nagging message from January 1st. > > Please backup your PC on a regular basis. > ------------------------------------------ > Clean your disk of junk > (C:\Windows\system32\cleanmgr.exe) > > Defrag your disk (C:\Windows\system32\dfrg.msc) > (http://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag/) > > Check your disk for file integrity and consistency > C:\WINDOWS\system32\chkdsk.exe /F > C:\WINDOWS\system32\chkntfs.exe > > W4TME recommends attention to a good Registry Cleaner like > RegistryFix http://www.registryfix.com/?hop=regtool > ------------------------------------------ > > Just this week I heard another horror story from a buddy who lost > his electronic LOG entries from 1997 to 2007. He also lost the email > address book that his XYL used! > > Please backup your important files. Write them to a CDROM or DVD. > Keep the CD in a safe place. Don't forget: > [ ] Electronic Log entries and digi program sub-directories > [ ] Bookmarks or Favorites > [ ] Address book and email > [ ] Documents and important letters > [ ] Spreadsheets > [ ] AIM Buddy List > [ ] Skype Contact List > [ ] Favorite DOS programs > [ ] SDR-1000 software (PowerSDR mdb + VAC + special audio drivers) > [ ] Any recorded Pre and Post processed IF files > [ ] Audacity mp3 files > [ ] All those Field Day, shack and antenna pictures > [ ] Digi mode files and programs (EasyPal_Lite, WinDRM/DRMDV) > [ ] Propagation programs > [ ] DX Cluster access files > [ ] TortoiseSVN files > [ ] Teamspeak subdir > [ ] Any text files containing LICENSE keys > > It *can* happen to you! remember disk manufacturers are in business > to sell hard drives. Their high performance disks can fail after 36 > months of continuous use. Back up and be safe!
That's why our main machines (not running Windows anyway) have full backups (to DDS-4 tapes) run on them in the early hours of every Sunday morning and differential backups in the early hours of every other morning. As for disk drives, my main machine uses Seagate SCSI drives, one of which has been running almost 24/7/365 for more than 9 years. And nowadays when I do buy non-SCSI drives, I buy Seagate because of the 5-year warranty. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
