John, that is very interesting. I read great reviews about Rollback RX and one list member highly recommended it. At present though, you can only store the snapshots on your C: drive- not what I had understood when I purchased it. I already bought Image for Windows but only used it once when I saw how much disk shuffling was involved. I'm looking at external hard drives- but I do have a second internal drive for storage- which should be of some help. Does Karen's Replicator have advantages over just copying files manually?
Cher -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John M. Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS accessible system back up methods >From what I have read, Rollback RX is not a data backup solution. Essentially, it is an enhanced version of the system restore function which is built into Windows. Data backup implies that your data is being stored on media which is separate from your computers internal hard drive. You are only kidding yourself if you believe that Rollback RX is backing up your data. You don't have to purchase a copy of Image for Windows. You can use a program such as Karen's Replicator to maintain a copy of your data files on an external hard drive or flash drive. I use a combination of both Image for Windows to create images of my entire computer on a monthly basis and Karen's Replicator to backup my data files on a weekly basis. If I am working a project where I am spending a lot of time editing files, I backup those files daily by copying them into a DropBox folder. The question you have to ask yourself is how much time are you willing to spend to recreate lost files--if they can be recreated at all. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don & Cher Bosch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS accessible system back up methods >I watched a podcast of Image for Windows- perhaps by someone else. I'll > check out David's. I understand that Rollback RX gives you back > everything- > including settings. It even has a way to retrieve files changed after the > date of the roll back. Obviously since I didn't get to try it out with > this > hard drive failure, I am only going on hearsay- no experience yet :( > > Cher > > > -----Original Message----- > From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Steve > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 4:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS accessible system back up methods > > You should have looked at David's tutorial on Image for Windows. You can > back things up to an external disk; you may need help when you have to > re-install the image but it means you wouldn't need a pile of DVD's. > > As far as Rollback Rx, it appears to me to be a very nice system recovery > product. But, I'm not sure it backs up all your data, it could, but I > didn't think it does. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don & Cher Bosch" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 2:36 PM > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS accessible system back up methods > > >> Guess I have just learned that sad fact the hard way- have never >> experienced >> a hard drive problem during nearly 30 years of working with computers. >> The >> hard drive was sent back for replacement- and the vendor wanted $600 to >> $800 >> to retrieve data. >> >> I have a second internal HD which was a couple of years old, but had not >> gotten around to figuring out whether Rollback RX could back up to 2 >> different drives or not. The new computer's OS was also new to me, so was >> still trying to get everything installed and figure out what back-up >> option >> to use. I had used Image for Windows but thought that the shuffling of >> several disks was rather unwieldy; so was now trying out and getting used >> to >> Rollback RX and not getting very helpful responses back from their tech >> support. >> >> Cher >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of John M. >> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 12:10 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS accessible system back up methods >> >> If your data is important to you, you must maintain at least three copies >> of >> your data on at least two different types of storage media and in at >> least >> two separate locations. >> >> For example, >> Let's assume that your data files located on your computers internal hard >> drive are one copy stored in one location. >> Next, you purchase an external hard drive, backup your data (or your >> entire >> computer) to the external drive and store the drive at a friend or family >> members home. Now you have two copies stored in two separate locations. >> Next, you setup a cloud storage account and store a copy of your data at >> the >> cloud service. You will now have three copies of your data, stored in >> three >> separate locations and on two separate types of storage media. >> >> If your data is important, this scenario is the minimum starting point. >> For >> my data, I use the above scenario, plus I alternate my data backups >> between >> two external hard drives. I also copy the latest backup to two separate >> flash drives and one of those flash drives is always with me. >> >> You never trust your data to a single hard drive, no matter how new or >> old >> it is. I have seen hard drives fail in one week and I have seen hard >> drives >> run continuously for more than 10 years. >> >> If the data on your failed drive is very important to you, email me off >> list >> and I will put you in touch with a data recovery service with very >> reasonable prices. >> >> John >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Don & Cher Bosch" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2013 10:51 AM >> Subject: [JAWS-Users] JAWS accessible system back up methods >> >> >>> Dear List, >>> >>> >>> >>> Just lost all recent data due to the failure of a 4 month old hard >>> drive. >>> Had Rollback RX installed (and thought my data was protected) but the >>> technician said he could not locate the files- and the hard drive was >>> turning extremely slowly. >>> >>> >>> >>> Needing advice on whether to get an external hard drive or to check out >>> cloud backup options. Some hard drives seem to have backup software >>> built >>> into them, but I'm skeptical about the accessibility of such programs. >>> I'm >>> also looking at what Seagate calls "expansion" hard drives- which may >>> not >>> have the backup software built into them- am still trying to figure that >>> one >>> out. Would appreciate your experience and advice. >>> >>> >>> >>> Cher >>> >>> >>> >>> 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/ >> > > > 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/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
