In addition to backups to my c: drive, I send a weekly email attachment to my children of the backup .zip file, with a copy to another email account of mine. The file stays in the provider's server for download if it's ever required. Paul
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: RE: [LegacyUG] Backing Up Legacy FilesDate: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:16:49 +1100 I agree with what you say but not all can afford an external hard drive. But I do copy the backup files to a USB stick or to a rewriteable DVD just in case. Steve> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:07:42 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Backing Up Legacy Files> > Perhaps we who speak of backing up to our C-drives do that because we > also back up our files to external hard-drives and online services. If > your main drive gets fried it will also fry your second partition. I > certainly wouldn't go that route myself.> > JL> JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists> http://www3.telus.net/Jgen/jlog.html> _________________________________________________________________ 100’s of prizes to be won at BigSnapSearch.com http://www.bigsnapsearch.com Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
