Thanks for the tip, Helen. I try to use CDs, DVDs, flash drives, and an external drive, as well as my internal hard drive. Of course, ideally we should also be keeping important files backed up online or off site as well. But what do you mean by archival CDs? Is that a regular CD-R or something else? Thanks, --Jerry
On 11/6/2010 5:26 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I recently discovered that USB flash drives have a limited lifespan. > Last April I bought a 32 Gb Sandisk Cruzer specifically for backing up > my genealogy data. Now Win7 won't recognize it, nor will another > computer running Linux and Sandisk has yet to reply to my query about a > warranty after e-mailing them four days ago. > > Fortunately it was only a back-up so nothing was lost. Today I burned > everything to DVD, all the Legacy back-up files, all the multi-media > files and gedcom files for everything in case I ever have computer > problems with Legacy. The DVD is stored in a special box where I keep > all the original family documents and photographs. > > Seems that the more you pay, the longer the life you can expect from a > flash drive but I'm still out the $$ for this one. So burn all your > files to DVD occasionally, just in case. > > BTW, I've asked for archival CDs for Christmas, they're supposed to have > a longer lifespan than ordinary DVDs. > > Helen > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
