Brian, No, I do not back up to DVDs etc.. I did 10 - 12 years ago but stopped as the price HD memory fell, I can't remember exactly when that was, but maybe 8 years ago.
I fail to see why, in the circumstances you describe, a DVD would be preferable to an external a HD, neither are dependant on the internet, and I do not have great confidence in a DVD which has been written to many times. In my case, if the Internet does implode, and the world enters into the consequencial total disorder, I will be happy in the knowledge that the copy on my external HD and on my brother-in-law's PC will be available. --- Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ GOONS #5307 "Brian L. Lightfoot" <[email protected]> wrote: >Just curious if you and any others make a local media backup, i.e. DVD? I >generally will make a cumulative backup to DVD about every 6 months to a max >of one year. There may come a time in the future when either the Internet has >been sabotaged on a semi-permanent basis or else it is so congested that any >throughput is just a trickle. And remember, "cloud storage" is just somebody >else's hard drive. > >Brian in California > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ron Ferguson [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:04 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Computer crashed - how do I move legacy to new >computer? > >That is the Legacy Default which I though was the question I was answering. >If, however, you are asking where I have my back-ups, then in addition to the >default I have copies on my brother-in-law's PC, the cloud and an external HD. > >Ron Ferguson, >http://www.fergys.co.uk/ > >-----Original Message----- >From: JLB >Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 3:48 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Computer crashed - how do I move legacy to new >computer? > >Well, that should be changed (and it's easy on the backup screen) or you're in >danger of losing them all if your computer crashes. I send my backup files to >a folder of their own inside My Documents. All of My Documents is backed up to >an external hard-drive daily. >----- >JL Beeken >JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://jlog.jgen.ws/ > >On 3/26/2013 2:00 AM, Ron Ferguson wrote: >> The Legacy backup. zip file when created is always stored in the >> Legacy Data folder. >> --- >> Ron Ferguson >> http://www.fergys.co.uk/ >> GOONS #5307 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
