Carol, If you do get a fireproof safe, make sure it's "Media Safe". Most fireproof safes are good for paper but media such as CD or floppy will be ruined long before the paper is ruined. Also be aware that safes are only rated for X minutes. (I think for a "typical" fire you may only get a 30 minute rating) Here's something obvious too ... You have to remember to PUT stuff in the safe! (how many houses have you personally had burn? It's easy to get complacent)
We have a fireproof safe for househould documents and it's better than nothing and a lot more convenient that a safe deposit box, but anything you absolutely can't bear to lose you're better off putting offsite. (And perhaps more than one copy in different locations) This is kind of a "hot" topic (pun intended) at our place at the moment... We just got through dealing with woods and pasture fires started by a careless neighbor that tried to do a controlled burn on his property even though a no burn order was in effect... Got about 150 feet from the house, about 40-50 acres burned. Guess who made sure we had an offsite backup after the fact? Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] flash drives for backup I use my 1.0 GB Flash-Drive to store my data so I can use it with either my lap-top or desk-top computers. Then, once a week, I back it up to a CD, and monthly to an 80 GB portable disk drive. I don't use labels on the CDs, and make them with a felt-tipped Sharpie. The one thing I should do, but don't, is find a place for "off-site" storage? Another suggestion is to store the back-ups in a fire-proof safe... Carol Elk Grove, CA Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
