I wrote an article about backing up, which I hope you can find in the archives.
Hard drives now cost about $0.25/gb, which I figure is cheaper than paper. I have 3 external HDs, and rotate. One next to the computer, one at a friend's house, and one in transit. Back-ups to CDs and DVDs have the advantage of not being erased by newer back-ups. If you don't throw them away, you can retrieve the stuff you did throw away on your computer, but later discover you need. Do not attempted to restore with the last copy of your back-up. I know someone who did, and his computer trashed the BU just as it had his original data. I do not keep my local HD connected, so that a power surge or lightning strike does not take it out. -- Nelson Helm */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// */// Political advertising and regular advertising are quite different. One actually has to tell the truth. *== *== *== *== *== *== *== *== *== *== *== *== *== _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
