WSS said,
> Neil Bothwick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spoketh thus:
>> WSS said,
>>
>>>> I'm trying to put the 'constant' stuff on one partition and the
>>>> 'variable' stuff on another, so I only have to back up the variable
>>>> stuff regularly.
>>
>>> I don't see how that could be workable, but...
>>
>> Now you tell me! I've been keeping my programs and data on separate
>> partitions for the last twelve years, what have I done wrong? :)
> What Mr Rolfe Esq was wanting (if I'm understanding him right) is to have
> two separate databases running - one for permanent stuff, one for everyday
> usage.
I read it that Tony wants to keep the data (variable stuff) separate
from the programs (constant stuff).
>> But you can have it in a different place to the executable? That's all
>> you need to organise your hard drive for effective backing up.
> Indeed, but the 'prefs' file should also be backed up. That only leaves the
> 'exe' file and a few ancillaries that don't need doing - Insignificant
> compared to the 'data' dir, so you might as well do the whole thing.
That depends on the backup medium you use. If space is restricted,
keeping data that needs to be backed up frequently separate from that
which needs to be backed up occasionally is a good strategy. There's
also the fact that only the data partition will be written to regularly,
so a drive invalidation caused by a crash during a disk write is likely
to leave your programs still working.
Neil
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