You're right Tony I do make backups just not as often as you do. I experience at least one drive crash per year, meaning I'm prepared. While I could run server-centered I just don't have the confidence in the server. I have raid5 array on the server but the software fails on multiple copy operations at the same time. Perhaps a glitch in setting up samba ?
While at the last crash, Aug2000, I justified the expense of a 6-drive Raid5, I might consider daily backup from now on. About a week is lost on this drive this time. Is there a recommended software that does backup based on disk copy operations, no need for zipping. I hate tapes, they are no up to the job. The software should find the differences. Meaning find changed files. Don't fail on open files ? Doesn't have to do open files though. Strictly no database orientation, meaning not copying into one big blob, but simple directory-directory copying with some auto-naming ? Rene Tony Karavidas wrote: > > Igor, I know why people come here. I've helped out plenty of times (and > asked quite a few questions too) But I don't do dumb things and then ask how > to get out of hot water. > > I don't know if you read what Rene wrote, but Rene said his drive CRASHED!!! > That almost ALWAYS means it gets thrown out, or reformatted or if they have > $$$$, sent in for data recovery services. > > I didn't call him stupid, I said: "...that was plain stupid." If anyone on > this list is making a living with their computer and NOT backing up their > data, they are *being* STUPID! There is a distinction between the two. > > There is nothing to take back...how about someone accepting they screwed > up?? His actions aren't wrong to me, they are wrong to an entire industry of > computer professionals. And if anyone else is silently saying to themselves > 'I don't back up either' well then you ought to learn a lesson from Rene's > crashed drive... > > I triple backup because my livelyhood depends on it! I have two drives in my > machine that get mirrored. This covers me from a drive crash or even an > accidental file overwrite. On a weekly basis, I copy my data to another > machine, so if my drive controller on this machine screws up and trashes > both drives, I've only lost a week max. I don't screw around with tape > anymore because it's slow and I didn't do it often enough. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
