Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
syncback Richard P. wrote: Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP? Free would be good too. Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
Now that you've heard what everyone else does, if you actually want any specific help you're going to have to tell us a lot more about what it is you do, and what it is you want backed up. e.g. I don't back up *anything* on the wife's laptop, but her emails are all via Yahoo, so they're already backed up in the cloud. OTOH, the office machine that runs Quickbooks and keeps two important company databases is backed up daily to the cloud (specifically, Amazon via Jungledisk). My own machine, used primarily for development, images the C drive daily to a second drive. All three methods have already been described, but which one is right for you just depends on what the machine in question is doing. Note that no backup method will ever prevent you from having to reinstall your OS occasionally, so don't bother trying to reach for that lofty goal. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
You raise good points. The backup would essentially be for only My Documents although at some point I would like to start backing up the image on a daily basis too. Never planned on trying to backup the operating system. It's too much fun reinstalling it :) Richard P. On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now that you've heard what everyone else does, if you actually want any specific help you're going to have to tell us a lot more about what it is you do, and what it is you want backed up. e.g. I don't back up *anything* on the wife's laptop, but her emails are all via Yahoo, so they're already backed up in the cloud. OTOH, the office machine that runs Quickbooks and keeps two important company databases is backed up daily to the cloud (specifically, Amazon via Jungledisk). My own machine, used primarily for development, images the C drive daily to a second drive. All three methods have already been described, but which one is right for you just depends on what the machine in question is doing. Note that no backup method will ever prevent you from having to reinstall your OS occasionally, so don't bother trying to reach for that lofty goal. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
Acronis is an option for backing up everything including OS. I have several images at different stages made by acronis I keep on ext drives. My system is back up and running with all programs in about ten minutes. On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 6:34 AM, Tony B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All three methods have already been described, but which one is right for you just depends on what the machine in question is doing. Note that no backup method will ever prevent you from having to reinstall your OS occasionally, so don't bother trying to reach for that lofty goal. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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Oh, I didn't mean to imply your C: image wouldn't include your OS. I just didn't want you to think you would _never_ have to reinstall an OS. The trick is partitioning your C drive small enough to hold everything you need on a daily basis as well as all your documents. Currently, I do around 50gb for C. My Games, Music, Videos, and Adobe Office suites go to a different partition. Having evaluated both, I prefer Ghost over Acronis, as it's more versatile. Worth the extra $20 or so. On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Richard P. richs...@gmail.com wrote: You raise good points. The backup would essentially be for only My Documents although at some point I would like to start backing up the image on a daily basis too. Never planned on trying to backup the operating system. It's too much fun reinstalling it :) Richard P. On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Tony B ton...@gmail.com wrote: Now that you've heard what everyone else does, if you actually want any specific help you're going to have to tell us a lot more about what it is you do, and what it is you want backed up. e.g. I don't back up *anything* on the wife's laptop, but her emails are all via Yahoo, so they're already backed up in the cloud. OTOH, the office machine that runs Quickbooks and keeps two important company databases is backed up daily to the cloud (specifically, Amazon via Jungledisk). My own machine, used primarily for development, images the C drive daily to a second drive. All three methods have already been described, but which one is right for you just depends on what the machine in question is doing. Note that no backup method will ever prevent you from having to reinstall your OS occasionally, so don't bother trying to reach for that lofty goal. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
a lot of people back up to a single external drive. i think this not a good idea. i have not had good luck with external drive reliability. if possible, back up to cd's or dvd's and grandfather them. for my company, we did a backup every day just before closing. used append feature. dated each cd or dvd. stacked them back on the spindle as they filled. last year the state of Texas sent me a love note for not paying sales tax(my company is in MD) for the past 7 or 8 years for $110,000 plus about another 100k in penalties. went back to 1999. i then got a bill from texas for another 110k for not paying franchise fees. oh, and 100k in penalties. by the time it was all said and done, texas wanted half a mil from me. i dug out the spindles, created year end data, customer lists, etc for 1999-2007. hired a couple texas lawyers, and went about defending self. could not have done it without the backups. could not do it if i backed up external. data would be long gone. backups were on win98, 2000 and xp. all were recoverable with backup my pc to xp. this is very difficult if you used MS win 98 and win 2000 backup. i do not think they talk to win xp backup. At 04:51 PM 12/10/2008, you wrote: Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP? Free would be good too. Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
You raise good points. The backup would essentially be for only My Documents although at some point I would like to start backing up the image on a daily basis too. Never planned on trying to backup the operating system. It's too much fun reinstalling it :) Aren't settings and preferences in the OS directory? How about serial # registrations for your software? It's a real pain to reinstall the OS AND all the programs AND finding the serial numbers to make them work. Leaving any data, software, etc. in only one place, locally or remotely is a guarantee that one day, some or all of it will be lost. I like living dangerously, but losing essential data is crossing the line. I store critical info in several places in the cloud [where did that come from?] as well as locally. Everything else is like my travel philosophy: I carry one overnight bag. Anything I lose or don't have, I either don't need or can find as I go, but I do have lists/links/accounts that I can use, just in case. Betty * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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You are incorrect. In my own case, my tax records for years are kept in My Documents, and are imaged along with my whole C partition. The most paranoid only need two drives - swap them every month, and keep one off the premises. These drives are cheap these days, so I agree nobody should only have one backup drive. Optical media is still good for archiving the big stuff, but until I can fit my C drive on one disk again, hard drives are just lots _easier_. On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:33 PM, gerald ger...@slawecki.com wrote: a lot of people back up to a single external drive. i think this not a good idea. i have not had good luck with external drive reliability. if possible, back up to cd's or dvd's and grandfather them. for my company, we did a backup every day just before closing. used append feature. dated each cd or dvd. stacked them back on the spindle as they filled. last year the state of Texas sent me a love note for not paying sales tax(my company is in MD) for the past 7 or 8 years for $110,000 plus about another 100k in penalties. went back to 1999. i then got a bill from texas for another 110k for not paying franchise fees. oh, and 100k in penalties. by the time it was all said and done, texas wanted half a mil from me. i dug out the spindles, created year end data, customer lists, etc for 1999-2007. hired a couple texas lawyers, and went about defending self. could not have done it without the backups. could not do it if i backed up external. data would be long gone. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Computer backup software
Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP? Free would be good too. Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
i like backup my pc by stomp. it is the old seagate-veritas-stomp now migo that has been updated. I think 2005 is the latest version.should be cheap. it does say NOT that it works on vista. i have not tried it on vista. i think stomp disappeared. hold the presses...MIGO just came out with http://www.migosoftware.com/store/pc-backup8.html?SourceID=PCBACKUP_storehomepage_ShowCase3 backup pro 10 there may be a better product out by now, but backup my pc 2005 did an excellent job for me for years and made program transfers very easy. using cheap backup software is like trying to impress someone with a cheap date. if you think you will want to transfer your data to Vista some day within the next couple of years, i would recommend you find a package that works on both xp and vista. At 04:51 PM 12/10/2008, you wrote: Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP? Free would be good too. Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
What's wrong with the built-in backup? I've never lost anything using it (knock wood). - Original Message - From: Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:51 PM Subject: [CGUYS] Computer backup software Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP? Free would be good too. Thanks in advance, Richard P. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer backup software
At 05:30 PM 12/10/2008 -0500, Ellen Rains Harris wrote What's wrong with the built-in backup? I've never lost anything using it (knock wood). I think the issue is...what would you do if your computer totally crashed. Your built-in backup wouldn't work then. If you want a true back-up you need to have it somewhere off of the machine you're backing up. Sue * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
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Acronis True Image Home. Will do backups, clone, copy etc. Very good all around program. Use it at church to do an incremental backup after having done a full back up. External USB drive. Stewart At 06:07 PM 12/10/2008, you wrote: At 05:30 PM 12/10/2008 -0500, Ellen Rains Harris wrote What's wrong with the built-in backup? I've never lost anything using it (knock wood). I think the issue is...what would you do if your computer totally crashed. Your built-in backup wouldn't work then. If you want a true back-up you need to have it somewhere off of the machine you're backing up. Sue * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] computer backup software
At 06:28 PM 12/10/2008, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: Date:Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:51:08 -0500 From:Richard P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Computer backup software Any recommendations for scheduled data backup software for Windows XP? Free would be good too. Thanks in advance, Richard P. I have been using an on-line service called MOZYPRO for several of my small business clients. I sleep comfortably at night knowing that their data is safe and available if a disaster strikes. They have a FREE version for home users to backup their computer over the internet to Mozy, limited to 2 gigabytes of data. Mozyhome free is a good and cheap option. It will give you a warm fuzzy when it is done. www.mozy.com is where you can start. Mozyhome has an ..All you can Eat.. for $4.95 per month for your home computer. Mozy supports Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and Vista, and Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. All of this backup is done when your computer is not busy, I plan all my clients computer servers to backup at 1am in the morning. Rich I don't own stock, just use their program for several of my clients. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
