Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-14 Thread Daniel
NFN Smith wrote on 15/02/2020 2:55 AM: Daniel wrote: Since Netscape, I have used copy and xcopy to backup profiles and mail - I have always put mail in a separate tree. I also had Win and OS/2 use the same profile and data files.  I kept them on FAT32 so both Win and OS/2 could access them.

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-14 Thread Ray Davison
NFN Smith wrote: Even if doing this kind of thing is technically possible, I'm assuming that you're using POP, and in that, really pushing beyond the design expectations of what POP can (or even should) do. The better approach is to use IMAP, where all your mail traffic is on a server, and

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-14 Thread NFN Smith
Daniel wrote: Since Netscape, I have used copy and xcopy to backup profiles and mail - I have always put mail in a separate tree. I also had Win and OS/2 use the same profile and data files.  I kept them on FAT32 so both Win and OS/2 could access them. Similarly. I dual boot Win7 and Linux,

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-14 Thread WaltS48
On 2/14/20 1:17 AM, Daniel wrote: Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote on 13/02/2020 9:57 PM: Daniel wrote: Similarly. I dual boot Win7 and Linux, and use the one set of profile and data files for my SeaMonkey Suite situated on my Win7 G:\ drive. Which is unsupported and has known problems. FRG

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-13 Thread Daniel
Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote on 13/02/2020 9:57 PM: Daniel wrote: Similarly. I dual boot Win7 and Linux, and use the one set of profile and data files for my SeaMonkey Suite situated on my Win7 G:\ drive. Which is unsupported and has known problems. FRG Yeap, understood, me living

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-13 Thread Frank-Rainer Grahl
Daniel wrote: Similarly. I dual boot Win7 and Linux, and use the one set of profile and data files for my SeaMonkey Suite situated on my Win7 G:\ drive. Which is unsupported and has known problems. FRG ___ support-seamonkey mailing list

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-13 Thread Daniel
Ray Davison wrote on 13/02/2020 6:01 AM: NFN Smith wrote: DoctorBill wrote: What makes backups more difficult with Windows the Registry. With Mac and Linux, you can simply copy everything.  With Windows, it's difficult to back up the registry and files and then reproduce a working system.

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-12 Thread NFN Smith
Ray Davison wrote: NFN Smith wrote: DoctorBill wrote: What makes backups more difficult with Windows the Registry. With Mac and Linux, you can simply copy everything.  With Windows, it's difficult to back up the registry and files and then reproduce a working system. As a result, it's

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-12 Thread Ray Davison
NFN Smith wrote: DoctorBill wrote: What makes backups more difficult with Windows the Registry. With Mac and Linux, you can simply copy everything.  With Windows, it's difficult to back up the registry and files and then reproduce a working system. As a result, it's essential to use a

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-12 Thread NFN Smith
DoctorBill wrote: If you Back Up your system, which program is the Easiest and Most Reliable when it comes to RESTORING the system - for someone NOT a computer Professional.like me. I just bought a 64 GB 3.0 USB SanDisk Thumbdrive for backing up. There's lots of considerations with

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-11 Thread JAS
Paul in Houston, TX wrote: DoctorBill wrote: I have put it off for a long time."LifeLock" ads have me worried, now. I respect the opinions of the folks on this News Group who advise us. If you Back Up your system, which program is the Easiest and Most Reliable when it comes to

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-11 Thread David E. Ross
On 2/11/2020 7:39 AM, DoctorBill wrote: > I have put it off for a long time."LifeLock" ads have me worried, now. > > I respect the opinions of the folks on this News Group who advise us. > > If you Back Up your system, which program is the Easiest and Most Reliable > when it comes to

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-11 Thread Paul in Houston, TX
DoctorBill wrote: I have put it off for a long time."LifeLock" ads have me worried, now. I respect the opinions of the folks on this News Group who advise us. If you Back Up your system, which program is the Easiest and Most Reliable when it comes to RESTORING the system - for someone NOT

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-11 Thread Ray Davison
DoctorBill wrote: If you Back Up your system, which program is the Easiest and Most Reliable when it comes to RESTORING the system - for someone NOT a computer Professional.like me. I backup on two levels. I keep data out of the boot partition and backup data with COPY, or sometimes

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-11 Thread DoctorBill
Frank-Rainer Grahl wrote: Acronis True Image Sells for under $5 on E-Bayor $40 ! ? ? ? ? ? ? DoctorBill ___ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey

Re: Best Way Backing Up - Advice ?

2020-02-11 Thread Frank-Rainer Grahl
One Time and not continuous: Acronis rescue disk included with Acronis True Image. Do it now and then with it. Already needed to restore once and use it all the time with fixing up/upgrading laptops from friends or moving systems to an SSD. FRG DoctorBill wrote: I have put it off for a