Sally,
As to your second questions: I use a zip, but there is good argument for a CD burner.
It provides you with a permanent archive of your database, so if you delete
old membership info, you may be able to recover it from the older backups. Lots of
backups fit on one CD and the cost is quite competitive. I'd recommend backing
up the full ebase fileset, in part because changes may occur in several files without
your being fully aware of them. Also, since several files may get corrupted
in a crash, the best way to recover is to restore from your most recent backup and
re-enter any data lost since then. I keep a file of all changes between
backups, particularly if I am making small, irregular changes for which I don't backup
every day. I would use that to re-enter data after a crash (but I've only
had one crash/recovery situation and that was before I instituted my backup system).
Carl
Sally Zaino wrote:
> Next question: What is the best way, in your opinion, to back up the set
> of ebase files in a location off of this hard drive? Should I buy a zip, a
> CD burner? I also have a G3 Powerbook. Can I download ebase onto the G3
> and then email my files from this PC to the Mac? No one else in our
> organization currently has the database. Can I just send certain files to
> another Board member weekly to store on his computer and send them back to
> me if I lose mine? Does that person need to download ebase for this to
> work? Do I have to back up the entire ebase file set, or can I just back
> up certain files, like the "names" file, and reconstruct with a new
> download of ebase if my computer crashes?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sally
>
> Sally Zaino
> The Manada Conservancy
> P.O. Box 25
> Hummelstown, Pa. 17036
> http://www.manada.org
>
> "The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to keep all the pieces." --Aldo
> Leopold
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