Although this can be done with one command from MS-DOS if you're on Win32.
Matt
At 12:34 AM 7/25/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Beware that when you use a CD as a backup medium, file recovery is not
>as simple as with a zip disk - that is, you will need to reset each of
>the 28 +/- files from Read Only to normal (so you can use the data and
>make changes). This is done through the File Properties, but it can be
>a little tedious.
>
>Carl
>
>
>Walt Daniels wrote:
>>
>> Given that filemaker does crash and force you to restore from a backup
>> occasionally and that the errors may not be apparent for a while, it is
>> prudent to keep many layers of backups. With ZIP disks at about $10 each it
>> is far cheaper to install a CD writer where the media is $0.50 each and is
>> permanent. You never overwrite it. We make daily backups on a set of 5 zip
>> disks, one for each day and then reuse them the next week. We also make
>> weekly backups to CD and get many to a CD, just make a folder with the name
>> being the date and copy the files into that folder. These are all offsite as
>> soon as written.
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