Pat, Backing to CD is my third defence line.
I maintain my data file on a 'flash' drive as I use both a desktop and a laptop depending where I am. 1. I keep current backup copies of the .fdb data file and the zipped data file on the hard-drives of both the laptop and the desktop. 2. I keep another current copy of the zipped back-up file on a separate hard-drive in my desktop - in fact I keep back-ups of all my data files on the separate drive. 3. I copy the zipped backup files to rewriteable CDs on a weekly basis which I store off-site - I never have last week's CD in the house at the same time as I'm creating the current version. I'm also looking at storing my back-ups on a commercial remote datastore. Call me paranoid if you like, but I've invested too much time and effort to lose it. If you want to contact me off-LUG ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), tell me what CD writing software you have and I'll see about creating a step-by-step manual. Rgds Bill Anderson ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patti Hobbs Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 2:43 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Making a backup of my family file Pat, Different CD burning software work a little differently. Usually your computer will have software (Nero, Roxio, etc.). If you open that you will be presented with two screens, one of which is your hard drive's filing system and the other for files to burn. If you click on the file in the window for your computer and click on an arrow, it will "move" the file to the box to be burned to CD.After you've selected all the files you want to burn, you then click on whatever is available that says to start creating or burning the CD. However, another thing I wanted to tell you is that quite often when computers "crash" the whole hard drive isn't lost. I've never lost a file from a hard drive even though I've been using a computer for about ten years. Even if something is wrong with the Windows portion of the hard drive so that it won't boot up, etc., you can piggy back the hard drive onto another computer and access it and the files just like a jump drive or an external hard drive. I know you wouldn't feel comfortable doing this, but it might be worth your time finding someone to do this for you rather than reconstructing your Legacy database. Patti Pat wrote: Fairly recently, my computer crashed and I lost my family file and do not want that to happen again. Can you tell me, step-by-step how to put a copy of the file on a CD. I really need specifics because I have not done this before. I did get one response, but it was not specific enough to help me. I regularly back my file up on the C drive. The file is called familyfile.fdb, and I notice that when I back it up and creates a zip file. Does that make sense? Pat -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.2/393 - Release Date: 19/07/2006 Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
