I just make certain that my backups of Legacy go to My Documents folder, then they get backed up on Mozy. Do you use the free version? I do.
jh On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Mary E. V. Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hello, > > A word to the wise. I am using www.mozy.com as my external backup. > Three weeks ago a power outage caused my computer to crash. It is now > repaired (one of 2 internal hard drives had died). Meanwhile, I went > to Mozy to restore files. All my Document files restored very nicely. > However, two programs I use, Legacy being one of them, store my data > on the c:\ drive within the program. I had not set Mozy to back up my > program files, only my Document files. Luckily I had another backup on > a laptop so it worked out, but I am now going into Mozy and figuring > out how to back up the Data files from Legacy. > > Mary Hill > > On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 1:05 PM, DianeLeMasson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I apologize, this is nothing to do with Legacy but there has been > > discussions several times on safe places to store your Legacy files. > > > > What I am about to tell you is what I just experience with my external > > hard drive that I thought was safe enough for all my genealogy files. > > After reading many messages about the storing of our genie stuff here > > on this list I went & bought one, some time ago. > > I stored some folders & files. Have not been in it since, either to add > or > > to delete. It had been plugged in all this time, never > > disconnected,otherwards > > have not touch it. > > I decided to do some housecleaning on my computer, rearrange stuff, > > delete old files, etc. I went to look into this external hard drive to > see > > what I had put there & to my shock... saw absolutely NOTHING! > > It was totally empty! Somehow,someway this machine deleted itself > > of everything I put on it. I do not know how it did this but it did on > its > > own. > > I am proof it can happen with an external hard drive so be aware. > > I am so sick over this for I have no idea what I did put in it, I trusted > it > > to > > do it's job & did not make a note of what I put in it. > > > > Off list, if anyone has any insight of what could of caused this I would > > very > > much like to hear from you. I know I can never recover what I lost, I > still > > like > > to learn why it did happen, if possible. > > > > Diane/NJ > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > -- Researching Descendants and Ancestors of Paul Drinkwater, born 1789 in Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
