Make sure you test your backups, otherwise you won't know if they are OK. There's not much sense in making daily/weekly/monthly backups that don't work ;-)
Steve Tilbury ================== Ottawa, Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tilburyweb.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alvin Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] I need some advice One point that hasn't been mentioned is that it would be wise to make a backup to a different drive than the one containing the data file, either in addition to or instead of a backup to the same hard drive. By this I mean physical hard drive. Backing up to floppies, Zip disks, or CD can save your bacon when (not if) your hard drive goes bonkers. There are two kinds of people who use hard drives - those who have had one crash, and those who will! Magnetic media are fairly reliable, but disk oxide surfaces can go bad, and bearings can wear out. Better safe than sorry. As an additional safety factor, I periodically make an extra backup and send it offsite. If your house burns down, at least you won't lose all the years of work on your family tree. Al Jensen ----- Original Message ----- From: "tish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 6:00 PM Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] I need some advice > I'm listening, reading and digesting, Ruth. Then I will decide which way is > the best for me. I don't want anything that might do more harm than good, > thanks for pointing this out. > > Pat from BC > > To unsubscribe: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.293 / Virus Database: 158 - Release Date: 10/29/2001 To unsubscribe: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
