Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
Thanks, Scott. Gerry -- - Original Message - From: "Scott Ritchey" I use Acronis for full image backup, which can be full, incremental, or differential. Acronis also does scheduled backups of selected folders ... but the whole system takes too long so I do that manually only when I know I won't need the machine for a while. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
I use Acronis for full image backup, which can be full, incremental, or differential. Acronis also does scheduled backups of selected folders ... but the whole system takes too long so I do that manually only when I know I won't need the machine for a while. -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of archer Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 05:46 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no? From: "Scott Ritchey" I also > occasionally back up the complete system image to my NAS or external USB > drive. This really saved my bacon when the hard drive puked and died in > my > notebook machine. Instead of days of finding and loading software, I just > restored from the last image to a new hard drive. That took less than an > hour. > Scott Which program did you use to back up the complete system to your external HD? I once used Retrospect on a friends office system but it was not easy for an amateur. Thanks, Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
From: "Scott Ritchey" I also occasionally back up the complete system image to my NAS or external USB drive. This really saved my bacon when the hard drive puked and died in my notebook machine. Instead of days of finding and loading software, I just restored from the last image to a new hard drive. That took less than an hour. Scott Which program did you use to back up the complete system to your external HD? I once used Retrospect on a friends office system but it was not easy for an amateur. Thanks, Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
I tried a year or two ago to recover some data from some old zip disks. It was so slow, and windows kept disallowing some files to be transferred for reasons unclear (windows has a nasty habit of hitting some file it does not like when you are moving a bunch, and just quitting the transfer rather than ignoring it and going on to the next one) so I finally gave up on it. The files were nothing special, I was being a data hoarder just to see if I could do it. --R On 9/18/2010 11:32 AM, Mountain Man wrote: This reminds me of old data I have on zip disks. I wonder if any OS supports that type of drive anymore. I am running ArchLinux now - it is nice. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
I've used Carbonite for the last couple years with no complaints ... but than I haven't needed to restore lost files from carbonite (although it did work when I tested it on a couple files once). Keep in mind that Carbonite just backs up your files, not your system and applications. I also use Acronis to back up email daily and mydocs weekly but I also occasionally back up the complete system image to my NAS or external USB drive. This really saved my bacon when the hard drive puked and died in my notebook machine. Instead of days of finding and loading software, I just restored from the last image to a new hard drive. That took less than an hour. Scott -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Craig Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 16:47 To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no? On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:01:39 -0700 (PDT) Van Knutson wrote: > Re: discussions of crashed hard drives, what does the august body > assembled here think of carbonite--the $54.95 unlimited online data > backup service? I don't have any experience with them, but I am hesitant with storing all my information on someone else's computer. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
I recently plugged a parallel port zip disk into a Vista box and it worked fine. On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Mountain Man wrote: > This reminds me of old data I have on zip disks. > I wonder if any OS supports that type of drive anymore. > I am running ArchLinux now - it is nice. > mao - OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
Any drive with a standard interface should work just fine. Might need to get a SCSI card if you have a SCSI zip, though. Don't wait too long, eventually the disks will die. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
This reminds me of old data I have on zip disks. I wonder if any OS supports that type of drive anymore. I am running ArchLinux now - it is nice. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
Just use truecrypt with S3 then ;) Walt On Sep 17, 2010 10:21 PM, "Tim C" wrote: I have been considering Amazon S3. Hard to beat the price for offsite, redundant backup, cheaper than RAIDing insignificant stuff (or stuff that I don't care if it takes a while to get back, at least) too. Only problem is that I am likely to hold on to too much junk that way. :) Not too worried about Amazon either folding with or filching my data. Now account security is an issue if I store financial records, but most of that data would be available if my email was compromised, too, so it's just incremental risk. And honestly 99% of my data volume is pictures etc. that no one else would really care about, so I could keep sensitive stuff out I suppose. -Tim On Sep 17, 2010 4:47 PM, "Craig" wrote: > On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:01:39 -07... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
I have been considering Amazon S3. Hard to beat the price for offsite, redundant backup, cheaper than RAIDing insignificant stuff (or stuff that I don't care if it takes a while to get back, at least) too. Only problem is that I am likely to hold on to too much junk that way. :) Not too worried about Amazon either folding with or filching my data. Now account security is an issue if I store financial records, but most of that data would be available if my email was compromised, too, so it's just incremental risk. And honestly 99% of my data volume is pictures etc. that no one else would really care about, so I could keep sensitive stuff out I suppose. -Tim On Sep 17, 2010 4:47 PM, "Craig" wrote: > On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:01:39 -0700 (PDT) Van Knutson > wrote: > >> Re: discussions of crashed hard drives, what does the august body >> assembled here think of carbonite--the $54.95 unlimited online data >> backup service? > > I don't have any experience with them, but I am hesitant with storing all > my information on someone else's computer. > > > Craig > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 09:01:39 -0700 (PDT) Van Knutson wrote: > Re: discussions of crashed hard drives, what does the august body > assembled here think of carbonite--the $54.95 unlimited online data > backup service? I don't have any experience with them, but I am hesitant with storing all my information on someone else's computer. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Carbonite: si or no?
Re: discussions of crashed hard drives, what does the august body assembled here think of carbonite--the $54.95 unlimited online data backup service? DBV, inquiring mind wants to know information minister ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
