Since you're working in a database that gets updated al the time you enter something, it's hard to go back to a state that you know the database was correct when you make a mistake.
When you open a textfile and edit it and realise you accidentely deleted an important part, but you can't remember what it was like when you started (and undo won't help), you just close the file without saving, reopen the file and you're back in business.
When backing up, you can go back to a "trusted state".
Also, I found that backing up in Legacy compresses the files more than my ZIP-program would. So I back it up in Legacy and frequently I move the backup files to a CD or DVD, like I would with a copy of all my changed files -- not as often as I should, but pretty often ;-)
Marco
Trusting the validity of the ancient axiom that "the only dumb question is the one that isn't asked" I venture the following:
What is the value of a Legacy backup? I understand the value of a backup of information that is not on the same computer, but I don't understand its value when on the same computer. Consequently, I have never used the Legacy backup feature. I have sometimes made CD backups of my data, but have often been haunted by the thought that everyone else is making "Legacy backups", but I am not, because I don't see the value of doing so. Please edumacate me.
Brian Balkcom
Kingsland, GA
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