Zipping is more than just compressing. Since one ZIP file can contain
more than one file, ZIP files are useful at containing all
related/required files that may need to be archived or transforted to
another computer or user via email, CD or portable drive.
My Legacy family file backup is a Z
Brian noted that he kept his data on another computer, or another place. I
wonder if he was referring to the zip backup process rather than just
copying the data files? In that case, the backup is much smaller than the
data files, but with today's large hard drives is changing the data to a zip
Jack
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Balkcom
Sent: 24 July 2006 19:05
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] What is the value of a Legacy backup?
Trusting the validity of the ancient axiom that "the only
On 24 Jul 2006 Brian Balkcom wrote:
> 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.
A couple more reasons that haven't yet been mentioned . . . .
It's recommended to make a backup prior to ma
Brian,
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 rem
The reason for making a backup on the SAME computer is that your main
Legacy file can become corrupted BUT your backup is fine so you can
recreate your main file from the backup.
Obviously you also want to make backups in some way that is not part of
your computer and also that can be stored rem
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Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:05
PM
To:
LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com
Subject: [LegacyUG] What is the
value of a Legacy backup?
Trusting the validity of the ancient axiom
that “the only dumb question is the one
The point of making backups
Computers are not perfect. A virus can erase your data in any program (or the programs too). Your operating system could crash requiring you to reinstall, and maybe format the harddrive. Your harddrive could stop working.
And - why I advise people to keep a b
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
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