On 12/21/2016 4:44 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: > >> I have files unrelated to SeaMonkey that are no less important. I do >> a system-wide backup every week. > > In my case, nightly (mission-critical work computer). The first week I > had a computer (a PC-XT in 1985), I lost a whole day's work by failing > to back it up. Ever since, my motto has been, "If you love me, back me up." > > Some basic principles all users should follow for backup (I'm sure you > know this, but other readers may not): > > 1) Do it automatically. If you have to think about it, you'll forget or > make excuses, and when disaster comes you'll lose something important > because you didn't back it up. > > 2) Separate the backup media from the source computer. If the backup is > killed by the same disaster as the computer, you have no backup. > > 3) Use a system that doesn't impact your lifestyle or workstyle. If it's > a PITA, you'll find an excuse to abort it or cancel it, and then you'll > have no backup. > > 4) Test the restore function periodically. If you can't restore, you > have no backup. >
Because backups can require significant hardware resources while operating, they can severely impact other concurrent tasks. Thus, I prefer to launch my backup application manually and only when I know I am not doing anything else on my computer. My calendar reminds me -- nags me -- to do my backups. -- David E. Ross The Crimea is Putin's Sudetenland. The Ukraine will be Putin's Czechoslovakia. See <http://www.rossde.com/editorials/edtl_PutinUkraine.html>. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
