Comments on: Slugging it out with backup solutions http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions The Personal Disquiet of Mark Boulton Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:39:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: patrick h. lauke http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1850 patrick h. lauke Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:21:59 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1850 <p>interestingly enough, i’ve just started with having a more organised mini backup system (involving my old PIII running linux, crammed with harddrives, and cwRsync <a href="http://www.itefix.no/cwrsync/" rel="nofollow">http://www.itefix.no/cwrsync/</a> on my main windows machine - which i still start manually, but reasonably regularly). </p> interestingly enough, i’ve just started with having a more organised mini backup system (involving my old PIII running linux, crammed with harddrives, and cwRsync http://www.itefix.no/cwrsync/ on my main windows machine – which i still start manually, but reasonably regularly).

]]> By: Graham Sanders http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1851 Graham Sanders Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1851 <p>Hi Mark </p> <p> A simple cost effective but powerful back up piece of software you may like to look at is called: <br /> D?j? Vu </p> <p> We use it at work to back up everything from our Work in Progress files to our emails. Haven’t had a problem yet. </p> <p> The best thing about it is that it’s FREE with Toast. Alternatively you can purchase it from: <br /> <a href="http://propagandaprod.com" rel="nofollow">http://propagandaprod.com</a> </p> <p> Hope this helps <br /> G :) <br /> ?? </p> Hi Mark

A simple cost effective but powerful back up piece of software you may like to look at is called:

D?j? Vu

We use it at work to back up everything from our Work in Progress files to our emails. Haven’t had a problem yet.

The best thing about it is that it’s FREE with Toast. Alternatively you can purchase it from:

http://propagandaprod.com

Hope this helps

G :)

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]]> By: Mark Bowen http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1852 Mark Bowen Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:09:11 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1852 <p>Hi Mark, </p> <p> Not sure what everyone here thinks about the way I back things up as it hasn’t even been mentioned which surprises me. </p> <p> I use Retrospect and have been for over 10 years now. I have never ONCE lost a file and can still get hundreds of Gigabytes of data back from those 10 years back. I am using DVD-RAM discs which I feel are much more superior to standard DVDs and simply could not live without it. I can also start a backup and leave it going or if I don’t have enough time to finish it there and then can stop it and continue at a later date and it will remember where I had got up to. </p> <p> Also when I get something back off from years ago and make a slight change to it then only the changes get written to disc. The catalog of files is also compressed so that you can fit a whole lot more onto a DVD than you normally would as well. </p> <p> Never ONCE have I lost ANY information in the 10 years I have been using it and would absolutely recommend this solution to anyone. </p> <p> I myself have used Chronosync, in fact I even went and purhase a license at one point and I have also tried out probably every single other product out there whether freeware, shareware or a fully paid product and none have even come close. </p> <p> Definitely do not want to sound like I work for them or anything but in my mind I will never ever use another piece of software for backing up for as long as I live, that is as long as they continue making it!! </p> <p> I simply don’t believe in using other drives at all for backup probably mainly because I have never done it that way but also I have had a couple of drives lost in the past due to lightning strikes. Unfortunately even my trusty old Macs at that point (some 7 or so years ago) couldn’t survive that. </p> <p> Hope this helps someone out there. </p> <p> Best wishes, </p> <p> Mark </p> Hi Mark,

Not sure what everyone here thinks about the way I back things up as it hasn’t even been mentioned which surprises me.

I use Retrospect and have been for over 10 years now. I have never ONCE lost a file and can still get hundreds of Gigabytes of data back from those 10 years back. I am using DVD-RAM discs which I feel are much more superior to standard DVDs and simply could not live without it. I can also start a backup and leave it going or if I don’t have enough time to finish it there and then can stop it and continue at a later date and it will remember where I had got up to.

Also when I get something back off from years ago and make a slight change to it then only the changes get written to disc. The catalog of files is also compressed so that you can fit a whole lot more onto a DVD than you normally would as well.

Never ONCE have I lost ANY information in the 10 years I have been using it and would absolutely recommend this solution to anyone.

I myself have used Chronosync, in fact I even went and purhase a license at one point and I have also tried out probably every single other product out there whether freeware, shareware or a fully paid product and none have even come close.

Definitely do not want to sound like I work for them or anything but in my mind I will never ever use another piece of software for backing up for as long as I live, that is as long as they continue making it!!

I simply don’t believe in using other drives at all for backup probably mainly because I have never done it that way but also I have had a couple of drives lost in the past due to lightning strikes. Unfortunately even my trusty old Macs at that point (some 7 or so years ago) couldn’t survive that.

Hope this helps someone out there.

Best wishes,

Mark

]]> By: Matthijs http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1854 Matthijs Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:46:46 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1854 <p>Syncronizing is one important part of backing up. But the second part is having an archive of backups. Because the moment one or more files get corrupted on your main machine and an exact clone of those is made the same day, you still loose your data. <br /> Having an archive of backups from a day, week or month ago (maybe even longer) makes sure you can always go back. You don’t need full backups, as that would take too much space, but incremental archives with only the changes. </p> Syncronizing is one important part of backing up. But the second part is having an archive of backups. Because the moment one or more files get corrupted on your main machine and an exact clone of those is made the same day, you still loose your data.

Having an archive of backups from a day, week or month ago (maybe even longer) makes sure you can always go back. You don’t need full backups, as that would take too much space, but incremental archives with only the changes.

]]> By: Espen http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1853 Espen Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1853 <p>Get a cheap old computer and ask to set it up as an online backup server at a friends house. Buy a good large drive for it and you’re all set. Or set it up at work like me, and backup both ways. </p> Get a cheap old computer and ask to set it up as an online backup server at a friends house. Buy a good large drive for it and you’re all set. Or set it up at work like me, and backup both ways.

]]> By: Mark Boulton http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1855 Mark Boulton Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:05:26 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1855 <p>You know Mark, I had thought about that. It’s the last step, but always the most time-consuming. In addition to being just plain difficult to remember to do! I’ve thought about online storage, but I’m not sure it’s ideal as it could cost me an arm and a leg for the amount of data I need to keep on top of - especially using print size files. </p> <p> Hmmm, there are rumours of GDrive from Google, but I’m not sure I should hang around for that. Like you say, maybe <em>another</em> external hard drive, with everything dumped on it and given to a friend might be the way to go. Although you’ve always got to remember to pick it up and then do that back up and then drop it off again… </p> You know Mark, I had thought about that. It’s the last step, but always the most time-consuming. In addition to being just plain difficult to remember to do! I’ve thought about online storage, but I’m not sure it’s ideal as it could cost me an arm and a leg for the amount of data I need to keep on top of – especially using print size files.

Hmmm, there are rumours of GDrive from Google, but I’m not sure I should hang around for that. Like you say, maybe another external hard drive, with everything dumped on it and given to a friend might be the way to go. Although you’ve always got to remember to pick it up and then do that back up and then drop it off again…

]]> By: Mark Norman Francis http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1856 Mark Norman Francis Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1856 <p>Mark, if I were you, I’d still be worried. You now have a pretty sweet solution that’s comparable to RAID. If any single component goes, you’ve still got all of your data. </p> <p> But all it takes is both components to go at the same time (lightning strike, fire, theft, etc) and you’ve still lost everything. </p> <p> I’d be thinking about storing copies of everything you really care about in some offsite solution, even if it’s as lo-fi as buying another external disk and dropping it around a friend’s house. </p> Mark, if I were you, I’d still be worried. You now have a pretty sweet solution that’s comparable to RAID. If any single component goes, you’ve still got all of your data.

But all it takes is both components to go at the same time (lightning strike, fire, theft, etc) and you’ve still lost everything.

I’d be thinking about storing copies of everything you really care about in some offsite solution, even if it’s as lo-fi as buying another external disk and dropping it around a friend’s house.

]]> By: Paul http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1858 Paul Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:16:34 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1858 <p>Pretty much the same here - Clone backups of main drive and all important work files on an external which I copy tunes and photos to as a 2nd back-up. </p> <p> I also use SMARTreporter (<a href="http://homepage.mac.com/julianmayer/" rel="nofollow">http://homepage.mac.com/julianmayer/</a>) to keep an eye on my HD and warn me if its likely to go down so I can nip it in the bud before disaster strikes! </p> Pretty much the same here – Clone backups of main drive and all important work files on an external which I copy tunes and photos to as a 2nd back-up.

I also use SMARTreporter (http://homepage.mac.com/julianmayer/) to keep an eye on my HD and warn me if its likely to go down so I can nip it in the bud before disaster strikes!

]]> By: Nathan http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1857 Nathan Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:10:34 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1857 <p>I bought a 320GB Western Digital recently and have made a partition the same size as my PowerBook on it and use SuperDuper to clone the drive there. I had to send my computer off to get worked on, so I had my entire system available for use while it was gone, which was sweet. </p> I bought a 320GB Western Digital recently and have made a partition the same size as my PowerBook on it and use SuperDuper to clone the drive there. I had to send my computer off to get worked on, so I had my entire system available for use while it was gone, which was sweet.

]]> By: Gabs http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1859 Gabs Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:29:53 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1859 <p>Almost forgot to mention <br /> Google might be able to help soon.. </p> <p> Will be interesting if the Gdrive goes ahead <br /> Full report here <br /> <a href="http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/004097.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/004097.html</a> </p> Almost forgot to mention

Google might be able to help soon..

Will be interesting if the Gdrive goes ahead

Full report here

http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/004097.html

]]> By: Chef http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions#comment-1860 Chef Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:27:46 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2006/07/slugging-it-out-with-backup-solutions/#comment-1860 <p>We back up by using a removable rack in pc and dvd burner, its simple to add and remove new hdd with ease. </p> <p> For files we want to keep the hdd is removed and kept in a cupboard or burnt to dvd away from PC! </p> <p> Rule of thumb keep on top of your files, make regular backups of the ones you care about and never keep all eggs in one basket ;-) </p> We back up by using a removable rack in pc and dvd burner, its simple to add and remove new hdd with ease.

For files we want to keep the hdd is removed and kept in a cupboard or burnt to dvd away from PC!

Rule of thumb keep on top of your files, make regular backups of the ones you care about and never keep all eggs in one basket ;-)

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