[Dxbase] Backup backup backup

Wed Jan 6 09:29:49 EST 2010

I learned a long time ago not to depend on hard drives for long term back up. I have a stack
of bad expensive SCSI drives lost to lightning strikes (with surge protection via REAL UPS). I
back up across my network to different drives but back up the entire system to a SDLT tape
drive.
Jim - K9DD
 ----- Original Message ----- 
 From: Crownhaven 
 To: Jim Dawson 
 Cc: 'DXBase List' 
 Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 6:52 AM
 Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup
 Whoever said buy two drives was very smart. I had an external HD and 
 backed up faithfully. I got up one morning and the external HD had 
 died. I now use an external drive and thumb drive. BTW, the .bat 
 program that was described is a great idea. Someone wrote one for me 
 but I can't figure out how to get it going again with the new external 
 drive.
 Steve, N4JQQ
 Jim Dawson wrote:
 > That was a bargain. My first hard drive was a 10 MB drive for 1200ドル.00! Yes, 10 
 > MEGA byte. Thought I'd never fill it. :)
 >
 > Then I found some pull out 30MB Micropolis full height drives for a bit less.
 >
 > Jim - K9DD
 >
 >
 > ----- Original Message ----- 
 > From: "Tony - KD4K" <kd4k at comcast.net>
 > To: "'Bill Parry'" <bparry at rgv.rr.com>
 > Cc: "'DXBase List'" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
 > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:52 PM
 > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup
 >
 >
 > 
 >> If you watch Fry's Electronics sales you can do better.
 >> I purchased a 1TB external (USB) Seagate drive from Fry's
 >> For 69ドル.95 about 2 weeks ago. I have a local Fry's, don't
 >> Know what the online prices are.
 >>
 >> I remember giving 350ドル.00 for 30MB internal Seagate drives.
 >> Had 2 of them on my first IBM type computer and swore that
 >> I would never need more drive space than that.
 >>
 >> 73 de Tony, KD4K
 >> Happy New Year
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >> -----Original Message-----
 >> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
 >> On Behalf Of Bill Parry
 >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 11:20 PM
 >> Cc: 'DXBase List'
 >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup
 >>
 >> My son tells me that there is a real nice way of keeping your computer
 >> backed up. It is called RAID. He tells me that if you know how, you can set
 >> up a second drive and it will be a complete duplicate of your boot drive.
 >> If the C drive goes down, then the Raid drive takes over and boots up. This
 >> seems to me to be much better than a backup or mirror, because if you lose
 >> your drive you are still in business. I saw a WD 500 Gig drive for about
 >> 50ドル...now I have got to get some smart guy to set up the RAID for me.
 >>
 >> Yes I understand if you get a lightning strike you may lose both drives but
 >> there is always some risk in life isn't there. 
 >>
 >> -----Original Message-----
 >> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
 >> On Behalf Of Peter Dougherty
 >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:56 PM
 >> To: 'Neal Campbell'; 'FireBrick'
 >> Cc: 'DXBase List'
 >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup
 >>
 >> Great minds, eh! I hadn't seen your reply when I posted my message with the
 >> same information!
 >>
 >> -----------------------------------
 >>
 >> Regards,
 >>
 >> Peter,
 >> W2IRT
 >>
 >>
 >> -----Original Message-----
 >> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
 >> On Behalf Of Neal Campbell
 >> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:50 PM
 >> To: FireBrick
 >> Cc: DXBase List
 >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Backup backup backup
 >>
 >> I do not know how many of you are aware of a very nice program/service
 >> called Dropbox. The software sets up a folder on your hard drive and
 >> anything you put in it is file transferred to the Dropbox servers in the
 >> background. Any computer you install the program on (and it can handle
 >> Windows and Mac OS X systems) will get a copy of that folder. Its amazingly
 >> quick. I can drop a file (or update a file in the dropbox folder), walk
 >> downstairs and its already there on my computers downstairs.
 >>
 >> You get 2 GB of storage free (I believe) which is one humongous logfile!
 >>
 >> Give it a try, I use it to back up almost everything (including the source
 >> code for DXBase!)
 >>
 >>
 >> Neal Campbell
 >> Abroham Neal Software
 >> www.abrohamnealsoftware.com
 >> (540) 242 0911
 >>
 >> Amateur Radio: K3NC
 >> Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/
 >> DXBase bug reports: email to cases at dxbase.fogbugz.com Abroham Neal forums:
 >> http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:07 PM, FireBrick <w9ol at billnjudy.com> wrote:
 >>
 >> 
 >>> I know it's too late to help you...but the best thing you can ever do....
 >>> backup your .mdb files.
 >>>
 >>> And DXBase has a way to do it for you....
 >>>
 >>> Got to the DXBase Program group
 >>> Select the DXB Utility option
 >>> Select File Backup from the left side choices.
 >>>
 >>> I use a stick drive J:\DXBASE
 >>> You want to save all your .mdb files...
 >>>
 >>> It isn't hard, but you must do it manualy.
 >>> I tried to have Windows Scheduler but didn't seem to work right.
 >>>
 >>> Now there are some cheap even free, automatic offsite backup systems.
 >>>
 >>> Trust me, I've lost my stuff, backups saved my ...butt!
 >>>
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