[LOGic] Backup Strategy

Mon Oct 13 01:23:27 EDT 2008

Gary, do you use these guys?
73
Dan
K0DAN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary" <w4gns at w4gns.com>
To: "LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging 
program" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [LOGic] Backup Strategy
>> For about 50ドル a year these folks claim unlimited and encrypted 
> http://www.carbonite.com/
> 73 W4GNS
>>> I am not presently backing up offsite, but would like to do so. If anyone 
>> can recommend a cost-effective method to encrypt & offload backup data, 
>> I'd be really interested in hearing ideas. Initially, I might need to 
>> offload several hundred GB, so the storage and broadband needs are rather 
>> substantial. Once the initial offsite dump was done, the daily changes 
>> would probably not be more than a few hundred MB. Obviously I would 
>> prefer not to spend hundreds of dollars for this privilege! My ISP, 
>> Comcast, only provides 10GB total storage...don't think this will cut it.
>>>> 73
>>>> Dan
>> K0DAN
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "J.A. Wolf, MD, K6JW" <k6jw at scdxc.org>
>> To: "LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging 
>> program" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 9:47 PM
>> Subject: [LOGic] Backup Strategy
>>>>>>>I believe in the "belt and suspenders" approach. Here's what I do:
>>> 1. Every contact is backed up using LOGic's SafetyLog to a flash drive.
>>> 2. At the end of every opearting session I back up the log to a 
>>> directory on the flash drive AND to a subdirectory on the main hard 
>>> drive but in a different logical partition (see below).
>>> 3. About once a month, or sooner if I've worked a really rare and needed 
>>> one, I back up to a CD and store the disc in a very safe (and fireproof) 
>>> place well away from the shack.
>>> 4. Periodically, I do a hard copy printout for safe, "offsite" storage.
>>> My contacts go back to 1958, I'd be devastated if I lost them.
>>> Here's another safety tip. Whenever I get a new computer or 
>>> (unfortunately) have to rebuild my hard drive, I set up a separate 
>>> partition from the C drive for data storage. If "C" goes down, I can 
>>> usually get to the data partition (generally D, E, or F) to salvage 
>>> everything that's important unless the drive has a mechanical failure. 
>>> This has saved my neck more than once over the years.
>>> --JW, K6JW
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