Nivard Glad you mentioned putting names on photos. I just hope everyone does this and put the real names on including maiden names. I have come across numerous trees on Ancestry with photos and names such as mum dad uncle Tom etc these are only of us to the immediate family. I not only add names but also the years they lived like 1895-1950 Last year I was asked to scan 100's of photos by my old school. Not one of them had a name so in reality they were all meaningless. Fortunately the school has an old pupils forum and I posted the photos there and came back with lots of names. I then added these to the photos. When there were a large group of pupils I gave them a number extended the photo size to include a column to put the names against the number. For large family gatherings one could do the same The school is delighted to have all these names. It so happened that when I went there to download the photos from a memory stick they had a letter from an old boy who was on one of the photos so they called it up and now know what he looks like Sorry gone off a bit the school example can apply to family members Victor Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> Sender: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:33:27 To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com>; Baz Willy<spadga19382000@yahoo.co.uk> Reply-To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 Hi Joan There will be people out there who have yet to start out on the rocky road of research and will be delighted when and if they happen upon your photos and information (imagine if we could come across this cache of wonders left by our ancestors) If you have anyone out there, relatives or any sort, consider burning the photos and things onto a CD or DVD and send them a copy, if there are several copies out there the chances are that one at least will survive Scan the huge binder if you can and include those too It would also be quite handy to know there are copies out there in case you lose your data :-) Re photos, I have been gradually been adding names and dates to mine but its a slow process, so I have come to the conclusion that its better to do a master file of all photos and give a copy to each of my children, some are named and some are not but its better than me losing them Because some of the photos include them and their siblings they seem to be a bit more interested in the others, at least more than "Oh more dead people" which is the normal response <vbg> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I do have my family tree in hard copy in a huge binder, and also on a memory > stick, but when it comes to photographs, I have some in albums, some on a > couple of CD's, some on a memory stick, trip photos still on a camera card, > and some photos on my C drive. I know I MUST organize them but it makes my > head ache to think of it. > > The thing is, who will want them when I'm gone? Joan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Diana, are there not privacy issues with other files on your computer? Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Robinson" <drobins6@rochester.rr.com> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 As to computer back-up, I am signed up, for a monthly fee, that has my computer backed up remotely (and stored in more than one secure location) every night. I know better than to imagine I will remember to do it myself at a time when I have the time to do it. Happy hunting! Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lincolnshire will be at the St Ives, Huntingdonshire FH Fair on Saturday (21st April) with all our publications plus the publications laptop. Look-ups are free. See you there!? Anne Anne Cole, President, Lincolnshire Family History Society Duncalf(e)/Duncuff/Duncuft One-name Study GOONS member 513 http://www.one-name.org/profiles/duncalf.html Lincolnshire Post 1837 Marriage Index http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk

As to computer back-up, I am signed up, for a monthly fee, that has my computer backed up remotely (and stored in more than one secure location) every night. I know better than to imagine I will remember to do it myself at a time when I have the time to do it. Happy hunting!   Diana Robinson (nee Gardner) Now in Rochester, NY, USA

G'day from another part of down unda! I could t=be wrong, but I've heard that the quality of images & data on CD/DVD can "rot" after about 5 years so just like our police force do, perhaps its worth regularly replacing the copies onto another CD. Perhaps memory/USB stick drives could be a better way. Of if you have more than say 8gb of pictures etc then an external hard drive could be a more viable option. Perhaps the IT geeks/nerds amongst us could clarify? Peter H Peter Holmes Western Australia. Skype ; p.g.holmes [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Manthorpe, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Donington then Leicestershire)]. [DAVISON (Spalding, Donington, Ingoldmells, Skegness)]. [CRAGG (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)] [FREER (Leicestershire)]. [RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Anwick, N & S Kyme, N & S Rauceby, Surfleet, Gosberton Clough etc., Spalding)] [RYLOTT (Ontario Canada & some in New York & Florida USA)] Villages are in Lincolnshire unless stated. PLUS 4 DUTCH surname lines - from Rotterdam area (in Dutch). -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ben & Bridget Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012 8:43 AM To: Louis Mills; eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 G'day Lou What excellent idea to put all the old photos on CD Have some already on my Computer Now I have all our Millicent Soccer Players registered for 2012 should have time to get busy with Photos and Family History too Bridget now in Australia for 50 years

Thanks Pam, I have found some good information on FreeReg this afternoon so will have a look at the other sites you suggested. Thanks for letting me know that 1849 was the correct date. I have used FreeBMD for years but did not know about FreeReg. Since Findmypast indexed the BMDs I have been using theirs instead. Thanks again, Fraser Dunedin. NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Downes" <pam@five-oaks.co.uk> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Stones at Friskney > The FreeREG entry has an incorrect year date for Ann Stones' burial. > It should be 1849. > http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=543063&iid=254245 > > I have advised FreeREG of the error. > > Fraser, many of the entries that you find on FreeREG and/or FMP can be > viewed online at http://www.lincstothepast.com/home/ > Do read the 'help' section, especially the bit about viewing the PRs, in > order to get the most from the site. There are restrictions on some > registers, mainly no marriages 1837+, but for those we have the wonderful > http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ as part compensation. > > Pam > Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society > http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk/ > > > > On 19/04/2012 03:18, Watsons wrote: >> Hi Bill, >> Find My Past's website has 6 May 1849 aged 52. I am trying to >> find >> if the headstone (if there is one) includes Robert Stones who was buried >> there in 1882 who I know is the correct person. Thanks for letting me >> know >> about the Free Reg Lins site. I am going to have a look at it now for >> anything else which might be useful. >> >> Thanks, >> Fraser >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From:<bill.stratton@ns.sympatico.ca> >> To:<eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 12:47 PM >> Subject: Re: [LIN] Stones at Friskney >> >> >>> Good Day >>> FreeREG Lins has a Ann Stone's Death in Friskey. All Saints >>> on the 06 May 1859 age 52 >>> >>> Is this your Ann ? >>> >>> Bill Stratton >>> Cole Harbour NS Canada >>> ----- >>> From: "Watsons"<ruthwatson@xtra.co.nz> >>>> I'm doing some research for a cousin whose family lived at Friskney. >>>> They >>>> were Robert Stones and his wife Ann (haven't found her name yet). Ann >>>> was >>>> alive in the 1841 census but dead by the 1851. I found that there was a >>>> burial of an Ann Stones at All Saints, Friskney on the 6 May 1849. The >>>> age >>>> given is a few years older than the census but I know that the 1841 >>>> census >>>> was rounded up and down. I know that her husband Robert was buried >>>> there >>>> in 1882 and I was wondering if anybody has monumental inscriptions for >>>> Friskney that would possibly have these two people recorded, hopefully >>>> on >>>> the same headstone. >>> >>> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Joan There will be people out there who have yet to start out on the rocky road of research and will be delighted when and if they happen upon your photos and information (imagine if we could come across this cache of wonders left by our ancestors) If you have anyone out there, relatives or any sort, consider burning the photos and things onto a CD or DVD and send them a copy, if there are several copies out there the chances are that one at least will survive Scan the huge binder if you can and include those too It would also be quite handy to know there are copies out there in case you lose your data :-) Re photos, I have been gradually been adding names and dates to mine but its a slow process, so I have come to the conclusion that its better to do a master file of all photos and give a copy to each of my children, some are named and some are not but its better than me losing them Because some of the photos include them and their siblings they seem to be a bit more interested in the others, at least more than "Oh more dead people" which is the normal response <vbg> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I do have my family tree in hard copy in a huge binder, and also on a memory > stick, but when it comes to photographs, I have some in albums, some on a > couple of CD's, some on a memory stick, trip photos still on a camera card, > and some photos on my C drive. I know I MUST organize them but it makes my > head ache to think of it. > > The thing is, who will want them when I'm gone? Joan

Don't worry Bazza I was saying it with tongue firmly in cheek It is worrying how many people don't do back ups though I know if I lost everything I would just give up as I cannot envisage redoing everything again Some years ago (April 2004 actually the event is burned into my memory) I lost a whole year of email correspondance, photos, pictures, research etc etc etc There are some things I still have not been able to replicate and people I lost contact with because of it , not something I would wish on anyone and that was just a year of emails Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Sorry Nivard, I do realise that you are very serious in what you say, my own method, if I wish to save anything is to make a hard copy, or save it to a CD, sorry again. Bazza

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Sorry Nivard, I do realise that you are very serious in what you say, my own method, if I wish to save anything is to make a hard copy, or save it to a CD, sorry again.  Bazza ________________________________ From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 18:05 Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 Hmmmm? I can only assume there are a lot of people flirting with disaster and not doing back ups ;-) Two basic ways of doing back ups (there are plenty more) Copy the folders you want to and paste into a named folder onto an external drive / CD/DVD / online back up facility as required OR Use some type of imaging software to create a copy of your hard drive periodically (often done at night whilst computer is not in use) Both ways may not stop you working Of course you could do nothing and hope your hard drive does not go down, your house catch on fire or get flooded or some swine pinches your computer or a variety of other disasters It is the users choice I do know its a lot less aggravation doing a periodic back up rather than redoing a dozen years or more of research Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Absolutely correct Joan, I also wonder how one would find the time to do anything else, but backup anything. Bazza Good Lord, Nivard, when do you get time to sleep and eat?  Joan. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hmmmm? I can only assume there are a lot of people flirting with disaster and not doing back ups ;-) Two basic ways of doing back ups (there are plenty more) Copy the folders you want to and paste into a named folder onto an external drive / CD/DVD / online back up facility as required OR Use some type of imaging software to create a copy of your hard drive periodically (often done at night whilst computer is not in use) Both ways may not stop you working Of course you could do nothing and hope your hard drive does not go down, your house catch on fire or get flooded or some swine pinches your computer or a variety of other disasters It is the users choice I do know its a lot less aggravation doing a periodic back up rather than redoing a dozen years or more of research Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Absolutely correct Joan, I also wonder how one would find the time to do anything else, but backup anything. Bazza Good Lord, Nivard, when do you get time to sleep and eat? Joan.

Absolutely correct Joan, I also wonder how one would find the time to do anything else, but backup anything.  Bazza  ________________________________ From: Joan Van Daalen <jvandaal@sympatico.ca> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 16:28 Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 Good Lord, Nivard, when do you get time to sleep and eat?      Joan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 > Hi Peter > > *All* forms of backup can fail over time > > OR are made obsolete by advances in technology , anyone got 5 1/4" > floppies or VHS video tapes ? > > The best way is to make multiple copies in various forms, external hard > drive, on CD/DVD and > distribute to friends and family, online back up facility (Dropbox etc) , > memory stick (as CD/DVD) > > If your only back up is all in the same building you are asking for > trouble and are prone to loss > through fire/flood/theft etc > > So copy, copy and copy again > > The better the quality of CD/DVD the more likely they are to last longer, > however *any* can fail > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> G'day from another part of down unda! >> >> I could t=be wrong, but I've heard that the quality of images & data on >> CD/DVD can "rot" after about 5 years so just like our police force do, >> perhaps its worth regularly replacing the copies onto another CD. >> Perhaps memory/USB stick drives could be a better way. Of if you have >> more >> than say 8gb of pictures etc then an external hard drive could be a more >> viable option. >> >> Perhaps the IT geeks/nerds amongst us could clarify? >> >> Peter H >> >> Peter Holmes > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Joan Actually it saves time as I can find something (usually :-) when I want it and copies mean I can retrieve it if the worst should happen I try to do a full back up of all of My Documents folders and email separately once a month as a minimum Programs are not worth doing if you have the original CDs Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Good Lord, Nivard, when do you get time to sleep and eat? Joan.

Hi Peter I am doing exactly the reverse <g> I am scanning everything, photos, documents, certificates etc etc I am sick and tired of not being able to find things as and when I want them, I have folders and folders and boxes of stuff The more I can digitise the better, so much easier to find and examine in detail as and when I want to And a whole lot cheaper than printing :-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hello everyone, > > Just to add I back-up/copy everything on my PC, DVDs, and a separate hard > drive. > I also PRINT off EVERYTHING, which is stored in binders. It is now quite > bulky but nice to browse through and handle instead of always looking at a > screen. > I am now considering off site storage. > > Peter > Newcastle upon Tyne

Hello everyone, Just to add I back-up/copy everything on my PC, DVDs, and a separate hard drive. I also PRINT off EVERYTHING, which is stored in binders. It is now quite bulky but nice to browse through and handle instead of always looking at a screen. I am now considering off site storage. Peter Newcastle upon Tyne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 > Hi Peter > > *All* forms of backup can fail over time > > OR are made obsolete by advances in technology , anyone got 5 1/4" > floppies or VHS video tapes ? > > The best way is to make multiple copies in various forms, external hard > drive, on CD/DVD and > distribute to friends and family, online back up facility (Dropbox etc) , > memory stick (as CD/DVD) > > If your only back up is all in the same building you are asking for > trouble and are prone to loss > through fire/flood/theft etc > > So copy, copy and copy again > > The better the quality of CD/DVD the more likely they are to last longer, > however *any* can fail > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> G'day from another part of down unda! >> >> I could t=be wrong, but I've heard that the quality of images & data on >> CD/DVD can "rot" after about 5 years so just like our police force do, >> perhaps its worth regularly replacing the copies onto another CD. >> Perhaps memory/USB stick drives could be a better way. Of if you have >> more >> than say 8gb of pictures etc then an external hard drive could be a more >> viable option. >> >> Perhaps the IT geeks/nerds amongst us could clarify? >> >> Peter H >> >> Peter Holmes > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Bill, Find My Past's website has 6 May 1849 aged 52. I am trying to find if the headstone (if there is one) includes Robert Stones who was buried there in 1882 who I know is the correct person. Thanks for letting me know about the Free Reg Lins site. I am going to have a look at it now for anything else which might be useful. Thanks, Fraser ----- Original Message ----- From: <bill.stratton@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] Stones at Friskney > Good Day > FreeREG Lins has a Ann Stone's Death in Friskey. All Saints > on the 06 May 1859 age 52 > > Is this your Ann ? > > Bill Stratton > Cole Harbour NS Canada > ----- > From: "Watsons" <ruthwatson@xtra.co.nz> >> I'm doing some research for a cousin whose family lived at Friskney. They >> were Robert Stones and his wife Ann (haven't found her name yet). Ann was >> alive in the 1841 census but dead by the 1851. I found that there was a >> burial of an Ann Stones at All Saints, Friskney on the 6 May 1849. The >> age >> given is a few years older than the census but I know that the 1841 >> census >> was rounded up and down. I know that her husband Robert was buried there >> in 1882 and I was wondering if anybody has monumental inscriptions for >> Friskney that would possibly have these two people recorded, hopefully on >> the same headstone. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Peter,     These days, there are Internet companies that will sell you online storage space.  You can also arrange with a relative or neighbor to "swap" some space.  "I'll store yours if you store mine."  That way, if you accidentally set your house on fire, it will just be your neighbors backup that burns."  I used to keep my backups at work, but when I retired, that option went away.     Some backup, no matter how little or how old, is better than none.         Lou -snip- I am now considering off site storage. Peter Newcastle upon Tyne -snip-

Well, Joan, we never know what little tangles life is going to throw at us.  It's good to know that some things are taken care of.  I always figure that if I survive the terrorists, the crazy drivers (I assume they are not terrorists), the Next Great Plague, the next big earthquake, Global Warming, and Nuclear War with some pip-squeak country, all I have to put up with is the electricity going out, the government going bankrupt and one of my grown children having to move back in with me.  Did life get easier for our ancestors?  "Look out for the Saber-toothed Tiger in the wood, Lou." Sadly, we have to back things up because the computer only does what we tell it to do.  And not always that!  Yesterday, all my e-mail contact list disappeared from my e-mail service.  Today they are back.  I think I'll copy them all out just in case they disappear again.  My photos may not mean anything to anyone else, but I'd hate to have someone toss them out.  I might recover!  The last time I had surgery (it was on my throat), the first thing the doctor did when I woke up was that he asked me to speak.  He was afraid he had damaged the nerves to my vocal cords.  Now, I can live without a voice, but I have to keep an eye on my wife who goes into a cleaning frenzy and moves everything when I'm in hospital.  I'm still looking for some things.... So I believe in being prepared.  When the aliens come in their big space ship to abduct me, I want to grab that CD of my photos so I can show them to the aliens.  They'll probably fall asleep and I can sneak off the ship and go back home! When Market Rasen disappears in the next earthquake I want the archaeologists of the future to find your CD and say, "Look at the funny clothes they wore back then."  I am, of course, assuming that all your photos include some clothing.  But, like you, I didn't give each person I photographed a name tag before the shot.  So unless all of your photographs are police booking photos, take a soft pencil and write at least one name on the back of the photo before sending it off the CD copy guys. Prepare for the worst, and when it doesn't happen, celebrate.     Lou  ;-> ----- Original Message ----- From: Joan Van Daalen <jvandaal@sympatico.ca> To: Baz Willy <spadga19382000@yahoo.co.uk>; eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 I do have my family tree in hard copy in a huge binder, and also on a memory stick, but when it comes to photographs, I have some in albums, some on a couple of CD's, some on a memory stick, trip photos still on a camera card, and some photos on my C drive.  I know I MUST organize them but it makes my head ache to think of it. The thing is, who will want them when I'm gone?  Joan

I do have my family tree in hard copy in a huge binder, and also on a memory stick, but when it comes to photographs, I have some in albums, some on a couple of CD's, some on a memory stick, trip photos still on a camera card, and some photos on my C drive. I know I MUST organize them but it makes my head ache to think of it. The thing is, who will want them when I'm gone? Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baz Willy" <spadga19382000@yahoo.co.uk> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 Absolutely correct Joan, I also wonder how one would find the time to do anything else, but backup anything. Bazza ________________________________ From: Joan Van Daalen <jvandaal@sympatico.ca> To: eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 16:28 Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 Good Lord, Nivard, when do you get time to sleep and eat? Joan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <ovington1@sky.com> To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [LIN] PHOTOS Old put on Cd 19.04.12 > Hi Peter > > *All* forms of backup can fail over time > > OR are made obsolete by advances in technology , anyone got 5 1/4" > floppies or VHS video tapes ? > > The best way is to make multiple copies in various forms, external hard > drive, on CD/DVD and > distribute to friends and family, online back up facility (Dropbox etc) , > memory stick (as CD/DVD) > > If your only back up is all in the same building you are asking for > trouble and are prone to loss > through fire/flood/theft etc > > So copy, copy and copy again > > The better the quality of CD/DVD the more likely they are to last longer, > however *any* can fail > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> G'day from another part of down unda! >> >> I could t=be wrong, but I've heard that the quality of images & data on >> CD/DVD can "rot" after about 5 years so just like our police force do, >> perhaps its worth regularly replacing the copies onto another CD. >> Perhaps memory/USB stick drives could be a better way. Of if you have >> more >> than say 8gb of pictures etc then an external hard drive could be a more >> viable option. >> >> Perhaps the IT geeks/nerds amongst us could clarify? >> >> Peter H >> >> Peter Holmes > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Peter *All* forms of backup can fail over time OR are made obsolete by advances in technology , anyone got 5 1/4" floppies or VHS video tapes ? The best way is to make multiple copies in various forms, external hard drive, on CD/DVD and distribute to friends and family, online back up facility (Dropbox etc) , memory stick (as CD/DVD) If your only back up is all in the same building you are asking for trouble and are prone to loss through fire/flood/theft etc So copy, copy and copy again The better the quality of CD/DVD the more likely they are to last longer, however *any* can fail Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > G'day from another part of down unda! > > I could t=be wrong, but I've heard that the quality of images & data on > CD/DVD can "rot" after about 5 years so just like our police force do, > perhaps its worth regularly replacing the copies onto another CD. > Perhaps memory/USB stick drives could be a better way. Of if you have more > than say 8gb of pictures etc then an external hard drive could be a more > viable option. > > Perhaps the IT geeks/nerds amongst us could clarify? > > Peter H > > Peter Holmes