I really like the automated back-up idea. Thanks to all who responded on this issue. I think we helped solve the researcher's problem. GAGenWebbers are the best! Vivian At 08:13 PM 9/7/2007, you wrote: >I know its a little late, but I have a small portable harddrive, about the >size of a credit card holds around 2 gigs that I use for a backup. Uses a >USB port got a couple of years ago from Iomega. I use it only for data and >photos. I keep it plugged it and have it set to automatically back up any >files that change within certain file groups. > >I can't seem to remember to demagnetized discs every so often which you need >to with floppies and CDs and DVDs. > >Deborah Byrd >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold" <msaffold@bellsouth.net> >To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 6:16 AM >Subject: [GAGEN] data recovery > > >Does anyone have experience with data recovery companies in the >Atlanta area? Someone contacted me through GAGenWeb "About" asking >for help in recovering 10 years of research lost in a computer crash. > >Thanks, > >Vivian > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >GAGEN-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 >GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

yeah it helps, and that should have been remagnetize. As with any media that stores data through magnetic media it needs to be regularly refreshed, to keep it from degrading, and of course since I have joined the ranks of those with middle age syndrome, that my story at least, I don't remember to do so as often as I should. The little harddrive is constantly being gaused so to speak, so I don't have to drag out the media to it. Deborah Byrd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold" <msaffold@bellsouth.net> To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [GAGEN] data recovery I really like the automated back-up idea. Thanks to all who responded on this issue. I think we helped solve the researcher's problem. GAGenWebbers are the best! Vivian At 08:13 PM 9/7/2007, you wrote: >I know its a little late, but I have a small portable harddrive, about the >size of a credit card holds around 2 gigs that I use for a backup. Uses a >USB port got a couple of years ago from Iomega. I use it only for data and >photos. I keep it plugged it and have it set to automatically back up any >files that change within certain file groups. > >I can't seem to remember to demagnetized discs every so often which you >need >to with floppies and CDs and DVDs. > >Deborah Byrd >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael and Vivian Saffold" <msaffold@bellsouth.net> >To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 6:16 AM >Subject: [GAGEN] data recovery > > >Does anyone have experience with data recovery companies in the >Atlanta area? Someone contacted me through GAGenWeb "About" asking >for help in recovering 10 years of research lost in a computer crash. > >Thanks, > >Vivian > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >GAGEN-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 >GAGEN-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 GAGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message