Iassume you know you can use DVD's to back up critical files to. That gives you 4.7M per disk if you have a DVD burner installed in your computer. I use Nero to back up critical files to my DVD burner. John R. Clarke 410 Highland Ave. Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006-1311 Phone: 803-604-5189 ----- Original Message ----- From: "D. W. Byrd" <deborahbryd@bellsouth.net> To: <gagen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 9:54 AM Subject: Re: [GAGEN] data recovery > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.13/998 - Release Date: 9/10/2007 > 8:48 AM >