>Thanks Art, I am usually backing up my whole D drive, that's where I keep >all my data. You have given me an idea. If I sort my files by date modified, >I can backup only those that have been changed since the last back-up? > >Does that make sense and will it work? Yes it makes sense and will work perfectly. Here is what I do. You need not follow this as I offer it only as an example to help with your idea. I compress my files as I complete the tasks with them (using a program similar to WinZip). I make notes of what the file contains which I print out and save in a binder. I name the files using the date. Such as, 2K40719. Where 2K4 would be the year 2004. 07 is the month of July and 19 would be the day of the month. Using this method I only need to transfer to a CD the newly created files. Saves time and space on the CD. It also acts as a reminder of what I worked on for that particular day, which I've found to be of quite some use! Hope this will give you some ideas of various ways to store your documents and allows you to see the flexibility of ways you can do backups! Take care, Art

Thank you Art. Even more room for thought:-) genlistlass > Here is what I do. You need not follow this as I offer it only as an > example to help with your idea. I compress my files as I complete the > tasks with them (using a program similar to WinZip). I make notes of what > the file contains which I print out and save in a binder (snipped)

Your use of the date in naming your files is interesting, Art, but why abbreviate the year? If you enter it in full as say "20040719" or even "2004-07-19" it is much more "telling" and is universally recognized. The other advantage of using your method and the above way is that all files sort both chronologically and numerical at the same time. There is an article describing this method and how it is being used universally around the world in libraries and institutions at this site: http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html#five Lance -----Original Message----- From: dolphin213 [mailto:dolphin213@cox.net] Sent: Monday, 19 July 2004 19:37 To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] CD rewriter playing up! >Thanks Art, I am usually backing up my whole D drive, that's where I keep >all my data. You have given me an idea. If I sort my files by date modified, >I can backup only those that have been changed since the last back-up? > >Does that make sense and will it work? Yes it makes sense and will work perfectly. Here is what I do. You need not follow this as I offer it only as an example to help with your idea. I compress my files as I complete the tasks with them (using a program similar to WinZip). I make notes of what the file contains which I print out and save in a binder. I name the files using the date. Such as, 2K40719. Where 2K4 would be the year 2004. 07 is the month of July and 19 would be the day of the month. Using this method I only need to transfer to a CD the newly created files. Saves time and space on the CD. It also acts as a reminder of what I worked on for that particular day, which I've found to be of quite some use! Hope this will give you some ideas of various ways to store your documents and allows you to see the flexibility of ways you can do backups! Take care, Art --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0430-0, 2004-07-19 Tested on: 19/07/2004 9:49:06 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Lance, It was back in the days of floppies (before CD-Writers became 'standard' equipment) when I first started this method. Space was a concern. That is the way I first started doing it and to keep everything uniform and standardized, I've just continued. There is no longer any advantage to abbreviating the year. The web page was a very interesting article. Since I came up with the method myself, I had no idea it was universally being used! Art >Your use of the date in naming your files is interesting, Art, but why >abbreviate the year? If you enter it in full as say "20040719" or even >"2004-07-19" it is much more "telling" and is universally recognized. >The other advantage of using your method and the above way is that all >files sort both chronologically and numerical at the same time. > >There is an article describing this method and how it is being used >universally around the world in libraries and institutions at this site: >http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/popstds/datesandtime.html#five > >Lance