The rule of thumb IS..... three backups... 1. On the hard drive of your computer 2. On a disc, CD, DVD, memory Stick, etc. 3. Disc backup and OFFSITE of your residence... Backup at LEAST Once a quarter. I agree the memory sticks are best... keep on a key ring on in your desk at work, safe deposit box, etc... Have a good day... Johnny M. Souder son of Mary A. McKinney daughter of Elbert "Bert" W. McKinney & Amy L. Bailey son of Joseph Reynolds McKinney & Nancy Cordelia Williams son of Joseph McKinney & Virginia J. Carter son of Josiah McKinney & Mary Polly Carter son of Charles McKinney (1725-1798) of Mercer Co., KY. souderj@mindspring.com _________________ Souder/ Bennett/ Wainscott/ Wright/ Richardson Clifton/ Scudder/ Lancaster (Owen, Grant, Carroll, Madison Co., KY and surrounding) _________________ McKinney/ Bailey/ Cassity/ Williams/ Wilson/ England / Owen/ Archer /Pieratt Mershon/ Hasty/ Carter/ Chastain/ Gill/ Murdock/ Richards/ Grant/ Ammon/Rice (Rowan, Bath, Morgan, Montgomery, Menifee, Mercer, Lincoln, & Clark Co.'s, KY.) _________________ ..."I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I..., I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference" <Robert Frost> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carter L Combs" <lcombs@accessky.net> To: <KYMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [KYMORGAN] Back-Up Your Files > >> With apologies to any who think this is "off topic," when I bought a new >> computer, I had it networked to my old one, which I now use to backup my >> new computer. This is the easiest backup in the world. Just drag and > drop >> folders from new to old and voila! Backed up. It's fast. >> >> Terry > > Terry > > That works great except in a rare case of a fire. In that case both > computers would be destroyed and all data lost. In my case, I would lose > 59,000+ names and all my notes. The safe deposit box at the bank great > works for me. It is one of the most safe place you can find. > > Carter > > > ==== KYMORGAN Mailing List ==== > Please come visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~kymorgan for more Morgan County > genealogy. >