All well and good. I know you've seen me say, "backup, backup, backup" many times. I have always had 2 hard drives in my computer, (what's the chance of them both failing at the same time?). That isn't enough. There is still theft, fire, flood, earthquake, etc. to consider. So many years of work can go into a tiny genealogical file. When I do updates I send a copy to a relative, another to a friend, and post one to a website, (there are many cost free websites available). You have to ask "what if?". Regards Bill -----Original Message----- From: Gary Templeman [mailto:gtempleman1@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:57 PM To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Backup PAF Files One very nice program for backups, and is free for non-commerciall use, is Karen's Replicator, available at www.karenware.com . It will copy across network drives in addition to drives on the same computer, can set up multiple jobs, and replicate file deletions as well as changes. If you get a drive that does NOT come with its own backup program, Replicator would be a good choice. Gary Templeman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Sevy" <sevy99@mstar2.net> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 6:30 AM Subject: [PAF-5] Backup PAF Files > Over the years I have had trouble remembering to backup my PAF data > files, as well as other files on my Laptop PC including photos and > other things. I > have a CD-RW and used it to make backups, but still I sometimes let a > long time go between backups with the potential for losing a lot of > valualable information and work. Then someone suggested having an > external Hard Drive. > It is connected through the USB port and has software that backs up my > internal Hard Drive every Friday at 10:00 p.m. or the next time the computer > is on after this time. The first time it took about a half hour to > backup the entire HD. Now, only new files or files that have been > changed are copied to the external drive which usually takes about 3-4 > minutes over my slow USB 2 port. (If I can ever get a PCMCIA USB > converter to work for USB > 2, I am told that it would be about 10 times faster.) It is almost > idiot-proof. If I take my laptop and drop it, or lose it, have it > stolen, or have my car stolen with the laptop in the trunk, at least I > have all of my files. This has given me a FABULOUS feeling of > security. Cost: about $150. Not inexpensive, but even if my time is > worth only a dollar an hour (and I like to think it is worth more than > that) it would be cheap at ten times the cost. > > FYI: the 300 gig external drive is about 1x3.5x5 inches, so it takes > up very little space. > > Tom Sevy in Taylorsville, Utah > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD - Free Access to England and Wales Civil Registration Index > Volunteer as a Transcriber Today! http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAF-5-USERS/

Bill, you mentioned free websites where you send your genealogy information. Can you tell me a little about the sites? How do you get them? How does it work? Is it then open to anyone who wants to look at the information? Mel Bill Linn wrote: >All well and good. I know you've seen me say, "backup, backup, backup" >many times. I have always had 2 hard drives in my computer, (what's the >chance of them both failing at the same time?). That isn't enough. There >is still theft, fire, flood, earthquake, etc. to consider. So many years >of work can go into a tiny genealogical file. When I do updates I send a >copy to a relative, another to a friend, and post one to a website, >(there are many cost free websites available). >You have to ask "what if?". > >Regards Bill > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gary Templeman [mailto:gtempleman1@comcast.net] >Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:57 PM >To: PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Backup PAF Files > > >One very nice program for backups, and is free for non-commerciall use, >is Karen's Replicator, available at www.karenware.com . It will copy >across network drives in addition to drives on the same computer, can >set up multiple jobs, and replicate file deletions as well as changes. >If you get a drive that does NOT come with its own backup program, >Replicator would be a good choice. > >Gary Templeman > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Tom Sevy" <sevy99@mstar2.net> >To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 6:30 AM >Subject: [PAF-5] Backup PAF Files > > > > >>Over the years I have had trouble remembering to backup my PAF data >>files, as well as other files on my Laptop PC including photos and >>other things. >> >> >I > > >>have a CD-RW and used it to make backups, but still I sometimes let a >>long time go between backups with the potential for losing a lot of >>valualable information and work. Then someone suggested having an >>external Hard >> >> >Drive. > > >>It is connected through the USB port and has software that backs up my >> >> > > > >>internal Hard Drive every Friday at 10:00 p.m. or the next time the >> >> >computer > > >>is on after this time. The first time it took about a half hour to >>backup the entire HD. Now, only new files or files that have been >>changed are copied to the external drive which usually takes about 3-4 >> >> > > > >>minutes over my slow USB 2 port. (If I can ever get a PCMCIA USB >>converter to work for >> >> >USB > > >>2, I am told that it would be about 10 times faster.) It is almost >>idiot-proof. If I take my laptop and drop it, or lose it, have it >>stolen, or have my car stolen with the laptop in the trunk, at least I >> >> > > > >>have all of my files. This has given me a FABULOUS feeling of >>security. Cost: about $150. Not inexpensive, but even if my time is >> >> > > > >>worth only a dollar an hour (and I like to think it is worth more than >> >> > > > >>that) it would be cheap at ten times the cost. >> >>FYI: the 300 gig external drive is about 1x3.5x5 inches, so it takes >>up very little space. >> >>Tom Sevy in Taylorsville, Utah >> >> >> >>==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >>FreeBMD - Free Access to England and Wales Civil Registration Index >>Volunteer as a Transcriber Today! http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ >> >> >> > > >==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >PAF-5-USERS Mailing List Archives >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAF-5-USERS/ > > > > >==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== >FreeBMD - Free Access to England and Wales Civil Registration Index >Volunteer as a Transcriber Today! >http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > > >