Grace I Make three disks and label them 1, 2, and 3, I back up to #1. the next time I work in the file I back it up to #2 the next backup is to #3.then start over to #1 after three back ups to the same disk I reformat the disk. Doing it that way you always if You back up a corrupted file and catch it before You back again You have a uncarpeted back up to restore from, and You will only have to put the information entered before the last back up. 73s Bill NAVY MARINE CORPS MARS Serving those who serve Bill Morton Blackwell,Ok 74631 E-Mail: nnn0gbo@navymars.org or bjmorton@poncacity.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grace Inman" <Grace@eufaula.rr.com> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:02 PM Subject: [PAF-5] Backup files Could someone please explain to me in real simple baby steps how to make the best kind of backup files? When I click "Backup" on the File menu of PAF.5, I always tell it to overwrite the current file. Is that the way I should do it, or not? If not, how should I be doing it to provide the maximum protection for my file(s)? Please and thank you very much. Grace in Georgia, USA In God we trust. ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== PAF @ FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/
Thank you very much, Billy. This seems to be a very simple way to keep track of sequential backups. Another good idea from the List! I surely do appreciate you folks. Grace in Georgia, USA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy J. Morton" <bjmorton@poncacity.net> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [PAF-5] Backup files > Grace > > I Make three disks and label them 1, 2, and 3, > I back up to #1. the next time I work in the file I back it up to #2 the > next backup is to #3.then start over to #1 after three back ups to the > same > disk I reformat the disk. > Doing it that way you always if You back up a corrupted file and catch it > before You back again You have a uncarpeted back up to restore from, and > You > will only have to put the information entered before the last back up. > > 73s Bill > > NAVY MARINE CORPS MARS Serving those who serve > Bill Morton Blackwell,Ok 74631 > E-Mail: nnn0gbo@navymars.org or > bjmorton@poncacity.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Grace Inman" <Grace@eufaula.rr.com> > To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:02 PM > Subject: [PAF-5] Backup files > > > Could someone please explain to me in real simple baby steps how to make > the > best kind of backup files? When I click "Backup" on the File menu of > PAF.5, > I always tell it to overwrite the current file. Is that the way I should > do > it, or not? If not, how should I be doing it to provide the maximum > protection for my file(s)? Please and thank you very much. > Grace in Georgia, USA > > In God we trust. > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > PAF @ FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/paf/ > > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: > Connecting the World One GEDCOM at a Time > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >