----- Original Message ----- From: <GenBound@aol.com> To: <PAF-5-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 8:14 PM Subject: [PAF-5] Re: Backing Up Files > > I have never had to use a backup to restore a file. Am I unknowingly walking > on dangerous "PAF'S" (paths) here? (Everyone groan) > > Sharon > in HOT HUMID So. California > Unless some of those backups are regularly taken off site, uploaded to the Internet, or mailed/emailed to friends or relatives, then the answer is yes, you are walking a dangerous path. What happens if your house burns down, is destroyed in one of those So. Cal earthquakes, is burglarized and the computer and disks are stolen, etc? Gary Templeman