Thanks for the welcome. We are related but it is not a direct line. The common ancestor is back in North Carolina in the early 1700's. That branch went to Tennessee and our branch went to South Carolina>Alabam>Texas. Our ancestor Ransom Sowell came to Texas before the Republic of Texas days serving in the Texas Revolution. He was with the group that comprised the first Texas Rangers. On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Billie Nichols Bennett < nichols1836@windstream.net> wrote: > Welcome Suzanne... as always, a genealogy nut is looking at names and your > Sowell name interests me. Does your ancestor line go back to Seguin, > Guadaulupe Co., TX before the Republic of Texas days to Asa Sowell? > > If so, would you email me. > > Billie Nichols Bennett - CC > Houston > Nolan > Garza > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Suzanne

Welcome Suzanne... as always, a genealogy nut is looking at names and your Sowell name interests me. Does your ancestor line go back to Seguin, Guadaulupe Co., TX before the Republic of Texas days to Asa Sowell? If so, would you email me. Billie Nichols Bennett - CC Houston Nolan Garza

Elaine, What's the difference? ;-) Nan On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 11:40 PM, Elaine <McStumped@suddenlink.net> wrote: > Welcome Suzanne!  You have joined a great bunch of genealogy > nuts....err, addicts! > > Elaine > > Shirley Cullum wrote:

Welcome Suzanne! You have joined a great bunch of genealogy nuts....err, addicts! Elaine Shirley Cullum wrote: > Hey Folks! > I am feeling better so let's all two-step on over to the TXGEN list TXGEN@rootsweb.com to welcome Suzanne Sowell to the TXGenWeb. > Suzanne will join Jane Keppler as the new co-CC of Shelby County. > > Welcome to the TXGenWeb, Suzanne! > > Shirley > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGW-NEWS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me....

If you had a external HD you could just copy My Documents from one HD to the other faster than that. You would have an exact copy of you flies. You could open and use if needed. I think this BackUp Utility will create a large file that will have to be reinstalled so it can be used. That is why it is taking so long. Mac has a program that does that. Each time you make a backup it make a new file each time. I really didn't like it. On Mar 21, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > I've installed the Backup Utility and told it to backup my whole > computer (system and all). It failed. I then told it to backup My > Documents and it found 33 GB of files. It's going to take 5 hours > to create the single file for recovery. (The time is fluctuating, > it was up to 8 1/2 hours at one point. Ooops, it's down to 3 1/2.) > > I'll let you know how this works out. > > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:01:45 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > Here is a little info about backing up Windows XP. > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/ > bott_03july14.mspx > The problem I have with this type of backup is not what I think you > want. It is just like a backup that has to be reinstalled. > A third party program that could synchronize two different hard > drives or backup one hard drive to another. For the Mac > Synchronize! Pro X I think would do this task. > I use a different HD for by files. My system and programs are on one > HD and my data files on another HD. This is not a partition of the > System Drive, a second HD in side the computer. If the system HD > was to go down all of data files would be on another HD. Some files > have to be in the system HD so I back them up along all my data files > to a third HD I also can take the backup drive out of the enclosure > if need, it is on tray. If needed another drive could be backup and > put is a save place if that was needed. Most people don't go to that > extreme. Large business do that each day. > > > On Mar 21, 2009, at 9:36 PM, Eddie Cope wrote: > >> I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents >> worth in. >> What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) >> that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and >> whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us >> to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit >> from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a >> "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! >> I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it >> claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. >> Anybody have any ideas on this? >> >> _________________________________________ >> Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator >> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of >> importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, >> etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they >> had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is >> very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. >> It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to >> do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of >> my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes >> the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. >> I lost a lot of things one time, never again. >> >> On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: >> >>> You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 >>> computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is >>> about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New >>> Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. >>> >>> If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". >>> You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. >>> >>> One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos >>> and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular >>> drive. >>> >>> Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use >>> to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't >>> work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if >>> you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger >>> from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. >>> >>> The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste >>> the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive >>> somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new >>> one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll >>> lose your original, too. >>> >>> Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you >>> don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. >>> >>> I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the >>> first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I >>> lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including >>> about 2000 cemetery photos). >>> >>> I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I >>> lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I >>> store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick >>> up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse >>> with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you >>> can keep several of them updated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Gina Heffernan >>> Rusk Co, Texas >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> >>> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM >>> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure >>> what to >>> look for. >>> Cheryl >>> Check out the NEWEST ITEMS >>> Check out my Bargains Galore at >>> http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> http://countrysister.net >>> http://shhstigers.com >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> >>> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM >>> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> >>>> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >>>> external >>>> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >>>> a week. >>>> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >>>> computer >>>> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >>>> a online >>>> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >>>> >>>> Billie Nichols Bennett >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Elaine >>>> To: txgen >>>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>>> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >>>> >>>> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>>> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >>>> a HD >>>> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem >>>> and I >>>> thought I would share with you. >>>> >>>> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >>>> >>>> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >>>> index.html> >>>> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It >>>> will >>>> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>>> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on >>>> Windows >>>> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >>>> >>>> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >>>> folders >>>> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >>>> Works >>>> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows >>>> 2000 >>>> (Service Pack 3 or later) >>>> >>>> For MAC users: >>>> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >>>> timemachine.html> >>>> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date >>>> copy of >>>> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >>>> shows, and >>>> documents. >>>> >>>> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >>>> >>>> One of the most well known online backup services that still >>>> offers free >>>> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >>>> offers you 2 >>>> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP >>>> and >>>> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >>>> >>>> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >>>> www.idrive.com/>. - >>>> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic >>>> and >>>> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >>>> backup, >>>> continuous backup options and web-based backup management >>>> options. >>>> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >>>> forbid, >>>> have a system crash. >>>> >>>> Elaine >>>> >>>> -- >>>> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - >>> - >>> ---------- >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: >>> 03/19/09 >>> 12:26:00 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > Darrell Colson > Collingsworth County > collingsworth@dcolson.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Darrell Colson Collingsworth County collingsworth@dcolson.com

The program I use on Mac will Sync or Backup. Sync will put the newest file over the older one each HD. Backup up overwrite the Main File over the Backup file. I run a small newspaper. My files for this paper is 3.8GB. It will read those files in about 20 seconds and the after you confirm you want to overwrite the files on the Backup file, it only takes about 5 seconds to do that. One thing is that I do this each day so I don't have to change that many files. I also do this for my emails, browser files, accounting files, etc. If I have not changed anything I can cancel the process if needed. I had on program that wanted to make a complete new group of files each time. That took up a lot of room and took several minutes each time. Canned that program. On Mar 21, 2009, at 11:11 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > Maybe a Mac is different but SYNC software won't work that way on a > PC. If the HD has changed, it won't sync - period. > > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:27:33 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > I have a MAC. To change a HD just shut down, unplug the power > cable. Touch the back of the computer to discharge any static > electricty. Open the computer and find the HD. It will have two > different cables, unplug and keep inside the static back the new HD > came in. Slide the new HD in the place the other came, plug in the > two cable, close the computer, plug up and fire in the hole. If the > new HD has the system disk it will start from that HD. If you have > synchronized the HD it should be the same as the old. > You could have two HD inside you computer and synchronize them > often. If something happen to one then you would already have a > complete system HD ready to go. On my backup HD I have a complete > System on this drive and I can select it if something was to happen > to my main HD. It doesn't contain any programs just files needed to > operated my computer if needed. I always keep it updated with the > latest updates for Apple so it is current. > > You can tell I may go to the extreme but I had a total melt down one > time and lost a lot of files (photos, videos, etc) that could not be > replace. That will never happen again. > > On Mar 21, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Eddie Cope wrote: > >> I think this might be just what I'm looking for. >> If you have ever had to do a disk transfer "one step at a time, you >> know that it is a VERY PAINSTAKING process. >> >> _________________________________________ >> Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator >> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Gina Heffernan <ginagaleh@yahoo.com> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:48:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> The Acronis program that Larry uses will do it and they do have a >> home version. you might call and ask them point-blank if the >> software will ghost your hard drive. >>> >>> Acronis ( www.acronis.com) >>> >> >> >> Gina Heffernan >> Rusk Co, Texas >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Eddie Cope <eddie.cope@sbcglobal.net> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:36:45 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents >> worth in. >> What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) >> that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and >> whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us >> to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit >> from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a >> "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! >> I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it >> claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. >> Anybody have any ideas on this? >> >> _________________________________________ >> Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator >> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of >> importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, >> etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they >> had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is >> very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. >> It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to >> do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of >> my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes >> the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. >> I lost a lot of things one time, never again. >> >> On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: >> >>> You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 >>> computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is >>> about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New >>> Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. >>> >>> If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". >>> You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. >>> >>> One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos >>> and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular >>> drive. >>> >>> Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use >>> to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't >>> work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if >>> you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger >>> from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. >>> >>> The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste >>> the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive >>> somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new >>> one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll >>> lose your original, too. >>> >>> Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you >>> don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. >>> >>> I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the >>> first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I >>> lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including >>> about 2000 cemetery photos). >>> >>> I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I >>> lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I >>> store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick >>> up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse >>> with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you >>> can keep several of them updated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Gina Heffernan >>> Rusk Co, Texas >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> >>> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM >>> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure >>> what to >>> look for. >>> Cheryl >>> Check out the NEWEST ITEMS >>> Check out my Bargains Galore at >>> http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> http://countrysister.net >>> http://shhstigers.com >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> >>> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM >>> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> >>>> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >>>> external >>>> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >>>> a week. >>>> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >>>> computer >>>> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >>>> a online >>>> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >>>> >>>> Billie Nichols Bennett >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Elaine >>>> To: txgen >>>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>>> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >>>> >>>> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>>> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >>>> a HD >>>> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem >>>> and I >>>> thought I would share with you. >>>> >>>> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >>>> >>>> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >>>> index.html> >>>> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It >>>> will >>>> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>>> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on >>>> Windows >>>> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >>>> >>>> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >>>> folders >>>> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >>>> Works >>>> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows >>>> 2000 >>>> (Service Pack 3 or later) >>>> >>>> For MAC users: >>>> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >>>> timemachine.html> >>>> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date >>>> copy of >>>> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >>>> shows, and >>>> documents. >>>> >>>> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >>>> >>>> One of the most well known online backup services that still >>>> offers free >>>> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >>>> offers you 2 >>>> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP >>>> and >>>> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >>>> >>>> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >>>> www.idrive.com/>. - >>>> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic >>>> and >>>> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >>>> backup, >>>> continuous backup options and web-based backup management >>>> options. >>>> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >>>> forbid, >>>> have a system crash. >>>> >>>> Elaine >>>> >>>> -- >>>> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - >>> - >>> ---------- >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: >>> 03/19/09 >>> 12:26:00 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > Darrell Colson > Collingsworth County > collingsworth@dcolson.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Darrell Colson Collingsworth County collingsworth@dcolson.com

I have a MAC. To change a HD just shut down, unplug the power cable. Touch the back of the computer to discharge any static electricty. Open the computer and find the HD. It will have two different cables, unplug and keep inside the static back the new HD came in. Slide the new HD in the place the other came, plug in the two cable, close the computer, plug up and fire in the hole. If the new HD has the system disk it will start from that HD. If you have synchronized the HD it should be the same as the old. You could have two HD inside you computer and synchronize them often. If something happen to one then you would already have a complete system HD ready to go. On my backup HD I have a complete System on this drive and I can select it if something was to happen to my main HD. It doesn't contain any programs just files needed to operated my computer if needed. I always keep it updated with the latest updates for Apple so it is current. You can tell I may go to the extreme but I had a total melt down one time and lost a lot of files (photos, videos, etc) that could not be replace. That will never happen again. On Mar 21, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Eddie Cope wrote: > I think this might be just what I'm looking for. > If you have ever had to do a disk transfer "one step at a time, you > know that it is a VERY PAINSTAKING process. > > _________________________________________ > Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Gina Heffernan <ginagaleh@yahoo.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:48:01 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > The Acronis program that Larry uses will do it and they do have a > home version. you might call and ask them point-blank if the > software will ghost your hard drive. >> >> Acronis ( www.acronis.com) >> > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Eddie Cope <eddie.cope@sbcglobal.net> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:36:45 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents > worth in. > What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) > that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and > whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us > to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit > from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a > "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! > I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it > claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. > Anybody have any ideas on this? > > _________________________________________ > Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of > importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, > etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they > had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is > very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. > It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to > do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of > my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes > the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. > I lost a lot of things one time, never again. > > On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > >> You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 >> computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is >> about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New >> Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. >> >> If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". >> You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. >> >> One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos >> and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular >> drive. >> >> Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use >> to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't >> work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if >> you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger >> from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. >> >> The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste >> the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive >> somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new >> one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll >> lose your original, too. >> >> Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you >> don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. >> >> I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the >> first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I >> lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including >> about 2000 cemetery photos). >> >> I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I >> lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I >> store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick >> up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse >> with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you >> can keep several of them updated. >> >> >> >> Gina Heffernan >> Rusk Co, Texas >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure >> what to >> look for. >> Cheryl >> Check out the NEWEST ITEMS >> Check out my Bargains Galore at >> http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://countrysister.net >> http://shhstigers.com >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> >> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >>> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >>> external >>> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >>> a week. >>> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >>> computer >>> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >>> a online >>> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >>> >>> Billie Nichols Bennett >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Elaine >>> To: txgen >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> >>> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >>> >>> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >>> a HD >>> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem >>> and I >>> thought I would share with you. >>> >>> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >>> >>> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >>> index.html> >>> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It will >>> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on >>> Windows >>> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >>> >>> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >>> folders >>> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >>> Works >>> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >>> (Service Pack 3 or later) >>> >>> For MAC users: >>> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >>> timemachine.html> >>> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date >>> copy of >>> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >>> shows, and >>> documents. >>> >>> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >>> >>> One of the most well known online backup services that still >>> offers free >>> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >>> offers you 2 >>> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >>> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >>> >>> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >>> www.idrive.com/>. - >>> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >>> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >>> backup, >>> continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >>> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >>> >>> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >>> forbid, >>> have a system crash. >>> >>> Elaine >>> >>> -- >>> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> ---------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: >> 03/19/09 >> 12:26:00 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Darrell Colson Collingsworth County collingsworth@dcolson.com

Welcome to TXGenWeb Suzanne. You will enjoy being a part of this great group. Gayle

Here is a little info about backing up Windows XP. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/ bott_03july14.mspx The problem I have with this type of backup is not what I think you want. It is just like a backup that has to be reinstalled. A third party program that could synchronize two different hard drives or backup one hard drive to another. For the Mac Synchronize! Pro X I think would do this task. I use a different HD for by files. My system and programs are on one HD and my data files on another HD. This is not a partition of the System Drive, a second HD in side the computer. If the system HD was to go down all of data files would be on another HD. Some files have to be in the system HD so I back them up along all my data files to a third HD I also can take the backup drive out of the enclosure if need, it is on tray. If needed another drive could be backup and put is a save place if that was needed. Most people don't go to that extreme. Large business do that each day. On Mar 21, 2009, at 9:36 PM, Eddie Cope wrote: > I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents > worth in. > What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) > that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and > whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us > to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit > from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a > "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! > I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it > claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. > Anybody have any ideas on this? > > _________________________________________ > Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of > importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, > etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they > had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is > very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. > It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to > do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of > my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes > the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. > I lost a lot of things one time, never again. > > On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > >> You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 >> computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is >> about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New >> Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. >> >> If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". >> You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. >> >> One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos >> and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular >> drive. >> >> Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use >> to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't >> work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if >> you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger >> from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. >> >> The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste >> the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive >> somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new >> one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll >> lose your original, too. >> >> Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you >> don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. >> >> I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the >> first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I >> lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including >> about 2000 cemetery photos). >> >> I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I >> lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I >> store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick >> up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse >> with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you >> can keep several of them updated. >> >> >> >> Gina Heffernan >> Rusk Co, Texas >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure >> what to >> look for. >> Cheryl >> Check out the NEWEST ITEMS >> Check out my Bargains Galore at >> http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://countrysister.net >> http://shhstigers.com >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> >> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >>> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >>> external >>> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >>> a week. >>> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >>> computer >>> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >>> a online >>> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >>> >>> Billie Nichols Bennett >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Elaine >>> To: txgen >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> >>> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >>> >>> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >>> a HD >>> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem >>> and I >>> thought I would share with you. >>> >>> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >>> >>> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >>> index.html> >>> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It will >>> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on >>> Windows >>> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >>> >>> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >>> folders >>> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >>> Works >>> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >>> (Service Pack 3 or later) >>> >>> For MAC users: >>> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >>> timemachine.html> >>> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date >>> copy of >>> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >>> shows, and >>> documents. >>> >>> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >>> >>> One of the most well known online backup services that still >>> offers free >>> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >>> offers you 2 >>> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >>> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >>> >>> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >>> www.idrive.com/>. - >>> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >>> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >>> backup, >>> continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >>> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >>> >>> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >>> forbid, >>> have a system crash. >>> >>> Elaine >>> >>> -- >>> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> ---------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: >> 03/19/09 >> 12:26:00 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Darrell Colson Collingsworth County collingsworth@dcolson.com

A big TEXAS welcome, Suzanne.   Carol Sue Gibbs Matagorda County

I said that badly. I meant that if you change the HD, you can't copy your SYNCed files to the new drive. It has to be a BACKUP made from software that specifically states it will restore to a NEW drive. The MS Backup Utility failed again. Since I'm working on a FAT 32 system, the file size is limited to 4 MB. I'm going to try the home version of Acronis software some time this week. I'll let everyone know what happens. Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ________________________________ From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 11:22:30 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions The program I use on Mac will Sync or Backup. Sync will put the newest file over the older one each HD. Backup up overwrite the Main File over the Backup file. I run a small newspaper. My files for this paper is 3.8GB. It will read those files in about 20 seconds and the after you confirm you want to overwrite the files on the Backup file, it only takes about 5 seconds to do that. One thing is that I do this each day so I don't have to change that many files. I also do this for my emails, browser files, accounting files, etc. If I have not changed anything I can cancel the process if needed. I had on program that wanted to make a complete new group of files each time. That took up a lot of room and took several minutes each time. Canned that program. On Mar 21, 2009, at 11:11 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > Maybe a Mac is different but SYNC software won't work that way on a > PC. If the HD has changed, it won't sync - period. > > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:27:33 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > I have a MAC. To change a HD just shut down, unplug the power > cable. Touch the back of the computer to discharge any static > electricty. Open the computer and find the HD. It will have two > different cables, unplug and keep inside the static back the new HD > came in. Slide the new HD in the place the other came, plug in the > two cable, close the computer, plug up and fire in the hole. If the > new HD has the system disk it will start from that HD. If you have > synchronized the HD it should be the same as the old. > You could have two HD inside you computer and synchronize them > often. If something happen to one then you would already have a > complete system HD ready to go. On my backup HD I have a complete > System on this drive and I can select it if something was to happen > to my main HD. It doesn't contain any programs just files needed to > operated my computer if needed. I always keep it updated with the > latest updates for Apple so it is current. > > You can tell I may go to the extreme but I had a total melt down one > time and lost a lot of files (photos, videos, etc) that could not be > replace. That will never happen again. > > On Mar 21, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Eddie Cope wrote: > >> I think this might be just what I'm looking for. >> If you have ever had to do a disk transfer "one step at a time, you >> know that it is a VERY PAINSTAKING process. >> >> _________________________________________ >> Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator >> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Gina Heffernan <ginagaleh@yahoo.com> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:48:01 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> The Acronis program that Larry uses will do it and they do have a >> home version. you might call and ask them point-blank if the >> software will ghost your hard drive. >>> >>> Acronis ( www.acronis.com) >>> >> >> >> Gina Heffernan >> Rusk Co, Texas >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Eddie Cope <eddie.cope@sbcglobal.net> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:36:45 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents >> worth in. >> What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) >> that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and >> whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us >> to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit >> from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a >> "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! >> I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it >> claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. >> Anybody have any ideas on this? >> >> _________________________________________ >> Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator >> http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of >> importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, >> etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they >> had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is >> very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. >> It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to >> do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of >> my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes >> the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. >> I lost a lot of things one time, never again. >> >> On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: >> >>> You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 >>> computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is >>> about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New >>> Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. >>> >>> If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". >>> You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. >>> >>> One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos >>> and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular >>> drive. >>> >>> Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use >>> to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't >>> work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if >>> you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger >>> from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. >>> >>> The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste >>> the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive >>> somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new >>> one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll >>> lose your original, too. >>> >>> Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you >>> don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. >>> >>> I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the >>> first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I >>> lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including >>> about 2000 cemetery photos). >>> >>> I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I >>> lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I >>> store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick >>> up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse >>> with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you >>> can keep several of them updated. >>> >>> >>> >>> Gina Heffernan >>> Rusk Co, Texas >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> >>> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM >>> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure >>> what to >>> look for. >>> Cheryl >>> Check out the NEWEST ITEMS >>> Check out my Bargains Galore at >>> http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> http://countrysister.net >>> http://shhstigers.com >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone >>> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> >>> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM >>> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> >>>> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >>>> external >>>> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >>>> a week. >>>> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >>>> computer >>>> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >>>> a online >>>> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >>>> >>>> Billie Nichols Bennett >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Elaine >>>> To: txgen >>>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>>> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >>>> >>>> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>>> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >>>> a HD >>>> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem >>>> and I >>>> thought I would share with you. >>>> >>>> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >>>> >>>> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >>>> index.html> >>>> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It >>>> will >>>> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>>> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on >>>> Windows >>>> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >>>> >>>> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >>>> folders >>>> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >>>> Works >>>> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows >>>> 2000 >>>> (Service Pack 3 or later) >>>> >>>> For MAC users: >>>> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >>>> timemachine.html> >>>> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date >>>> copy of >>>> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >>>> shows, and >>>> documents. >>>> >>>> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >>>> >>>> One of the most well known online backup services that still >>>> offers free >>>> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >>>> offers you 2 >>>> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP >>>> and >>>> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >>>> >>>> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >>>> www.idrive.com/>. - >>>> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic >>>> and >>>> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >>>> backup, >>>> continuous backup options and web-based backup management >>>> options. >>>> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >>>> forbid, >>>> have a system crash. >>>> >>>> Elaine >>>> >>>> -- >>>> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes >>>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> - >>> - >>> ---------- >>> >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: >>> 03/19/09 >>> 12:26:00 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >>> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > Darrell Colson > Collingsworth County > collingsworth@dcolson.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Darrell Colson Collingsworth County collingsworth@dcolson.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Maybe a Mac is different but SYNC software won't work that way on a PC. If the HD has changed, it won't sync - period. Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ________________________________ From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:27:33 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions I have a MAC. To change a HD just shut down, unplug the power cable. Touch the back of the computer to discharge any static electricty. Open the computer and find the HD. It will have two different cables, unplug and keep inside the static back the new HD came in. Slide the new HD in the place the other came, plug in the two cable, close the computer, plug up and fire in the hole. If the new HD has the system disk it will start from that HD. If you have synchronized the HD it should be the same as the old. You could have two HD inside you computer and synchronize them often. If something happen to one then you would already have a complete system HD ready to go. On my backup HD I have a complete System on this drive and I can select it if something was to happen to my main HD. It doesn't contain any programs just files needed to operated my computer if needed. I always keep it updated with the latest updates for Apple so it is current. You can tell I may go to the extreme but I had a total melt down one time and lost a lot of files (photos, videos, etc) that could not be replace. That will never happen again. On Mar 21, 2009, at 10:00 PM, Eddie Cope wrote: > I think this might be just what I'm looking for. > If you have ever had to do a disk transfer "one step at a time, you > know that it is a VERY PAINSTAKING process. > > _________________________________________ > Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Gina Heffernan <ginagaleh@yahoo.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:48:01 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > The Acronis program that Larry uses will do it and they do have a > home version. you might call and ask them point-blank if the > software will ghost your hard drive. >> >> Acronis ( www.acronis.com) >> > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Eddie Cope <eddie.cope@sbcglobal.net> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:36:45 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents > worth in. > What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) > that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and > whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us > to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit > from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a > "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! > I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it > claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. > Anybody have any ideas on this? > > _________________________________________ > Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of > importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, > etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they > had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is > very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. > It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to > do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of > my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes > the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. > I lost a lot of things one time, never again. > > On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > >> You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 >> computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is >> about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New >> Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. >> >> If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". >> You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. >> >> One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos >> and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular >> drive. >> >> Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use >> to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't >> work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if >> you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger >> from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. >> >> The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste >> the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive >> somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new >> one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll >> lose your original, too. >> >> Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you >> don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. >> >> I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the >> first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I >> lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including >> about 2000 cemetery photos). >> >> I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I >> lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I >> store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick >> up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse >> with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you >> can keep several of them updated. >> >> >> >> Gina Heffernan >> Rusk Co, Texas >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure >> what to >> look for. >> Cheryl >> Check out the NEWEST ITEMS >> Check out my Bargains Galore at >> http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://countrysister.net >> http://shhstigers.com >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> >> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >>> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >>> external >>> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >>> a week. >>> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >>> computer >>> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >>> a online >>> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >>> >>> Billie Nichols Bennett >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Elaine >>> To: txgen >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> >>> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >>> >>> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >>> a HD >>> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem >>> and I >>> thought I would share with you. >>> >>> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >>> >>> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >>> index.html> >>> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It will >>> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on >>> Windows >>> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >>> >>> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >>> folders >>> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >>> Works >>> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >>> (Service Pack 3 or later) >>> >>> For MAC users: >>> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >>> timemachine.html> >>> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date >>> copy of >>> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >>> shows, and >>> documents. >>> >>> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >>> >>> One of the most well known online backup services that still >>> offers free >>> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >>> offers you 2 >>> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >>> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >>> >>> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >>> www.idrive.com/>. - >>> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >>> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >>> backup, >>> continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >>> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >>> >>> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >>> forbid, >>> have a system crash. >>> >>> Elaine >>> >>> -- >>> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> ---------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: >> 03/19/09 >> 12:26:00 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Darrell Colson Collingsworth County collingsworth@dcolson.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I happened to be at Wal-Mart today looking at Jump Drives for a friend so we could save some documents on it and that had EXTERNAL HARD Drives for CHEAP.  They had one that held 160 MB for 60.00 (on sale) originally 80.00.  Then the one with 500MB of Memory was 98.00.  I dont understand all the MB part for the memory size, but the external harddrives are not that expensive at all.   Robin R Inge "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away"     ________________________________ From: Lawrence E. Oliver <oliverl@suddenlink.net> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:03:00 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions One good "backup" utility is from "Karen's Power Tools" -- http://www.karenware.com/powertools/powertools.asp The utility is "Replicator" -- this utility will 'automatically copy and backup files'. http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp She has a whole bunch of utilities - 'replicator' is free. Larry > >-----Original Message----- > >From: txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com > >[mailto:txgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gina Heffernan > >Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 2:55 PM > >To: txgen@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > > >You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have > >2 computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" > >which is about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those > >little New Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. > > > >If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash > >drive". You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. > > > >One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of > >photos and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size > >of a regular drive. > > > >Most important, you have to be careful about the software > >you use to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, > >which doesn't work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup > >software won't work if you lose a hard drive. It's a > >security thing that keeps a stranger from finding your > >backup and putting it onto his PC. > > > >The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and > >paste the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the > >backup drive somewhere safe. And if something happens to > >your backup - get a new one right away. Murphy's law says if > >you lose your backup, you'll lose your original, too. > > > >Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then > >you don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. > > > >I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad > >as the first because I'm using webmail these days. It's > >amazing how much I lost the first time because it was in my > >Outlook email (including about 2000 cemetery photos). > > > >I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. > >If I lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little > >consequence. I store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's > >small enough to pick up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do > >have a flash drive in my purse with all my genealogy data. > >Flash drives are cheap these days, you can keep several of > >them updated. > > > > > > > >Gina Heffernan > >Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > >From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> > >To: txgen@rootsweb.com > >Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM > >Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > > >Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but > >wasn't sure what to look for. > >Cheryl > >Check out the NEWEST ITEMS > >Check out my Bargains Galore at > >http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >http://countrysister.net > >http://shhstigers.com > >http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon > >http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone > >http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone > >http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> > >To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM > >Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > > > > >>I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor > >>external hard drive and now I have it set to backup my > >whole computer once a week. > >>I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the > >>computer and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by > >subscribing > >>to a online service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. > >> > >> Billie Nichols Bennett > >>  ----- Original Message ----- > >>  From: Elaine > >>  To: txgen > >>  Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM > >>  Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions > >> > >> > >>  Hello fellow TXGenWebers > >> > >>  I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. > >>  Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb > >info in a > >> HD  crash.  Today I was given a few good options for this > >problem and > >> I  thought I would share with you. > >> > >>  Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... > >> > >>  #1 - FileFort Backup Software > >> <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/index.html> > >>  (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. > > It will  > >> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media  > >> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers.  Works > >on Windows > >>  Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 > >> > >>  #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or > >> folders  anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP > >> server.  Works  on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or > >> later)/Windows 2000  (Service Pack 3 or later) > >> > >>  For MAC users: > >>  #3 Time Machine > >> <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/timemachine.html> > >>  (free) - It is built into Mac OS X.  It keeps an > >up-to-date copy of  > >> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, > >TV shows, > >> and  documents. > >> > >>  Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. > >> > >>  One of the most well known online backup services that > >still offers > >> free  accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - > >> offers you 2  GB of storage space.  Compatible with Windows 2000, > >> Windows XP and  Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. > >> > >>  Another free online backup service is iDrive > >> <http://www.idrive.com/>. -  offers you 2 GB of storage space. You > >> have access to automatic and  manual backup options, true > >archiving, > >> versioning, mapped drive backup,  continuous backup > >options and web-based backup management options. > >>  Works for both Mac and Windows users. > >> > >>  Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven > >> forbid,  have a system crash. > >> > >>  Elaine > >> > >>  -- > >>  I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... > >> > >> > >>  ------------------------------- > >>  To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > >------------------- > > > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release > >Date: 03/19/09 12:26:00 > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've installed the Backup Utility and told it to backup my whole computer (system and all). It failed. I then told it to backup My Documents and it found 33 GB of files. It's going to take 5 hours to create the single file for recovery. (The time is fluctuating, it was up to 8 1/2 hours at one point. Ooops, it's down to 3 1/2.) I'll let you know how this works out. Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ________________________________ From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:01:45 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions Here is a little info about backing up Windows XP. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/ bott_03july14.mspx The problem I have with this type of backup is not what I think you want. It is just like a backup that has to be reinstalled. A third party program that could synchronize two different hard drives or backup one hard drive to another. For the Mac Synchronize! Pro X I think would do this task. I use a different HD for by files. My system and programs are on one HD and my data files on another HD. This is not a partition of the System Drive, a second HD in side the computer. If the system HD was to go down all of data files would be on another HD. Some files have to be in the system HD so I back them up along all my data files to a third HD I also can take the backup drive out of the enclosure if need, it is on tray. If needed another drive could be backup and put is a save place if that was needed. Most people don't go to that extreme. Large business do that each day. On Mar 21, 2009, at 9:36 PM, Eddie Cope wrote: > I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents > worth in. > What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) > that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and > whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us > to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit > from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a > "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! > I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it > claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. > Anybody have any ideas on this? > > _________________________________________ > Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ > > > > > ________________________________ > From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of > importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, > etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they > had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is > very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. > It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to > do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of > my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes > the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. > I lost a lot of things one time, never again. > > On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > >> You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 >> computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is >> about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New >> Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. >> >> If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". >> You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. >> >> One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos >> and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular >> drive. >> >> Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use >> to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't >> work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if >> you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger >> from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. >> >> The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste >> the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive >> somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new >> one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll >> lose your original, too. >> >> Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you >> don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. >> >> I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the >> first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I >> lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including >> about 2000 cemetery photos). >> >> I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I >> lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I >> store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick >> up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse >> with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you >> can keep several of them updated. >> >> >> >> Gina Heffernan >> Rusk Co, Texas >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> >> To: txgen@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure >> what to >> look for. >> Cheryl >> Check out the NEWEST ITEMS >> Check out my Bargains Galore at >> http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://countrysister.net >> http://shhstigers.com >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone >> http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> >> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >>> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >>> external >>> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >>> a week. >>> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >>> computer >>> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >>> a online >>> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >>> >>> Billie Nichols Bennett >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Elaine >>> To: txgen >>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >>> >>> >>> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >>> >>> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >>> a HD >>> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem >>> and I >>> thought I would share with you. >>> >>> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >>> >>> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >>> index.html> >>> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It will >>> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on >>> Windows >>> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >>> >>> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >>> folders >>> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >>> Works >>> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >>> (Service Pack 3 or later) >>> >>> For MAC users: >>> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >>> timemachine.html> >>> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date >>> copy of >>> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >>> shows, and >>> documents. >>> >>> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >>> >>> One of the most well known online backup services that still >>> offers free >>> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >>> offers you 2 >>> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >>> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >>> >>> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >>> www.idrive.com/>. - >>> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >>> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >>> backup, >>> continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >>> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >>> >>> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >>> forbid, >>> have a system crash. >>> >>> Elaine >>> >>> -- >>> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> - >> ---------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: >> 03/19/09 >> 12:26:00 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Darrell Colson Collingsworth County collingsworth@dcolson.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think this might be just what I'm looking for. If you have ever had to do a disk transfer "one step at a time, you know that it is a VERY PAINSTAKING process.   _________________________________________ Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ ________________________________ From: Gina Heffernan <ginagaleh@yahoo.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:48:01 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions The Acronis program that Larry uses will do it and they do have a home version. you might call and ask them point-blank if the software will ghost your hard drive. > >Acronis ( www.acronis.com) > Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ________________________________ From: Eddie Cope <eddie.cope@sbcglobal.net> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:36:45 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents worth in. What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. Anybody have any ideas on this? _________________________________________ Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ ________________________________ From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of  importance.  Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos,  etc.  Every thing.  Two type of people back up.  Those that wish they  had after a crash and those that back up.  Small external hard is  very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the  Mac.  It can be set to backup or synchronize two files.  It can be set to  do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly.  Some of  my things are backup daily and other less often.  Backup only changes  the files since the last backup.  Works really great for me. I lost a lot of things one time, never again. On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2  > computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is  > about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New  > Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. > > If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive".  > You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. > > One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos  > and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular  > drive. > > Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use  > to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't  > work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if  > you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger  > from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. > > The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste  > the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive  > somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new  > one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll  > lose your original, too. > > Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you  > don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. > > I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the  > first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I  > lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including  > about 2000 cemetery photos). > > I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I  > lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I  > store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick  > up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse  > with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you  > can keep several of them updated. > > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure  > what to > look for. > Cheryl > Check out the NEWEST ITEMS > Check out my Bargains Galore at > http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://countrysister.net > http://shhstigers.com > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> > To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > >> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor  >> external >> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once  >> a week. >> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the  >> computer >> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to  >> a online >> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >> >> Billie Nichols Bennett >>  ----- Original Message ----- >>  From: Elaine >>  To: txgen >>  Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>  Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >>  Hello fellow TXGenWebers >> >>  I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>  Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in  >> a HD >>  crash.  Today I was given a few good options for this problem and I >>  thought I would share with you. >> >>  Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >> >>  #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >> index.html> >>  (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly.  It will >>  backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>  including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers.  Works on Windows >>  Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >> >>  #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or  >> folders >>  anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server.  >> Works >>  on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >>  (Service Pack 3 or later) >> >>  For MAC users: >>  #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >> timemachine.html> >>  (free) - It is built into Mac OS X.  It keeps an up-to-date copy of >>  everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV  >> shows, and >>  documents. >> >>  Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >> >>  One of the most well known online backup services that still  >> offers free >>  accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> -  >> offers you 2 >>  GB of storage space.  Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >>  Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >> >>  Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >> www.idrive.com/>. - >>  offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >>  manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive  >> backup, >>  continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >>  Works for both Mac and Windows users. >> >>  Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven  >> forbid, >>  have a system crash. >> >>  Elaine >> >>  -- >>  I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >> >> >>  ------------------------------- >>  To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the  >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the  >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date:  > 03/19/09 > 12:26:00 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Gina, I'll see what they have to say.   _________________________________________ Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ ________________________________ From: Gina Heffernan <ginagaleh@yahoo.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:48:01 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions The Acronis program that Larry uses will do it and they do have a home version. you might call and ask them point-blank if the software will ghost your hard drive. > >Acronis ( www.acronis.com) > Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ________________________________ From: Eddie Cope <eddie.cope@sbcglobal.net> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:36:45 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents worth in. What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. Anybody have any ideas on this? _________________________________________ Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ ________________________________ From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of  importance.  Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos,  etc.  Every thing.  Two type of people back up.  Those that wish they  had after a crash and those that back up.  Small external hard is  very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the  Mac.  It can be set to backup or synchronize two files.  It can be set to  do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly.  Some of  my things are backup daily and other less often.  Backup only changes  the files since the last backup.  Works really great for me. I lost a lot of things one time, never again. On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2  > computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is  > about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New  > Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. > > If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive".  > You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. > > One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos  > and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular  > drive. > > Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use  > to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't  > work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if  > you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger  > from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. > > The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste  > the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive  > somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new  > one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll  > lose your original, too. > > Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you  > don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. > > I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the  > first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I  > lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including  > about 2000 cemetery photos). > > I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I  > lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I  > store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick  > up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse  > with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you  > can keep several of them updated. > > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure  > what to > look for. > Cheryl > Check out the NEWEST ITEMS > Check out my Bargains Galore at > http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://countrysister.net > http://shhstigers.com > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> > To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > >> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor  >> external >> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once  >> a week. >> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the  >> computer >> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to  >> a online >> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >> >> Billie Nichols Bennett >>  ----- Original Message ----- >>  From: Elaine >>  To: txgen >>  Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>  Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >>  Hello fellow TXGenWebers >> >>  I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>  Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in  >> a HD >>  crash.  Today I was given a few good options for this problem and I >>  thought I would share with you. >> >>  Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >> >>  #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >> index.html> >>  (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly.  It will >>  backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>  including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers.  Works on Windows >>  Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >> >>  #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or  >> folders >>  anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server.  >> Works >>  on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >>  (Service Pack 3 or later) >> >>  For MAC users: >>  #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >> timemachine.html> >>  (free) - It is built into Mac OS X.  It keeps an up-to-date copy of >>  everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV  >> shows, and >>  documents. >> >>  Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >> >>  One of the most well known online backup services that still  >> offers free >>  accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> -  >> offers you 2 >>  GB of storage space.  Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >>  Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >> >>  Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >> www.idrive.com/>. - >>  offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >>  manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive  >> backup, >>  continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >>  Works for both Mac and Windows users. >> >>  Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven  >> forbid, >>  have a system crash. >> >>  Elaine >> >>  -- >>  I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >> >> >>  ------------------------------- >>  To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the  >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the  >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date:  > 03/19/09 > 12:26:00 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Acronis program that Larry uses will do it and they do have a home version. you might call and ask them point-blank if the software will ghost your hard drive. > >Acronis ( www.acronis.com) > Gina Heffernan Rusk Co, Texas ________________________________ From: Eddie Cope <eddie.cope@sbcglobal.net> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 9:36:45 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents worth in. What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. Anybody have any ideas on this? _________________________________________ Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ ________________________________ From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. I lost a lot of things one time, never again. On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 > computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is > about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New > Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. > > If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". > You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. > > One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos > and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular > drive. > > Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use > to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't > work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if > you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger > from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. > > The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste > the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive > somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new > one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll > lose your original, too. > > Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you > don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. > > I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the > first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I > lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including > about 2000 cemetery photos). > > I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I > lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I > store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick > up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse > with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you > can keep several of them updated. > > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure > what to > look for. > Cheryl > Check out the NEWEST ITEMS > Check out my Bargains Galore at > http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://countrysister.net > http://shhstigers.com > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> > To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > >> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >> external >> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >> a week. >> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >> computer >> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >> a online >> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >> >> Billie Nichols Bennett >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Elaine >> To: txgen >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >> >> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >> a HD >> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem and I >> thought I would share with you. >> >> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >> >> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >> index.html> >> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It will >> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on Windows >> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >> >> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >> folders >> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >> Works >> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >> (Service Pack 3 or later) >> >> For MAC users: >> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >> timemachine.html> >> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of >> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >> shows, and >> documents. >> >> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >> >> One of the most well known online backup services that still >> offers free >> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >> offers you 2 >> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >> >> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >> www.idrive.com/>. - >> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >> backup, >> continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >> >> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >> forbid, >> have a system crash. >> >> Elaine >> >> -- >> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: > 03/19/09 > 12:26:00 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I guess I will just jump in the middle here and put my 2+ cents worth in. What I would like to see is a backup program (regardless of type) that would backup the complete HD, Operating system, boot track and whatever else Microsoft has not told us about. This would enable us to go to Wal Mart (or wherever), buy a new HD and restore every bit from one disk to the other. The old DOS system would let you do a "Disk Copy" but that term has gotten lost in "lets make more money"! I bought a Segate disk from WalMart a couple of years ago and it claimed that it would do this but I was never successful at doing so. Anybody have any ideas on this?   _________________________________________ Eddie Cope: Pecos County Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txpecos2/ ________________________________ From: collingsworth <collingsworth@dcolson.com> To: txgen@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 7:43:31 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of  importance.  Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos,  etc.  Every thing.  Two type of people back up.  Those that wish they  had after a crash and those that back up.  Small external hard is  very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the  Mac.  It can be set to backup or synchronize two files.  It can be set to  do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly.  Some of  my things are backup daily and other less often.  Backup only changes  the files since the last backup.  Works really great for me. I lost a lot of things one time, never again. On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2  > computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is  > about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New  > Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. > > If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive".  > You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. > > One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos  > and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular  > drive. > > Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use  > to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't  > work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if  > you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger  > from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. > > The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste  > the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive  > somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new  > one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll  > lose your original, too. > > Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you  > don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. > > I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the  > first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I  > lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including  > about 2000 cemetery photos). > > I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I  > lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I  > store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick  > up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse  > with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you  > can keep several of them updated. > > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure  > what to > look for. > Cheryl > Check out the NEWEST ITEMS > Check out my Bargains Galore at > http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://countrysister.net > http://shhstigers.com > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> > To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > >> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor  >> external >> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once  >> a week. >> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the  >> computer >> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to  >> a online >> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >> >> Billie Nichols Bennett >>  ----- Original Message ----- >>  From: Elaine >>  To: txgen >>  Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >>  Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >>  Hello fellow TXGenWebers >> >>  I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >>  Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in  >> a HD >>  crash.  Today I was given a few good options for this problem and I >>  thought I would share with you. >> >>  Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >> >>  #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >> index.html> >>  (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly.  It will >>  backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >>  including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers.  Works on Windows >>  Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >> >>  #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or  >> folders >>  anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server.  >> Works >>  on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >>  (Service Pack 3 or later) >> >>  For MAC users: >>  #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >> timemachine.html> >>  (free) - It is built into Mac OS X.  It keeps an up-to-date copy of >>  everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV  >> shows, and >>  documents. >> >>  Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >> >>  One of the most well known online backup services that still  >> offers free >>  accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> -  >> offers you 2 >>  GB of storage space.  Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >>  Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >> >>  Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >> www.idrive.com/>. - >>  offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >>  manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive  >> backup, >>  continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >>  Works for both Mac and Windows users. >> >>  Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven  >> forbid, >>  have a system crash. >> >>  Elaine >> >>  -- >>  I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >> >> >>  ------------------------------- >>  To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the  >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the  >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date:  > 03/19/09 > 12:26:00 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Gayle. Kevin L. Lee ________________________________ From: Gayle Triller <gaylelt@comcast.net> To: TXGEN@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 10:30:02 PM Subject: [TXGEN] Welcome New Member Congratulations on getting your dream county. Gayle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have an external hard drive that I back up everything of importance. Email, web browser bookmarks, photos, web pages, videos, etc. Every thing. Two type of people back up. Those that wish they had after a crash and those that back up. Small external hard is very cheap now days. My self I use Synchronize! Pro X for the Mac. It can be set to backup or synchronize two files. It can be set to do this task on a regular basic; daily, weekly, or monthly. Some of my things are backup daily and other less often. Backup only changes the files since the last backup. Works really great for me. I lost a lot of things one time, never again. On Mar 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Gina Heffernan wrote: > You can get relatively inexpensive externals. Since we have 2 > computers and my husband makes music, I got a "notebook" which is > about 160GB. It's about the size of one of those little New > Testament Bibles they used to give away at Sunday school. > > If you don't need that much storage, you can get a "flash drive". > You can easily hide it in the palm of your hand. > > One of my customers bought a 933 GB drive to store 9 GB of photos > and videos - that's a little extreme. It's the size of a regular > drive. > > Most important, you have to be careful about the software you use > to backup. Most of them come with "sync" software, which doesn't > work if you lose a hard drive. Some backup software won't work if > you lose a hard drive. It's a security thing that keeps a stranger > from finding your backup and putting it onto his PC. > > The best way to backup is the old fashioned way - copy and paste > the folders from one drive to the other. Then put the backup drive > somewhere safe. And if something happens to your backup - get a new > one right away. Murphy's law says if you lose your backup, you'll > lose your original, too. > > Putting EVERYTHING onto an external is a good idea but then you > don't have a backup so you still need to consider that. > > I've lost everything twice. The second time was not as bad as the > first because I'm using webmail these days. It's amazing how much I > lost the first time because it was in my Outlook email (including > about 2000 cemetery photos). > > I don't worry so much about physical damage to my computer. If I > lose my house, the stuff on my PC will be of little consequence. I > store my backup on a shelf above my PC. It's small enough to pick > up and run AFTER I get my dogs. I do have a flash drive in my purse > with all my genealogy data. Flash drives are cheap these days, you > can keep several of them updated. > > > > Gina Heffernan > Rusk Co, Texas > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Cheryl <cburks@glade.net> > To: txgen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:11:49 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > Thanks Billie...I would rather use an external also but wasn't sure > what to > look for. > Cheryl > Check out the NEWEST ITEMS > Check out my Bargains Galore at > http://www.countrysister.net/bargainsgalore/index.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://countrysister.net > http://shhstigers.com > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txleon > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txfreestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txlimestone > http://www.txgenweb2.org/txwalker > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Billie Nichols Bennett" <nichols1836@windstream.net> > To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 1:02 PM > Subject: Re: [TXGEN] backup solutions > > >> I was backing up my computer on DVD's.... but I bought a Maxtor >> external >> hard drive and now I have it set to backup my whole computer once >> a week. >> I know that involves a purchase, but it is minor compared to the >> computer >> and I'm not giving anyone access to my computer by subscribing to >> a online >> service or leaving it to memory to do the DVD's. >> >> Billie Nichols Bennett >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Elaine >> To: txgen >> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 12:27 PM >> Subject: [TXGEN] backup solutions >> >> >> Hello fellow TXGenWebers >> >> I have been looking for a good backup solution for my hard drive. >> Heaven forbid I should lose all my county info & TXGenWeb info in >> a HD >> crash. Today I was given a few good options for this problem and I >> thought I would share with you. >> >> Of course, free is my kind of idea for any solution.......... >> >> #1 - FileFort Backup Software <http://nchsoftware.com/backup/ >> index.html> >> (free) - comes highly recommended as being user friendly. It will >> backup your critical data to virtually any type of storage media >> including CD, DVD, Blu-ray and remote FTP servers. Works on Windows >> Vista/2008 2000/XP/2003 >> >> #2 COMODO <http://backup.comodo.com/> (free) - backup files or >> folders >> anywhere on your computer, network, DVD-RW, CD-RW or FTP server. >> Works >> on Windows Vista/Windows XP (Service Pack 1 or later)/Windows 2000 >> (Service Pack 3 or later) >> >> For MAC users: >> #3 Time Machine <http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ >> timemachine.html> >> (free) - It is built into Mac OS X. It keeps an up-to-date copy of >> everything on your Mac --- digital photos, music, movies, TV >> shows, and >> documents. >> >> Then there are some good online backup offers that are free. >> >> One of the most well known online backup services that still >> offers free >> accounts is Mozy's Free Backup Service <http://mozy.com/> - >> offers you 2 >> GB of storage space. Compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and >> Windows Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. >> >> Another free online backup service is iDrive <http:// >> www.idrive.com/>. - >> offers you 2 GB of storage space. You have access to automatic and >> manual backup options, true archiving, versioning, mapped drive >> backup, >> continuous backup options and web-based backup management options. >> Works for both Mac and Windows users. >> >> Hope this helps some of you save your info if you should, heaven >> forbid, >> have a system crash. >> >> Elaine >> >> -- >> I'd rather look for dead people than have them look for me.... >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.20/2012 - Release Date: > 03/19/09 > 12:26:00 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message