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