tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post1778620311333069985..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: I Almost Had a Genealogy Data Disaster...Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-64990819199328062342015-11-17T23:47:11.773-08:002015-11-17T23:47:11.773-08:00Aren't there utilities or small applications f...Aren't there utilities or small applications for Windows that automatically sync your files to a USB drive or external hard drive?<br /><br />I use Linux and use rsync. I set it to copy any files that have changed to a USB drive, and it runs every hour. It doesn't keep incremental backups but I could set another instance of rsync to only run once a day or once a week to another USB drive if I wanted.<br /><br />Try Googling "programs like rsync" or "rsync for windows" and see if anything useful turns up.Ed Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396994423955102378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-69593673489192780532015-11-17T13:02:17.600-08:002015-11-17T13:02:17.600-08:00Seaver! I have used Mozy for several years now. I...Seaver! I have used Mozy for several years now. It automatically backs up my files for me. Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-91569827408243123252015-11-17T09:10:00.061-08:002015-11-17T09:10:00.061-08:00btw, I was perusing the inventory of the Santa Cla...btw, I was perusing the inventory of the Santa Clara County Hist. & Gen. Soc. and noticed this: Family <br />-<br />Stone<br />The Stone genealogy, J. Montgomery Seaver<br />microfilm<br />Misc Rec #10, item 3<br />(Just in case you haven't found that yet...)HepzibethClarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110306967292552521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-80673595267859595492015-11-17T08:38:34.562-08:002015-11-17T08:38:34.562-08:00Coincidently, I'm currently trying the 2 week ...Coincidently, I'm currently trying the 2 week trial at Backblaze, also $5/mo and unlimited. They're at https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-backup.html<br />HepzibethClarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02110306967292552521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-25740652351617569442015-11-16T21:10:34.384-08:002015-11-16T21:10:34.384-08:00Macrium Reflect Free for daily / hourly backup to ...Macrium Reflect Free for daily / hourly backup to your external drive. And Mozy for hourly / as needed backup to the cloud. Macrium can complete restore a working system to a new disc in the event of total disk failure. H600 Project Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728899977555096099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-7893953556271716672015-11-16T21:10:04.211-08:002015-11-16T21:10:04.211-08:00Macrium Reflect Free for daily / hourly backup to ...Macrium Reflect Free for daily / hourly backup to your external drive. And Mozy for hourly / as needed backup to the cloud. Macrium can complete restore a working system to a new disc in the event of total disk failure. H600 Project Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728899977555096099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-78267670051705641172015-11-16T20:25:47.600-08:002015-11-16T20:25:47.600-08:00I had used Carbonite for years, but when my hard d...I had used Carbonite for years, but when my hard drive crashed the end of July this year, I discovered that not everything I thought was being backed up, was. After getting a new hard drive and reinstalling all my programs, the repair technician helped restore what was backed up at Carbonite. I also got iDrive, which I've not had a problem with. It backs up all your devices, including iPad and iPhone, besides desktop and laptop. The tech also set up on my computer a program called Acronis True Image with an external hard drive. It backs up the programs/system as well as files. So I feel pretty comfortable now with three backup systems in place. I'm still using Carbonite but may discontinue next year when the time is up.S Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17349451780466336492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-84225989864638445852015-11-16T20:02:51.216-08:002015-11-16T20:02:51.216-08:00Like Michigan Girl I bought an iDrive but it reall...Like Michigan Girl I bought an iDrive but it really wouldn't do what I needed. I'm using the drive just as a regular USB attached hard drive and am still with Carbonite. I've used Carbonite for many years and with my NEW computer back on the bench it's wonderful being able to log on to Carbonite and just access the files I need on my laptop.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230436754902585388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-49358747552828609402015-11-16T17:14:08.463-08:002015-11-16T17:14:08.463-08:00Good news Randy. Glad your found the folder that w...Good news Randy. Glad your found the folder that went missing and glad you are extending your backup protocol. I tried iDrive too when Thomas advertised it. However, I found it cumbersome. They offered me an alternative. They would send me a hard drive to back up to and I would mail it back. I allowed them to do that, but in the end, I never used it. I just wasn't comfortable mailing all those files back. In the end I tried Carbonite and have been happy with it. I haven't had to use it for recovery and hope I never do. But I get monthly reports from them and can see the little green dots when a file has been backed up. The bottom line is, we have to find some way to keep our files safe and we can never have too many backups. So, whatever works is a good system. Michigan Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00414264287990684010noreply@blogger.com