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Title: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Auto Addict on 12 September 2009, 06:34:52

I used to back up mine when I thought about it, but, after having problems just over a week ago, which took me two days to sort out, fortunately without loss of any data, I've set a schedule to auto backup twice a week.

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: waspy on 12 September 2009, 07:02:25

I don't, there's nothing worth backing up :)

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: nick v6 on 12 September 2009, 07:04:26

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I used to back up mine when I thought about it, but, after having problems just over a week ago, which took me two days to sort out, fortunately without loss of any data, I've set a schedule to auto backup twice a week.

once a month me

but i guess it all depends on what you are doing to how often you need to back up the comp :y

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Auto Addict on 12 September 2009, 07:10:29

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I used to back up mine when I thought about it, but, after having problems just over a week ago, which took me two days to sort out, fortunately without loss of any data, I've set a schedule to auto backup twice a week.

once a month me

but i guess it all depends on what you are doing to how often you need to back up the comp :y

Mrs AA does a lot of work on it for her job, plus there are all the e-mails.

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: nick v6 on 12 September 2009, 07:20:07

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I used to back up mine when I thought about it, but, after having problems just over a week ago, which took me two days to sort out, fortunately without loss of any data, I've set a schedule to auto backup twice a week.

once a month me

but i guess it all depends on what you are doing to how often you need to back up the comp :y

Mrs AA does a lot of work on it for her job, plus there are all the e-mails.

yes i can see why you do yours twice a week
better safe than sorry :y

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: KillerWatt on 12 September 2009, 07:48:24

Mine gets backed up on the fly

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Auto Addict on 12 September 2009, 07:52:25

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Mine gets backed up on the fly

Mine gets backed up on the portable disc :D

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Plomien on 12 September 2009, 08:42:04

I have a second HDD that hold things I want to keep, photos etc once every 6 months I back it up to DVD but monitor the health of the drive using Ashampoo HDD control  :y

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 12 September 2009, 08:50:57

monthly.. anyway I have many copies of backup on all pcs,servers hard drives , cds, dvds,removable disks etc etc..

but if I'm writing a new code, daily..

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 September 2009, 09:12:36

When I remember,  :-[ 

On the plus side though, most of "MDocuments" are backed up on several other computers, depending on which one I am working on.  Butmain server has not been plugged in since I moved, so nearly 4 months since a major back up.

So thats todays job after the F1 qualifying. :y :y :y   Just got to find it now.

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Ghost on 12 September 2009, 09:16:38

I dont, I only do a restore point once a weak.
if it does crash big style then I kill it and do a new install. never had to do it though in the last couple of years :y

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: tunnie on 12 September 2009, 09:31:25

every 24 hours, i use time machine with my mac, it automatically does it in the back ground, and it does a full backup first time you use it, then an incremental one every 24 hours after that.

Got a 1 terabyte drive backing up my mac and 2 other external drives.

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: x.ray on 12 September 2009, 09:32:59

i dont but a timely reminder as i have all family photos on
cheers will start today

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: pscocoa on 12 September 2009, 09:35:23

I back up on line automatically
http://www.redstor.com/onlinebackup.html

Will cost a little though

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Weds on 12 September 2009, 19:17:03

Having lost H/D in the past with lots of data on them. I now have a server which runs Microsoft home server. This will back up all of my PC's and laptops when connected to the network, usually every few days or so. It is very easy to restore a PC back to it state before failed.

I also use a service called Carbonite as an off site backup of my document file and other important directory's, at the moment  it holds 65gigs of data.

Me paranoid.. never :-)

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 12 September 2009, 20:13:07

I use BT Vault to auto-store my files ;)

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Del Boy on 12 September 2009, 20:15:31

I don't, should do really.

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: AndyVXR300 on 12 September 2009, 20:18:06

Every 30 days to be honest to my external hard drive...

lost photo's etc before and it's not good

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Omegatoy on 12 September 2009, 21:03:41

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I don't, should do really.

phew!!!! thought i was the only one!!! mind you dont even know how to back it up as i cant find reverse!!!!!!!! :y

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Del Boy on 12 September 2009, 21:17:20

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I don't, should do really.

phew!!!! thought i was the only one!!! mind you dont even know how to back it up as i cant find reverse!!!!!!!! :y

;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: willyboy on 12 September 2009, 21:24:30

I just Norton ghost about every 2 mths keeps me up to date enough that way, although emails I save on a spare hard drive all the time as send them there from Outlook Express to another folder :y

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 September 2009, 21:32:36

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I just Norton ghost about every 2 mths keeps me up to date enough that way, although emails I save on a spare hard drive all the time as send them there from Outlook Express to another folder :y

never managed to get mine back in the past :-/.  Just use hotmail and yahoo all the tim now and they stay online.

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: KillerWatt on 12 September 2009, 21:57:33

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Mine gets backed up on the fly

Mine gets backed up on the portable disc :D

I'm being serious AA.

4TB of storage, configured in RAID 5, Hot swap, all the other crap.....and that is backed up with another 4TB array doing exactly the same.

I can afford to lose 4 hard drives simultaneously (which, let's face it..will NEVER happen), and still not lose 1 bit of data should that scenario occur.

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: TheBoy on 12 September 2009, 22:03:56

My PCs and lappys never contain only copies of data, and the main server backs up to tape every night.

Vital stuff (mainly project based work and programming stuff) is backed up more regular to another server.

OOF, although hardly vital, has a fairly rigourous backup strategy as well.

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 12 September 2009, 22:17:04

Whenever Norton decides to do it - is that good or not :-/ :-/

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Elite Pete on 12 September 2009, 22:20:27

Mine hasn't got reverse :D

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 12 September 2009, 22:22:31

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Mine hasn't got reverse :D

 ;D ;D ;D very good Pete :y :y

Title: Re: How often do you back up your computer?
Post by: willyboy on 18 September 2009, 23:03:52

Norton Ghost ..great data saver program got me out o' the dodo many times .....

Regarding OE, Phil you just need to create a new Storefolder on a different path as by Default it hides away  cant locate it easily need to have show hidden files switched on..Example path to my Outlook Express is as simple as it gets I just created a folder on a spare drive....  F:\My Outlook Express... everythings in there mate, so even if your Op system goes ga ga you dont lose all the emails you received/sent  etc... :y