-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Quicken Backup-- CD Burning Software
- From: "T. Hunt" <ilrover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:40:52 -0500
Then your backup strategy is totally adequate for what you're doing.
Tom
milady wrote:
> I have never had to get that sophisticated.. I only keep pics and graphics
> on cd.. nothing heavy like professional data.
> When I have had a major problem a tech takes care of it. One reformat
> because a virus got in. Then all that happened was the reformat disks were
> used and every thing else was reinstalled from purchased program cds and my
> backed up graphics etc.. I don't keep ANYTHING major on the computer..no
> personal info of any kind. No records..it's just home use.
>
> A packet written cd.....wellllllllllllll you are talking beyond my know how.
> I wouldn't know one if it bit me. I just save what I want to cd and keep it
> asside stored. Not much else to say...I guess. Simple stuff here.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T. Hunt" <ilrover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 9:05 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Quicken Backup-- CD Burning Software
>
>
> OK, look at it this way. A backup is supposed to be a system where the
> data will be safe no matter what happens. Like your checking account,
> your investment details, your company's accounts, your medical records.
> For a truly effective backup, a copy of the data should be stored off
> site. This can be at your office if the backup is from your home or in
> a safe deposit box; The idea is to have the data in 2 different
> locations. The computer is one location and the CD with the data is in
> another location.
>
> Now assume that your computer is rendered useless. Hit by lightning,
> burned up in a fire, stolen, whatever. Now you need access to your
> data. A packet written CD cannot be read in all machines. It requires a
> UDF reader and if you don't have one, you'll need to get one. Also,
> packet written CD's can often have trouble being read in older CD-ROM
> drives. This is not a good situation if you need quick access to that
> data on the CD.
>
> CD-R's written using the DAO/TAO method can be read in any CD-ROM that
> will read a CD and no UDF reader or any other decoding software is
> needed. The data on that CD will be instantly accessible in any
> computer with a CD-ROM; the bank's, your brother-in-law's, a computer in
> the public library or your church. That could make a big difference,
> depending on what the situation is that rendered your original system
> useless.
>
> You say you only need it for ONE system, your OWN? That's precisely why
> you should make a backup that can be read anywhere: Because if you
> really need it, chances are that YOUR system is toast. As an example,
> my house got hit by lightning several years ago. I was sitting at the
> computer, in front of a 21" monitor when there was a loud CRACK and I
> was blinded for about 4-5 seconds. When I could see again, I found the
> monitor was black, the lights were out and all the UPS were beeping
> throughout the house. The damage totaled over $2500 and didn't cover
> nearly half of what we lost, like my nice 21" monitor. My point is that
> my daughter is an avid Roller Coaster Tycoon player and had over 25
> parks that she had created in the game on her computer. All of those
> were gone in an instant in a situation where we were not even suspecting
> anything like a thunderstorm, much less a bolt of lightning out of the
> blue. If this had been important data, it would have been gone. And if
> there had been a fire, any CD's left on her desk or in her room would
> have been gone as well.
>
> So if your data is truly important, treat it like it really is
> important. And don't confuse duplicating data from a harddrive with a
> true backup; they're not the same. Copying files to a CD or tape and
> then leaving the CD or tape on the desk next to the computer is not a
> backup, it's just a small safety net in case the harddrive fails.
>
> For a backup to be truly effective, the data must be complete and
> intact, it has to be separated from the site and it has to be easily
> accessible on any machine available. The type of data stored will also
> dictate other requirements; medical data may dictate speedy
> recoverability. Data accessed too late may be the same as no data at all.
>
> So do your backups however you want. Just try to imagine the most
> reasonable circumstances for disaster. A fire, a stolen computer,
> lightning strike or a defective power supply that takes out the
> motherboard and harddrive. What will you do now? And how soon will you
> be able to do it?
>
> Tom
>
> ps--DAO/TAO is Disk at Once or Track at Once. A method of writing files
> to a CD that involves no formatting, little overhead and leaves the
> files accessible just as if they were on a harddrive. This is the way
> most commercial CD's are written, like the ones you get with a printer
> or other device. Most burning programs are very simple. You just
> select the files to be burned to CD, tell the program whether you want
> to be able to add files later and click 'Burn'.
>
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