-=PCTechTalk=- Re: backing a system up
- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:14:19 -0500
If you're going to use something to back up the whole system, you can
technically just backup the entire Quicken program, as the account info is
right in the Quicken directory. On the other hand, you can find the Quicken
file that needs to be backed up by just looking in the directory. It'll have
your account name right in it. For example, I call the file "Charlie" so its
something like "charlie.xxx". I think there's more than one file per
account. I personally backup the entire directory, but that's just me. PLUS,
since my finances are so very important, I keep as second backup. Every time
I add an entry in Quicken, before I close, I hit the BACKUP option in
Quicken. No need for any knowledge on this one. Hit BACKUP at the top, tell
it where to back it up, and it happens. If you ever need to restore, its
FILE > RESTORE (or something like that). I'm a pro on the Quicken stuff, as
I've been using it for about 5 years now. So, if you want specifics on the
file names, I can look at it when I get home and tell you. BUT... you'll
never go wrong with Quicken if you backup the entire directory.
---Troth
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cris
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 10:07 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: backing a system up
thanks Troth -
Genie backup manager sounds like a good thing -
as things go here - I back up my favorites manually and
sometimes burn them - of course, then I add to them... and
add to them, and forget to back them up again! And I just
put quicken on my computer this past week - and I know I
have to figure out how to back that up. I'm still figuring
out the basics.
Cris
----- Original Message -----
From: ~OoO~
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:25 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: backing a system up
It's really just backing up all your work. I know for me, I
have
favorites/bookmarks, mp3 songs, some video files, saved
email, word and
excel documents, Quicken file, and a few other things I save
here and there.
Backing up the entire system just makes two things easier...
1. you don't
have to remember what needs to be backed up, 2. its easier
to restore a full
system from an image (if you choose to make an image) than
it is to
reinstall the OS and reapply all the patches and reinstall
all software and
such.
Me, personally, every time something new is added to my
system, I add it to
my backup app (Genie Backup Manager). It automatically backs
up all my stuff
every night. My favorites get backed up nightly, my email,
my saved files,
Quicken, etc. If I start using a new program, and that new
program requires
me to save files, and if those files aren't already saved in
my SAVE folder
(MY DOCUMENTS for most people) I add it to Genie to backup
as well. Then, I
close and forget, and hope I never need it.
---Troth
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