[geocentrism] Re: Sad Data Loss
- From: "philip madsen" <pma15027@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:29:34 +1000
I've never yet lost data over many years.. First move, always, with a new PC
is to have your hard drive partitioned into C and D drive, and even E if it is
big enough..
Never keep any files stored on the C drive (thats just for the operating
system, and a temporary hold for files, like my everyday banking etc which are
all moved "drag" via the shortcut to its home file on D. ) So C drive it is the
smaller partition ..5Gig plenty. , but I keep shortcuts on the desk for
regularly visited stuff.
Sort out essential files and keep them always in a folder or folders marked
"back up", for easy burning onto cheap DVD discs. (In case the whole drive
kaputs. ) But ususally we only lose the C drive through an OS crash.
Installed programs that keep files of updates etc are better put on D rather
than C programs.. I always back up on D the outlook express address book, and
my IE favorites.
I would never save my stuff on a third party on line service. Most modern PC
have sockets for plug in external storages that hold even more than DVD's , but
they are not so cheap.
I like to keep a lot of things temporarily on my desk. Like a specila email or
slideshow or video. It tends to get cluttered. Open up a new folder and call
it Spare desk. .. and another called "work desk" dragndrop.. or move to if its
important enough to be on the D drive.
I spose youse all know these things, but It might help some..
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Jones
To: geocentrism@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 2:52 AM
Subject: [geocentrism] Sad Data Loss
Dear Bernie,
I was very sorry to hear about the loss of all your
data because of Yahoo's destruction of your email
account without any prior warning. Personally, I
thoroughly dislike the Yahoo service for many reasons,
particularly confidentiality.
You'll no doubt be looking for a new account and
probably already have a replacement, but I would like
to recommend a few if it's ok. If your sending a lot
of "radical" truth-telling emails then I would suggest
you seek one that has POP or preferably IMAP support.
Such as www.fastmail.fm The best service with them is
undoubtedly payied, but even the free account allows
IMAP (download only) to pull down all your folders
etcetera to your local drive. It doesn't have much
storage space but it's a great account.
Alternatively, if you don't want to pay for a service,
try www.inbox.com A massive 5GB storage for free plus
SMTP/POP3 Access (very unusual for free). POP3 would
enable constant backup of all your stuff to your local
hard drive without having to mess around with a
web-interface. If you want I can write you a POP3
backup program that would synchronize files once a
week, and you can trust me for no spyware, adware
etcetera.
Best Wishes,
Steven.
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