Backing Stuff Up
[size=10pt]I know there are a lot of programs that back things up, but personally, I like to keep the files in "as is" condition, i.e., as they were on the HD. For this purpose, I've always used the DOS command XCOPY in 4 different batch files to do my back-ups with.One backs up a number of different directories in the "MY DOCUMENTS" folder to two thumb drives (128 megs in size). I use two of them in case something happens to one of them (must travel with me or one goes bad, etc).The second one just does a quick back-up of my AOL 'organize' folder to both thumb drives.The third one backs up all game save folders to a 4 gig thumb drive.The forth backs up the entire "MY DOCUMENTS" folder to the D drive, which includes all music and video stuff, as well as the "FAVORITES" folder (for those all-important websites you've bookmarked). This one turns the archive bit 'off' when working, so wheneve I run it, it only backs-up stuff that's been modified since the last back-up.The first one is run every night at 11 as I'm heading off to bed (unless I only need to run the second one, if I haven't saved anything "special" in the other folders), and the games back-up is run every couple of days, depending on whether or not I've made any saves. The full back-up is run just before shutting it down, usually before I leave for work.This discipline works pretty well for me. How about you? What back-up routine do you all use?[/size]
[size=10pt]I know there are a lot of programs that back things up, but personally, I like to keep the files in "as is" condition, i.e., as they were on the HD. For this purpose, I've always used the DOS command XCOPY in 4 different batch files to do my back-ups with.One backs up a number of different directories in the "MY DOCUMENTS" folder to two thumb drives (128 megs in size). I use two of them in case something happens to one of them (must travel with me or one goes bad, etc).The second one just does a quick back-up of my AOL 'organize' folder to both thumb drives.The third one backs up all game save folders to a 4 gig thumb drive.The forth backs up the entire "MY DOCUMENTS" folder to the D drive, which includes all music and video stuff, as well as the "FAVORITES" folder (for those all-important websites you've bookmarked). This one turns the archive bit 'off' when working, so wheneve I run it, it only backs-up stuff that's been modified since the last back-up.The first one is run every night at 11 as I'm heading off to bed (unless I only need to run the second one, if I haven't saved anything "special" in the other folders), and the games back-up is run every couple of days, depending on whether or not I've made any saves. The full back-up is run just before shutting it down, usually before I leave for work.This discipline works pretty well for me. How about you? What back-up routine do you all use?[/size]
