I would also recommend SyncBack. Great piece of software. But remember
when doing backups that software bugs, viruses and other hidden nasties
can do your data in just as througly and probably more surreptitiously
than electrical or mechanical failures with your drive.
If you keep 2 or 3 "identical" copies don't make them all at the same
time. You don't want all of your copies to be identical to the point of
all being affected by the identical virus. And don't put too many eggs
in a single basket.
Chuck Norcutt
tOM Trottier wrote:
> Brand name gold CDs are the best bet for archival storage. Also, best to
> store in a case on
> spindles, not in jewel cases or sleeves. There is a thicker hub which keeps
> the discs apart. Keep
> several backup copies of original and edited pix. Store one set of copies
> offsite, eg, at a relative's
> place.
>
> For ongoing protection, best to use mirroring(=RAID 1) or RAID 5(using 3+
> identical disks) for
> most immediate backup if a drive fails. RAID 5 also vastly increases disk
> speed by accessing the
> disks in parallel.
>
> Being too cheap, I use the free syncback program to backup to an older slower
> HD in my system.
> Syncback can also use FTP to backup. Very customisable, and can ZIP files
> http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html
>
> tOM
==============================================
List usage info: http://www.zuikoholic.com
List nannies: olympusadmin@xxxxxxxxxx
==============================================
|