James Howe wrote:
> ....
>
> That being said, even the best laid plans can mess you up. I've been using
> some auto-sync software to keep my local backup drives in sync. Ultimately
> Mozy gets data from one of my local drives. However, I made the mistake of
> deleting some files that I didn't really mean to, and I didn't realize it
> until a few weeks later. By that time, my file syncing had deleted the files
> from the local drive, and Mozy had deleted them from their site and I
> couldn't go back far enough on Mozy to find a backup where the files existed.
> 200 digital images gone like that due to my stupidity. All I have left are
> some thumbnails generated by Lightroom.
>
Bummer!
That's why I don't do auto back-ups by synching, only by incrementing. I
can wipe out an old version with a new version of the same name, but
deletions on the backups are only made with intentional care.
Moose
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