Thanks for the info, Chuck. I will think about it.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Star trail times [was New Kodak Portra400]--now
Palmmigration
> Try SyncBack. It will make you happy. It's available as freeware, SE
> editon or Pro edition. I run the SE edition. Click the "products" tab
> here <http://www.2brightsparks.com/index-sp.html>
>
> The Pro edition of SyncBack will copy locked system files but I prefer
> to clone the boot drive in its entirety rather than worry about locked
> files. I also use an old version of Acronis Trueimage (version 9, OK
> for WinXP) which I bought for $10 since it was "obsolete". I use
> Acronis for cloning the boot drive such that it picks up everything
> including the Dell service partition and my Linux partition. I always
> keep two copies... one in the house and one elsewhere.
>
> I use Syncback for backing up all of my images and certain data folders
> that are on the boot drive but which need more frequent backup than a
> full cloning provides because I only do full cloning occasionally. I
> also keep 2 copies of my image files.
>
> I should mention that when I say "copy" I really mean a completely
> separate hard drive. Also, "backup" isn't really the correct term for
> what I do. The correct term in "mirroring". When I back up the image
> files, for example, the source and destination drives will become mirror
> images of each other. Files on the source not on the destination will
> be copied to the destination. And files on the destination not on the
> source will be deleted from the destination.
>
> It also does an initial scan and comparison of source and destination
> and produces a log of the changes that will take place if you approve. I
> generally scan it quickly to see that it makes sense, especially if it's
> proposing deletions from the destination drive. I make sure that I
> recall deleting those files from the source. I've been using it for
> several years now and have never seen it make an error.
>
> Of course, the software knows how to do backups beyond mirroring.
> Backups are done by selecting a little profile that you build under
> program control that specifies source and destination
> drives/folders/files and the type of backup activity desired... backup,
> mirror, synchronize or restore.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 5/15/2011 12:25 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Hi Chuck,
>>
>> Software providers can also screw up our best efforts at backups. I used
>> the backup software provided in Windows 98 for a number of years, only to
>> find that, when my old computer bit the dust, and I purchased one with
>> Windows XP, the old files were no longer accessible. I now place all of
>> the
>> files that I like to back up (except photos) in one folder, which I can
>> copy
>> to an external drive each week to provide a simple backup. My photo
>> files
>> are on an external eSATA drive, which is backed up periodically to
>> archived
>> hard drives. I simply don't like automated or complicated backup
>> software!
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 8:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Star trail times [was New Kodak Portra 400]--now
>> Palmmigration
>>
>>
>>> A wise choice. I can't quite fathom keeping any of my data in the cloud
>>> but if I did you'd better believe I'd have my own separate backup.
>>> These guys undoubtedly have and follow better backup procedures than
>>> me... but my personal backups will never simply disappear because I've
>>> gone out of business. :-)
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/14/2011 10:43 PM, usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>>
>>>> He eventually purchased the software to sync Google with his Outlook
>>>> as
>>>> he doesn't like having his backup solely in the cloud.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
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