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Subject: [OM] Re: Learn from my mistake...
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:26:16 -0800
You have my sympathy. That is just awful. I use a redundant drive in  
case one fails, but I am more than sloppy about disconnecting it  
after backing up and storing it off premises. Discipline.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Nov 10, 2006, at 11:43 AM, Barry B. Bean wrote:

>
> Back up to CD/DVD or multiple hard drives!
>
> For the past few years, I've used a backup scheme for digital  
> photos and scans that kept all files in one directory which was  
> mirrored weekly to another drive. The system worked great until I  
> had a
> system crash that corrupted my disk drivers and not only ate the  
> original directory, but ate 90% of the mirror drive as well. While  
> I can always re-scan my old film work, I'm out thousands of digital  
> images
> that included professional work, published photographs, several  
> ongoing projects, and tons of personal photos.
>
> Crux of the matter - you need a copy of your important work that  
> can't be touched by a virus, power surge, corrupt driver, etc.  
> Starting the day after the crash, everything that didn't get lost  
> is now stored
> on DVD, primary drive, and an external drive. DVDs get taken home  
> after burning.
>
> Wish I'd done that BEFORE the crash.
>
> BB
>
> --
> Barry B. Bean
> Bean & Bean Cotton Company
> Peach Orchard, MO
> www.beancotton.com
> www.beanformissouri.org
>
>
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