tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post4740989524769962692..comments2023-12-19T09:50:44.504-08:00Comments on Write First, Clean Later: Back Up Your BackupL.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-46931008493333958582008-12-07T09:09:00.000-08:002008-12-07T09:09:00.000-08:00P.S. Plese send me a permalink for my blog tour sc...P.S. Plese send me a permalink for my blog tour schedule to your site. Thanks!!!Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-74380461688357729272008-12-07T09:07:00.000-08:002008-12-07T09:07:00.000-08:00Every writer's nightmare is to lose an entire manu...Every writer's nightmare is to lose an entire manuscript that hasn't been backed-up, or all the files on your computer. It happened to me during the 1980s and I now use several types of backup systems.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-70765598515670437772008-12-05T15:07:00.000-08:002008-12-05T15:07:00.000-08:00I’ve lost plenty of sleep over lost data. Now I ba...I’ve lost plenty of sleep over lost data. Now I back-up a lot. I have files on disks, on flashdrives and on two different computers. I e-mail important files to myself and then archive them that way (I have a lot of storage and religiously delete read e-mails). <BR/><BR/>But this week I realized that we live in a tornado prone area and I need to be far more diligent when it comes to backing up a day’s work, just in case I have to run at a moment’s notice. <BR/><BR/>I like e-mailing, because it's quick and painless.NL Gasserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601313602009358600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-69101414977081277522008-12-05T14:04:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:04:00.000-08:00I"m not nearly as backed up as you are, LJ (that r...I"m not nearly as backed up as you are, LJ (that really sounded bad, sorry!), but I do have stuff on a Flashdrive. I need to do the CDs and get an external harddrive and all that.Dana Fredstihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802936840624512415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-21442847652861384902008-12-05T12:43:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:43:00.000-08:00Good tips .. I agreed with everything. That why I...Good tips .. I agreed with everything. That why I used back up files if anything happens to my computer like crashed. it will lose all files and everything. I will have in backup file all set in. <BR/><BR/>you gave me another tip for flash drive. .I will have to get me one day .Terriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892797940627373507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-2249791861393260022008-12-05T08:18:00.000-08:002008-12-05T08:18:00.000-08:00Great Post LJ,Yeah, agreed. It really doesn't matt...Great Post LJ,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, agreed. It really doesn't matter how many backups you have if they are all stored in the same building. When I backup my backup, I use an online file storage tool. There are tons of them and they are very cheap. I would recommend checking out DocLanding, http://www.doclanding.com. They have some really nice security and sharing tools. They also offer a free account.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great posts,<BR/>WillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-44888616181539514302008-12-05T07:38:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:38:00.000-08:00I am behind you on this thought whole heartily. Wh...I am behind you on this thought whole heartily. When I first started on my book I lost a whole chapter I just wrote while working on a pc. I dreamed of this scene and work up and rewrote a whole chapter. Later when I couldn't find it I almost died a thousand deaths. AND you know trying to recapture a scene the way you do it the first time. It's never the same. So back it up ladies and gents. My hubby is a computer nerd, grinning and so now my story is everywhere. Grant it it's my first novel, but it's just as important as many.Paula V Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593792433840104309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-2803267833993932592008-12-05T07:37:00.002-08:002008-12-05T07:37:00.002-08:00I am behind you on this thought whole heartily. Wh...I am behind you on this thought whole heartily. When I first started on my book I lost a whole chapter I just wrote while working on a pc. I dreamed of this scene and work up and rewrote a whole chapter. Later when I couldn't find it I almost died a thousand deaths. AND you know trying to recapture a scene the way you do it the first time. It's never the same. So back it up ladies and gents. My hubby is a computer nerd, grinning and so now my story is everywhere. Grant it it's my first novel, but it's just as important as many.Paula V Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593792433840104309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-45675920469475890572008-12-05T07:37:00.001-08:002008-12-05T07:37:00.001-08:00I am behind you on this thought whole heartily. Wh...I am behind you on this thought whole heartily. When I first started on my book I lost a whole chapter I just wrote while working on a pc. I dreamed of this scene and work up and rewrote a whole chapter. Later when I couldn't find it I almost died a thousand deaths. AND you know trying to recapture a scene the way you do it the first time. It's never the same. So back it up ladies and gents. My hubby is a computer nerd, grinning and so now my story is everywhere. Grant it it's my first novel, but it's just as important as many.Paula V Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593792433840104309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-6215677442686174662008-12-05T07:37:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:37:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Paula V Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593792433840104309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-64760924681997350892008-12-05T07:29:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:29:00.000-08:00Just a note about backing up to CD. They have a fi...Just a note about backing up to CD. They have a finite life time, which can be as little as just a couple of years. Just recently I needed some files off a backup CD I'd made in 2005 and it's unreadable. With some work, I can probably recover at least some of the data, but in terms of quick restoration, I'm sunk.<BR/><BR/>Something else to consider is online backup. Usually there is some cost involved in this, though depending on the service it can be minimal or, under the right circumstances, free!<BR/><BR/>One to look at is CrashPlan.Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3527790096547842654.post-65183267119458757272008-12-05T07:20:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:20:00.000-08:00LJ, I totally agree. Back up, back up, back up. Th...LJ, I totally agree. Back up, back up, back up. This year alone I've lost two hard drives. Everything gone, kaput. They disappeared as the hard drive passed away in a high pitched screech. I use an external hard drive to back up too. The hard part is remembering to do the back up. I have it on my calendar as a weekly reminder.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com