June Perry on tue 11 nov 03
I can definitely second that suggestion! I'm in the midst of recovering from=
=20
a hard drive failure,=A0 in a less than one year old computer. When I purcha=
sed=20
this computer I even sprung for a better quality hard drive; but it didn't=20
seem to help.
I should consider myself lucky since this is the first time in over twenty=20
years of owning computers that I've had a hard drive fail. Luckily, a couple=
=20
of=20
months ago I backed up all my documents on cd's and put them in the safety=20
deposit box.
I'll be spending the next couple of days reinstalling all my software and=20
data.=20
I did lose a lot of current saved emails, and recent pottery pics (don't=20
erase the digital camera pictures until they're on your web site or backed u=
p=20
on a=20
CD -- lesson learned the hard way), so if I have any outstanding requests=20
from fellow clayarters, please email me again.
Warm regards,
June Perry
http://www.angelfire.com
mel jacobson on tue 11 nov 03
after a thread on computer storage
systems, i realized that i have tons
of very important stuff on this computer,
and floppies will not take care of it.
ridatick history
clayart history
pix
writing history.
so, i went to comp usa and bought an
external hard drive.
maxtor, with a 50 buck rebate.
my cost for a 60 gig hard drive.
79 bucks.
i have moved over all the important stuff.
it will just sit there now.
in case one of them dies, i have the other.
man, saved my day.
thanks to all of you.
also updated my cd burner from hp and
it is working much better.
a simple software update/correction.
mel
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
Alex Robinson on tue 11 nov 03
If you have a safe deposit box, you might want to put cd backups of your
important files into it. Particularly sentimental stuff like digital photos
or videos. This way, if there's ever a fire or some other catastrophe that
wipes out your computer and onsite backups, you'll have a copy of everything
when you start getting back on your feet. Considering how a lot of artists
livings are contingent on having photographs of past work that may have
already been sold, this could be vital to rebuilding your business as well.
Also keep past tax information on these disks.
I don't have a safe deposit box myself (though I might be getting one soon),
but I do send my mother copies of important papers for her to keep on file
(she's in Seattle, I'm in the Boston area). The brilliance of this became
apparent when I was visiting for a week and the day before leaving I lost my
wallet. I found it again but all day I was just happy that my mother had
color photocopies of my credit cards, drivers license, and passport that I
could have used as identification to get on the plane (or to prove my
identity when going to get everything replaced).
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 1:59 PM
Subject: big thanks/computer storage
> after a thread on computer storage
> systems, i realized that i have tons
> of very important stuff on this computer,
> and floppies will not take care of it.
>
> ridatick history
> clayart history
> pix
> writing history.
>
> so, i went to comp usa and bought an
> external hard drive.
> maxtor, with a 50 buck rebate.
> my cost for a 60 gig hard drive.
> 79 bucks.
>
> i have moved over all the important stuff.
> it will just sit there now.
> in case one of them dies, i have the other.
> man, saved my day.
> thanks to all of you.
> also updated my cd burner from hp and
> it is working much better.
> a simple software update/correction.
> mel
> From:
> Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
> web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
> or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
> new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
>
>
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melpots@pclink.com.
>
BRAX Ltd. on tue 11 nov 03
on 11/11/03 4:59 PM, mel jacobson at melpots@PCLINK.COM wrote:
> i have moved over all the important stuff.
> it will just sit there now.
> in case one of them dies, i have the other.
> man, saved my day.
> thanks to all of you.
> also updated my cd burner from hp and
> it is working much better.
> a simple software update/correction.
> mel
Be careful. These drives are finicky. I have a Maxtor as well as Que. I have
had trouble with both of them. They don't like it if your computer shuts
down unexpectedly. So if you are not using it, don't have it on, just
sitting there, waiting for you to put something on it. Put something on, or
take something off, then unmount and turn it off.
They are also very hurt if you jiggle them around too much. I had to send
the Que to a data recovery service--and it was not cheap. I am still trying
to rebuild the directory on the Maxtor, but I have my hopes up. So a little
preventive maintenance on the drive is good. Use the tools that came with
the software for it.
Just a little word of caution.
Janice in NC
Craig Dunn Clark on tue 11 nov 03
Mel, another alternative for storage backup besides the extenal (which
may be a bit quirky) is to put all of the important info on CD. At 700+ megs
per disk you can store quite a bit of data, especially that which consists
primarily of text.
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 st
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:59 PM
Subject: big thanks/computer storage
> after a thread on computer storage
> systems, i realized that i have tons
> of very important stuff on this computer,
> and floppies will not take care of it.
>
> ridatick history
> clayart history
> pix
> writing history.
>
> so, i went to comp usa and bought an
> external hard drive.
> maxtor, with a 50 buck rebate.
> my cost for a 60 gig hard drive.
> 79 bucks.
>
> i have moved over all the important stuff.
> it will just sit there now.
> in case one of them dies, i have the other.
> man, saved my day.
> thanks to all of you.
> also updated my cd burner from hp and
> it is working much better.
> a simple software update/correction.
> mel
> From:
> Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
> web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
> or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
> new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
>
>
____________________________________________________________________________
__
> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
melpots@pclink.com.
wayneinkeywest on wed 12 nov 03
And another quick word on storage. Besides
mirroring data onto two drives (different machines),
I make two backups, both on CD. One set gets
stored offsite, and is uncompressed. The other
set, which goes into a fire safe on site, I make
using WinZip. Amazing what you can fit onto
a CD when it's compressed. Done weekly.
Old ones get shredded when new ones are done
and verified (except the drives :>)
If any of this sounds like overkill, just ask anyone
who has lost ten years of company data to a
fire or other catastrophe (like a drive failure.)
Worth every minute, every penny.
Wayne Seidl
> Mel, another alternative for storage backup besides the extenal (which
> may be a bit quirky) is to put all of the important info on CD. At 700+
megs
> per disk you can store quite a bit of data, especially that which consists
> primarily of text.
> Craig Dunn Clark
> 619 East 11 1/2 st
> Houston, Texas 77008
> (713)861-2083
> mudman@hal-pc.org
Jan Goodland Metz on wed 12 nov 03
I'm very happy with my 2 maxtor drives. they work fine.
jan in rhode island
BRAX Ltd. wrote:
>on 11/11/03 4:59 PM, mel jacobson at melpots@PCLINK.COM wrote:
>
>
>
>>i have moved over all the important stuff.
>>it will just sit there now.
>>in case one of them dies, i have the other.
>>man, saved my day.
>>thanks to all of you.
>>also updated my cd burner from hp and
>>it is working much better.
>>a simple software update/correction.
>>mel
>>
>>
>
>
>Be careful. These drives are finicky. I have a Maxtor as well as Que. I have
>had trouble with both of them. They don't like it if your computer shuts
>down unexpectedly. So if you are not using it, don't have it on, just
>sitting there, waiting for you to put something on it. Put something on, or
>take something off, then unmount and turn it off.
>
>They are also very hurt if you jiggle them around too much. I had to send
>the Que to a data recovery service--and it was not cheap. I am still trying
>to rebuild the directory on the Maxtor, but I have my hopes up. So a little
>preventive maintenance on the drive is good. Use the tools that came with
>the software for it.
>
>Just a little word of caution.
>
>Janice in NC
>
>______________________________________________________________________________
>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
>You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
>settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
>Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at melpots@pclink.com.
>
>
>
BRAX Ltd. on wed 12 nov 03
Yes, after saying my piece about how finicky the storage drives are, I would
definitely recommend CDs as a backup. It can be tedious if you have a lot of
graphic stuff, but you can count on it being there when you need it. That
has not been my experience with the external drives.
Janice in NC
on 11/11/03 7:42 PM, Craig Dunn Clark at mudman@HAL-PC.ORG wrote:
> Mel, another alternative for storage backup besides the extenal (which
> may be a bit quirky) is to put all of the important info on CD. At 700+ megs
> per disk you can store quite a bit of data, especially that which consists
> primarily of text.
> Craig Dunn Clark
> 619 East 11 1/2 st
> Houston, Texas 77008
> (713)861-2083
> mudman@hal-pc.org
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