Backup Regime (1 Viewer)

[jm1234567890]

Does anyone have a backup regime?

I'm thinking about setting up one so I don't loose important files. any ideas?

 

[Huy]

I have all my important docs/files on D (backup/storage drive).

If anything fails, I wipe C and clean install Windows.

I regularly backup my important settings such as ICQ, mIRC and other apps which require customising (to my own personal preferences), so I don't have to do it all over again if anything crashes/blows up

That's my regime,

Install Windows to C:
Allocate 2-5GB to C, if you're making partitions

Have all your 'working' files on D:
Everything is stored to D:
I have weekly backups of applications which are customised, settings, etc (don't forget FlashFXP ) and I rar them all up, and store them on my D drive.

Works for me, no CDs, no mess, fast retrieval if anything happens, I just have to format C, install windows and restore everything (install apps, etc) and overwrite/replace existing (or default) application settings with the ones from D

 

[Winston]

i ghost my hdd every two days and slap it onto a secondary hdd

 

[jm1234567890]

yeah, but what if D fails???

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
yeah, but what if D fails???

Don't jinx me, hehehe!

Well, I haven't really thought about that, but it has been fine for quite a while, so I don't think it'll fail.

And if it fails, I won't lose much.

All my assessments = handed in, received my marks, etc.
Photos = okay, this might be important to me.

I used to ghost my drive every month, but I can't be bothered anymore... since I'm essentially backing up the 'same' files/state.

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
yeah, but what if D fails???

is this in reference to me or Huy?

i think Huy, yeah i have Huy's setup exactly as well, but i have two 40 gig HDD's and the first one is paritioned C, and D, and D i store my docs etc.. and then Drive E i store all my stuff i want, well not to jinx myself i guess you have a lesser rate of HDD Failure if the hdd is just accessed for files instead of having it accessed rapidly by the OS, so i keep my important stuff on a seperate HDD

 

[jm1234567890]

lol, my hd is over 2 years old so there is a good chance it might fail soon

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
lol, my hd is over 2 years old so there is a good chance it might fail soon

my one is too...

but i'm getting a new comp soon

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by Winston
is this in reference to me or Huy?

I think it was for me.

Originally posted by jm1234567890
lol, my hd is over 2 years old so there is a good chance it might fail soon

I got rid of my (4 year old) 20GB hard disk this year.

Currently:

2x 120GB 7,200rpm Seagate Barracudda V's.

1st hard disk, 10GB C, 100GB D
2nd hard disk, 111GB E (full capacity)

1x 8GB Fujitsu 7,200rpm (ghost of C, Windows)

 

[jm1234567890]

Originally posted by Huy
I think it was for me.
......
1st hard disk, 10GB C, 100GB D
2nd hard disk, 111GB E (full capacity)

1x 8GB Fujitsu 7,200rpm (ghost of C, Windows)

lol 240gb..... I wonder what use that for, nothing illegal invloving DVDs i hope

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
lol 240gb..... I wonder what use that for, nothing illegal invloving DVDs i hope

nah it's Huy's school notes, 240 gigs of FAT notes, i guess he's got alot of uploading to do after the HSC for the BOS , with his uber 1337 tel$luts connection like me hehe, nah i think Huy is the guy who warez his school notes... yeah that's it lol

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by jm1234567890
lol 240gb..... I wonder what use that for, nothing illegal invloving DVDs i hope

I have a DVD+-RW drive (Pioneer DVR-106D), 4x DVD burning.
I don't think I would store any of that on HD
8-9 minutes for a 4.7GB DVD-R (good for PS2 DVD-ROM games )

However I do have divx/xvid rips/rls' on the HDs... *whistles*
... OR DO I! *shifty look*

Originally posted by Winston
nah it's Huy's school notes, 240 gigs of FAT notes, i guess he's got alot of uploading to do after the HSC for the BOS , with his uber 1337 tel$luts connection like me hehe, nah i think Huy is the guy who warez his school notes... yeah that's it lol

LOL.
Warezing school/HSC notes... LOL!!!

I am getting 1 more 120GB (maybe looking at a Western Digital, or sticking to my Seagate Barra V's, but 8MB cache) to store other stuff on this new drive (need to save though... just spent my money on a 256MB MMC -MultiMedia Card for my digital camera... sold my 64MB MMC, need to get my 256MB MMC in a few days when it arrives).

LOL @ telstra bigpond cable, it sucks.
I've been on it since 1999 and the service has gone downhill.

Besides 800-900KB/s, I am unsatisfied with the download quotas.

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Huy
I have a DVD+-RW drive (Pioneer DVR-106D), 4x DVD burning.
I don't think I would store any of that on HD
8-9 minutes for a 4.7GB DVD-R (good for PS2 DVD-ROM games )

However I do have divx/xvid rips/rls' on the HDs... *whistles*
... OR DO I! *shifty look*


LOL.
Warezing school/HSC notes... LOL!!!

I am getting 1 more 120GB (maybe looking at a Western Digital, or sticking to my Seagate Barra V's, but 8MB cache) to store other stuff on this new drive (need to save though... just spent my money on a 256MB MMC -MultiMedia Card for my digital camera... sold my 64MB MMC, need to get my 256MB MMC in a few days when it arrives).

LOL @ telstra bigpond cable, it sucks.
I've been on it since 1999 and the service has gone downhill.

Besides 800-900KB/s, I am unsatisfied with the download quotas.

yeah yeah, so your the gay BOT on #Betas, distributing english notes ayeee... lol


Yeah i think this is the general pattern

Cable = Paying for speed
ADSL = Paying for limit

 

[Frigid]

backup by partitioning drive to C: and D:
so if physical drive fails, i'm fucked... burn some shit onto CDRW and CDR in case...
my old IBM 40GB Deathstar died on me, i lost 3gigs of mp3s... goddamn

i want OzForces 512 ADSL for 97 bucks

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by Winston
yeah yeah, so your the gay BOT on #Betas, distributing english notes ayeee... lol


Yeah i think this is the general pattern

Cable = Paying for speed
ADSL = Paying for limit

LOL ..... that would be #betas-xdcc
only kidding...

"english notes" ... hmm, yes... that's it...

cable = paying for huge bandwidth, limited quota
adsl = paying for 'limited' (line limit) bandwidth, unlimited quota

strictly speaking it is not "unlimited", but you know what i mean... 10-20GB per month is more than what any cabler can dream of now.

*thinks back to the days when 100GB+ per month of data transfer was 'so much fun'*

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Huy
LOL ..... that would be #betas-xdcc
only kidding...

"english notes" ... hmm, yes... that's it...

cable = paying for huge bandwidth, limited quota
adsl = paying for 'limited' (line limit) bandwidth, unlimited quota

strictly speaking it is not "unlimited", but you know what i mean... 10-20GB per month is more than what any cabler can dream of now.

*thinks back to the days when 100GB+ per month of data transfer was 'so much fun'*

Haha ooo yea.. the time where they had those red and green dots for your usage wahhhh soo good

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by Winston
Haha ooo yea.. the time where they had those red and green dots for your usage wahhhh soo good

LOL they werent red or green for me.. 99% of the time they were black dots... telstra couldnt even get a proper usage meter... (and they still dont have a 100% accurate/working meter).

morons i tell you... morons!!!

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by Huy
LOL they werent red or green for me.. 99% of the time they were black dots... telstra couldnt even get a proper usage meter... (and they still dont have a 100% accurate/working meter).

morons i tell you... morons!!!

hahaha here here!