tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post1970612153319806316..comments2023-09-11T09:19:38.384-05:00Comments on Sarah Ahiers Writes: In Which We Discuss Backup MethodsSarah Ahiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-47558169519641532422010-11-18T02:33:59.203-06:002010-11-18T02:33:59.203-06:00SO MUCH of my stuff gets corrupted or lost so ofte...SO MUCH of my stuff gets corrupted or lost so often. I am heading over to Dropbox RIGHT NOW and doing some serious backing up. Thanks for the recommendation!Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-89296730740725461702010-11-14T06:21:59.571-06:002010-11-14T06:21:59.571-06:00Never heard of Dropbox; I'll have to check int...Never heard of Dropbox; I'll have to check into it. Thanks for the tip. I usually back stuff up with cd's and dvd's and flash drives....<br /><br />Clapping Man is awesome, btw!The Words Crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520267901489487512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-43952276452777946772010-11-11T17:08:27.792-06:002010-11-11T17:08:27.792-06:00I use Dropbox as well and LOVE it!! I've used...I use Dropbox as well and LOVE it!! I've used it for over a year with no problems and sleep soundly at night knowing my work is safely stored in 3 different locations!! Great post!DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-32996895631289544432010-11-11T15:48:27.692-06:002010-11-11T15:48:27.692-06:00Holy moly, how did I not know about this??? Must l...Holy moly, how did I not know about this??? Must look this up now. Is there a place where I say you recommended it?Carolina M. Valdez Schneiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589934533051907801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-16176199087869869122010-11-11T15:08:39.309-06:002010-11-11T15:08:39.309-06:00Eric - wait wait. You ENJOYED the rewrite??!
Holl...Eric - wait wait. You ENJOYED the rewrite??!<br /><br />Holly - me too. Once i start a serious revision, i start a brand new document<br /><br />Talli - any time!Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-30216354537154934452010-11-11T12:30:18.506-06:002010-11-11T12:30:18.506-06:00I've heard about Dropbox, but I don't use ...I've heard about Dropbox, but I don't use it. I do email drafts to myself - in Outlook. Hopefully, I'll be okay! Thanks for the reminder, though.Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-27605815424024816982010-11-11T12:05:34.607-06:002010-11-11T12:05:34.607-06:00About 8 or 9 years ago, I backed up every couple o...About 8 or 9 years ago, I backed up every couple of months or so, then I had power outages – like 4 in rapid fire. It killed my hard drive. I had to pay a tidy sum to recover the disc (as much as could be recovered.) Now, I back up all the time to flash drives and CDs. <br /><br />I also have several versions of my WIP. When I made significant changes I save it as a new file with the current date.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-60821825939726395522010-11-11T09:46:57.875-06:002010-11-11T09:46:57.875-06:00I was using Microsoft's (there's your firs...I was using Microsoft's (there's your first clue) SyncToy to backup my stuff from my hard drive to a flash.<br /><br />I've been doing this for some time, now, and I noticed a couple of weeks ago that my website info had been nuked. All my images were gone.<br /><br />I made up some curse words, but no harm no foul because the good ones were on the website already, but dangit, I lost a lot of my working images.<br /><br />No telling what else got nuked, so I checked my latest novel.<br /><br />It had back-updated from the flash drive and over-wrote what was on the hard drive. In other words, I lost about three day's worth of work!<br /><br />No biggie, I enjoyed the re-write and it probably needed to be done anyway.<br /><br />Point is, BE CAREFUL with those backup methods, especially if they are ~synchronization~ methods. They check the time stamps and overwrite with the latest file, and also clear out files that are not in both directories (which is how I lost my website).<br /><br />Now I use robocopy from the command line, like I always did before. MUCH more reliable than that dang SyncToy, though slower...<br /><br /> - EricEric W. Tranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842968931062056407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-21177247527577599622010-11-11T08:21:55.978-06:002010-11-11T08:21:55.978-06:00Hart - you're welcome! I really like the versi...Hart - you're welcome! I really like the versions things<br /><br />Shannon - that is weird, since i know you've been her before as well. I never though about using it to share documents in a writing group - that's GENIUS!<br /><br />Roxy - i love clapping guy. He cracks me up every time i see him<br /><br />Alex - external hard drives freak me out<br /><br />Shelley - yeah i was too, which was why i was so freaked out when i heard that story<br /><br />Kelly - you're welcome<br /><br />Kodas - LOL! all it takes is one time to lose something you've written to really sink in the "backup frequently" practice<br /><br />Dora - ooh i've never heard of safecopy. I'll check it outSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-47387012287373980612010-11-11T02:46:17.318-06:002010-11-11T02:46:17.318-06:00The article of story was just like a speech.Everyt...The article of story was just like a speech.Everything was so great hands up to the author.I use both Dropbox and Safecopy online backup.They both work well for and they are so compatible with my computers mostly Safecopy backup.Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948488039568178213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-70622410137616282822010-11-10T22:18:56.632-06:002010-11-10T22:18:56.632-06:00Maybe if I ever broke, like, 5000 words I'd th...Maybe if I ever broke, like, 5000 words I'd think of something like actually backing up my stuff... Some day I'll actually be legit! ;)KodasTotemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17081678525389986802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-4261820622743959452010-11-10T20:59:21.272-06:002010-11-10T20:59:21.272-06:00I've never heard of this, thanks for the info!...I've never heard of this, thanks for the info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-929863486302112412010-11-10T19:43:51.726-06:002010-11-10T19:43:51.726-06:00I've heard of Dropbox, but I've been one o...I've heard of Dropbox, but I've been one of those ignorant people who thought email + flashdrive = immortal. I'll have to seriously check it out now. Thanks friend!Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-54006573008272372972010-11-10T16:20:57.900-06:002010-11-10T16:20:57.900-06:00I'll check into it. I currently back up on my ...I'll check into it. I currently back up on my laptop, external hard drive, and a thumb drive.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-71871498845304407102010-11-10T16:17:41.003-06:002010-11-10T16:17:41.003-06:00I do not have Dropbox, but I can see I need to get...I do not have Dropbox, but I can see I need to get it. (The clapping-guy is awesome.)Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787088898112141579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-55740496565262884892010-11-10T15:16:17.600-06:002010-11-10T15:16:17.600-06:00Okay, first of all--HOW was I not following your b...Okay, first of all--HOW was I not following your blog? I know I've been here before, I swear I hit follow. So. strange.<br /><br />Anyway, hi! Glad I've corrected the problem. And yes--LOVE dropbox. One of the WriteOnGirls introduced me to it because it's also a great way to share files amongst a group. We now exchange all important WOC stuff that way. So. much. better. But I never thought about using it to back up my draft. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing! :)Shannon Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003607156860716462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-48398150373120365922010-11-10T14:21:18.978-06:002010-11-10T14:21:18.978-06:00FREE online backup?! That really IS awesome! I e...FREE online backup?! That really IS awesome! I email it to myself about every other day, mostly so I can print it out, as I have some typed and some handwritten pages, so it is nice to have a hard copy with everything, but the pictures and versions thing is HUGE! Thank you!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-87793649887866419472010-11-10T13:19:36.907-06:002010-11-10T13:19:36.907-06:00Matthew - yeah i do a lot of writing on a public c...Matthew - yeah i do a lot of writing on a public computer which also does not allow app installation. BUT dropbox also has a website, so anything i update on the website is saved on all my other PCs and vice versa.<br /><br />Patti - many a flashdrive have i lost, and i also had one get corrupted. No thanks on that again<br /><br />Teebore - damn skynet and their NaNoing robuts!<br /><br />Eagle - ooh that seems smart. But i'm way too lazy to do that<br /><br />Shannon - it is indeed pretty awesomeSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-81582013381402312222010-11-10T12:29:00.672-06:002010-11-10T12:29:00.672-06:00I'm so glad I hopped over here today, Falen! ...I'm so glad I hopped over here today, Falen! I have never heard of this, but I will DEFINITELY be checking it out! Thanks for the info. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-32254778750438262732010-11-10T12:24:29.667-06:002010-11-10T12:24:29.667-06:00It sounds like a really good backup program! I usu...It sounds like a really good backup program! I usually copy all of my documents onto a DVD-RW to make sure I don't lose them.<br /><br />Love the applause.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-71436896642054077172010-11-10T10:00:46.771-06:002010-11-10T10:00:46.771-06:00You told me about this last time I talked about ba...You told me about this last time I talked about backing up, and I so want to use it, but I do a lot of writing on a workstation on which I do not have admin privileges to install apps (shhh). So far gmail plus jump drive works for me but this story about gmail getting corrupted sound like a horror story. ARGH!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-57755370295210478752010-11-10T09:59:56.324-06:002010-11-10T09:59:56.324-06:00And if we're complaining about huge wordcounts...<i>And if we're complaining about huge wordcounts, let's throw stones at those people who have over 40k </i><br /><br />I'm not entirely sure those are people. I suspect they're writing robots meant to discourage us foolish mortals.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-48696596372151727602010-11-10T09:57:09.984-06:002010-11-10T09:57:09.984-06:00I'll definitely be looking into that, since ri...I'll definitely be looking into that, since right now all I use is a flash drive, which I don't think is totally reliable.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-43009619493612339892010-11-10T09:55:23.241-06:002010-11-10T09:55:23.241-06:00Lola - i mostly just emailed it to myself as well,...Lola - i mostly just emailed it to myself as well, because i was lazy. Dropbox lets me be even lazier<br /><br />Catherine - this yeah i'm allowing myself to edit as i go, to try and prevent so many line edits later<br /><br />Maria - meh, it doesn't bother me. Even if someone did hack in, why would they bother with my stuff?<br /><br />Teebore - i think you'll like it. And if we're complaining about huge wordcounts, let's throw stones at those people who have over 40kSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439499929311889062.post-42913375997707594862010-11-10T09:22:43.189-06:002010-11-10T09:22:43.189-06:00Alright, you've convinced me to try Dropbox. I...Alright, you've convinced me to try Dropbox. I'm paranoid about losing stuff (I have an external harddrive that backs up the external harddrive that backs up my computer). <br /><br />If it's good enough for Charles Foster Kane, it's good enough for me. <br /><br />@Summer: <i>You're kicking my ass on wordcount!</i><br /><br />I learned during NaNo last year that it's not worth trying to keep pace with her on word count. That road leads to crushing self-doubt and madness. Madness, I say!Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.com