Compulsive About File Saving

[sdsioux]

Having had a discussion over the past couple days in the PC vs Mac thread the question of backup files came up. Well, it got me to thinking. While I have a very nice up to date laptop I do a lot of work on my older desktop Dell. As a way of responding/reading emails, writing, listening to music, and general use it still performs fine. When I say old I mean it still uses a floppy as a feature. I've replaced the CD reader with a new DVD/CD recorder drive and it has a new flat screen monitor but this is what I find myself doing. I save a chapter to a floppy, the hard drive in the computer, an external hard drive, and sometimes flash memory so I can edit on the laptop at work.
I'm curious as to what others do.

 

[Kev H]

Saving vs. gnashing of teeth

I hear ya on the compulsive saving. My technique is one of the most modern and simplest ones, since even the thought of losing story/edit data bothers me. I use a web-based email system (Gmail or Hotmail as examples), attach the updated files I want saved, and either email them to myself or just let it save a draft copy (depending on how the system handles them). The important trick is to let the mostly reliable systems of those large companies--which have professional backup procedures--save the data for you.

Happy writing.

 

[sdsioux]

This is definitely something I need to work on.

 

[Liar]

Kev got it right. I have all my projects in Google Documents' file library function. They've got industry grade backup, so I don't have to.

Plus I copy the latest versions of all files I work on to the flash menory in my cell phone, so I have it with me at all times if I need to work off line.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Let see...flash drive 4gig, external hard drive 1Tb, local hard drive 720gig. I tell you three times is enough for me and they are all under my control.

If I feel it's really important I burn the data to a cd or dvd and store it some where safe, like the trunk of my car.

 

[sdsioux]

Let see...flash drive 4gig, external hard drive 1Tb, local hard drive 720gig. I tell you three times is enough for me and they are all under my control.

If I feel it's really important I burn the data to a cd or dvd and store it some where safe, like the trunk of my car.

Why did you give me the idea of backing up on a CD, yikes

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Why did you give me the idea of backing up on a CD, yikes

So those white hairs on you head have company.

 

[Handley_Page]

Back your files up to a CD or DVD every now & again.
It's enough; it works for me.

 

[sr71plt]

I'm still in the era of filing a backup to floppy disk. I know these are on the way out, but nothing's permanent storage--even CDs and DVDs.

The real backup I went to using, though, is publishing the material to the Internet and/or to e-books/print. That was what brought me to Lit. in the first place. I had been putting stories up on one site as a backup file to my computer storage, and that site hiccupped, so I decided to post everything to multiple sites. Lit. is one of those.

 

[TE999]

I have 2 8 gig and 2 4 gig flash drives and I save my docs., pictures or whatever to at least two of them. It's safe and convenient.

 

[DeeZire]

My favorite tool for doing backups is my rear view mirror.

 

[sdsioux]

I'm still in the era of filing a backup to floppy disk. I know these are on the way out, but nothing's permanent storage--even CDs and DVDs.

The real backup I went to using, though, is publishing the material to the Internet and/or to e-books/print. That was what brought me to Lit. in the first place. I had been putting stories up on one site as a backup file to my computer storage, and that site hiccupped, so I decided to post everything to multiple sites. Lit. is one of those.

I've found real deals on floppy disks at thrift stores. a 10 pack for $.99

 

[sdsioux]

My favorite tool for doing backups is my rear view mirror.

There is one in every crowd

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I was wandering through the local MicroCenter and see they now have 64GByte USB Flash drives for $189. Very cheap when you think about it. I remember when 64mByte hard drive was the size of a washing machine and cost 5 grand and now I can get 1000 times that for less than 200 dollars.

64gb flash drive could hold all my stories, all my pictures, all my data.

 

[sdsioux]

I've seen 500 gig external hard drives at Walmart for $89.00.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

A copy on the hard drive, a copy on docs.google and a copy on a flashdrive. I don't think my stuff is worth more effort than that.


Now my nekkid girl pix, those go on DVD's!

 

[D_K_Moon]

I use a 1tb external hard drive that does a backup daily.

 

[sdsioux]

I use a 1tb external hard drive that does a backup daily.

Barring a serious power surge I would say that you're ok

 

[D_K_Moon]

I've seen 500 gig external hard drives at Walmart for $89.00.

I didn't much more than that for my 1tb at Best Buy...

 

[Seurat]

Um...5 500gb - 1tb externals on the home computer, and 3 500 gig portables for the laptop.

Too much?

When I consider how much of it is sexual in nature, I realize I should probably be seeing a shrink.

 

[sdsioux]

Um...5 500gb - 1tb externals on the home computer, and 3 500 gig portables for the laptop.

Too much?

When I consider how much of it is sexual in nature, I realize I should probably be seeing a shrink.

I would say your in overkill