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08/08/2007 11:01:09 AM · #26 |
Originally posted by goc:
Yeah. We all need Tivoli Storage Manager Home Edition :-)
(currently backing up 3.65TB in 5 hours @ work) |
Even that's just part of a decent disaster recovery plan. It ain't easy looking after valuable data :( I wrote this a few months ago and still haven't really got a solution I'm happy with.
Message edited by author 2007-08-08 11:02:41.
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08/08/2007 11:06:33 AM · #27 |
Alex,
If you are using Windows, give Memeo AutoBackup a try. It was one of those programs that came with a USB drive I bought. I figured it would be worthless, but I actually love that little program. It has actually already saved my sanity a couple of times.
You just configure it to watch certain files or folders and if it sees any changes or new files it will replicate them to another storage device (network, ftp, usb drive, etc)
Not sure what the price is, but it has a free trial so you can play with it. |
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08/08/2007 11:29:45 AM · #28 |
If you are really serious about wanting to keep a backup of your pics and don't want to spend an arm and a leg you can do what I did:
Find a friend that has a high-speed internet connection (My Dad in this case)
If that person doesn't have a lot of extra space currently buy a new HD just for backup purposes and put it in that person's computer.
Every night, my computer FTP's any new updates to my Dad's machine (which is over 500 miles away...) and pulls any updates to his files back to my machine. This way we keep a backup copy of each other's critical files without paying for an external backup system and/or raid.
Advantages:
You have a virtually guranteed backup of the data, even if your entire house burns down. (RAID wont do that.....)
Disadvantages:
Unless you pre-load the data that you want to sync, it will take a LONG time to move the 100+ GB of pictures that I had to my father's machine...after that it should only take an hour or two a night.
Things that have to be done to make this work:
1) Have a dedicated IP or a dynamic domain name. I have a dynamic domain name through //www.dyndns.com/ on both machines and it works great. Their client recognizes when your ip changes and updates it in their DNS registry. I can always get to my machine or my dad's. (Also nice when your father calls saying MY COMPUTER IS BROKE and you have to remote into it from 4 states away to fix it....)
2) The FTP sync software that I use is freeware, and I don't remember the name but if someone wants it I can check at home and Post it here.
3) Open up your firewall (If you have one) to accept incoming FTP connections
Pretty simple if you've done stuff like this before, but somewhat complex if you haven't |
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08/08/2007 11:38:29 AM · #29 |
This may be of use as well, like  Gordon said, it's only part but it makes things a little easier.
SyncToy.
For WinBlows.
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08/08/2007 11:52:45 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by ExcaliburVT:
If you are really serious about wanting to keep a backup of your pics and don't want to spend an arm and a leg you can do what I did:
Find a friend that has a high-speed internet connection (My Dad in this case)
If that person doesn't have a lot of extra space currently buy a new HD just for backup purposes and put it in that person's computer.
Every night, my computer FTP's any new updates to my Dad's machine (which is over 500 miles away...) and pulls any updates to his files back to my machine. This way we keep a backup copy of each other's critical files without paying for an external backup system and/or raid.
Advantages:
You have a virtually guranteed backup of the data, even if your entire house burns down. (RAID wont do that.....)
Disadvantages:
Unless you pre-load the data that you want to sync, it will take a LONG time to move the 100+ GB of pictures that I had to my father's machine...after that it should only take an hour or two a night.
Things that have to be done to make this work:
1) Have a dedicated IP or a dynamic domain name. I have a dynamic domain name through //www.dyndns.com/ on both machines and it works great. Their client recognizes when your ip changes and updates it in their DNS registry. I can always get to my machine or my dad's. (Also nice when your father calls saying MY COMPUTER IS BROKE and you have to remote into it from 4 states away to fix it....)
2) The FTP sync software that I use is freeware, and I don't remember the name but if someone wants it I can check at home and Post it here.
3) Open up your firewall (If you have one) to accept incoming FTP connections
Pretty simple if you've done stuff like this before, but somewhat complex if you haven't |
Considering what we pay for internet usage down here that won't work for me. I backup my stuff up to DVDs and a USB HDD periodically and for new stuff (like photos that I have taken that day) I put it on my USB flashdisk. |
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08/08/2007 01:03:16 PM · #31 |
Are you paying by the amount of data you transmit?
I have cable modem which is unlimited and always on.... |
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08/08/2007 02:42:00 PM · #32 |
Remember, no matter what type of backup medium you use (external drive, flash drive, file server, NAS drive, CD, DVD), it does you no good in case of flood, fire, theft, etc. Take your backup copies off-site (to your office, to your friend's house, to a safe-deposit box.
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08/09/2007 01:51:51 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by ExcaliburVT:
Are you paying by the amount of data you transmit?
I have cable modem which is unlimited and always on.... |
We pay R100 ($14) per GB of data transfer (add upload and download together). You pay less when buying a fixed monthly package, 9GB is R739 ($103). You then have to add on line rental fees, the standard is DSL 384 which is R245 ($34). |
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08/09/2007 01:54:32 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by Raziel:
We pay R100 ($14) per GB of data transfer (add upload and download together). You pay less when buying a fixed monthly package, 9GB is R739 ($103). You then have to add on line rental fees, the standard is DSL 384 which is R245 ($34). |
Oh man...our's is $50USD/month for as much as you can shove through a 3-4Mbps line. :) Which in my case is a lot. Some people rent their modems which adds on cost, but I just bought mine.
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08/09/2007 01:55:26 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by AlexSaberi:
too late damn! I sent it in to a recovery place. They reckon £300 prob. Oh well!!! |
That's really cheap by the way.
My business computer power supply went a muck a few years ago and smoked the circuit boards on the mirrored hard drives (20GB each), and full data recovery, including burning to a new hard drive was around $1,200, drive included.
Consider yourself lucky.
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08/10/2007 05:26:16 AM · #36 |
hehe - thing is, os that I havent got it back yet. I am sure there is going to be a twist.
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