Backup

[m4tty]

Hi,

How does everyone backup files for business on their computers?

USB Pen Drive

Ext HD

Internet Backup

Other

And do people stil keep paper backups in filing cabinets etc

Thank You

 

[ianmacd]

I sync mine to my mobile me space with apple.

 

[Apache]

I have an external hard drive and a number of pen/flash drives that I use for smaller backups of certian critical files

 

[philbas]

CD/RW

 

[exbdc]

I back up to an external hard drive via Norton 360.

 

[a1]

External Hard drive.

 

[NozSpark]

Stil not often enough, but I do have them synced across both my pc's and on a flash drive...

last year I lost a HDD,,,, 5 years of personal (family) photos GONE

 

[Andy™]

external hard drive and USB drive

 

[revjames]

I back up by selecting reverse and moving back while looking carefully over my shoulder :coat

 

[NozSpark]

I backed up the other day and hit a lamp post

 

[Badger]

I backed up the other day and hit a lamp post

:Applaud :Applaud headbang :innocent

isnt it a right ****** when those damn lampposts just jump out behind you :^O :^O :^O

 

[NozSpark]

When you haven't got a back window they're a ******!

 

[revjames]

I've got those beepy thingies on the back of mine....

 

[Blue Duck]

My mate uses some kinda tape drive (big buisness's use them me thinks) & puts them under his shed in a fireproof box! A little excessive perhaps?

I use ext hard disk, though one died just after I cleaned it up luckily!

Anyone know if them BT/virgin backup services are any good ?

Or shall I go find me a fireproof box?

 

[Andy™]

you can get fire resistant safes fairly cheap

 

[Andy™]

I've got those beepy thingies on the back of mine....

i have a towbar.... covers a wide area at back

 

[Lurch]

My mate uses some kinda tape drive (big buisness's use them me thinks) & puts them under his shed in a fireproof box! A little excessive perhaps?

I would say so, a decent tape drive is a few hundred before you start buying boxes full of tapes.

For backing up the odd few documents and wotnot then use whatever you can find, CD\DVD\online secure\encrypted storage\USB stick etc... If you're looking at backing up huge amounts of data and photos etc... for personal use then either a decent USB drive or a standalone NAS drive. If you're backing up for a decent business\enterprisey regime then NAS with RAID and maybe tapes if you like things with blinkenlights.

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

Hi,How does everyone backup files for business on their computers?

USB Pen Drive

Ext HD

Internet Backup

Other

And do people stil keep paper backups in filing cabinets etc

Thank You

For the average small business you don't actually need a lot of storage space to back up a lot of your business documents.

I use a combination of various methods for different purposes:-

My work storage is in folders by Year.

each year folder then has sub folders for

Invoices in progress

Invoices closed

Letters etc..

Tax return bumff

etc..

either individual Year folders or the whole lot is duplicated in various places..

a/

Annual accounts and contract records:

One years worth of invoices / letters / e-mails Tax return accounts figures

etc.. will fit onto one bog standard CDROM... (e.g. <750Meg)

I have a pile of CDROM with each tax year written on it with all of that years important electronic data.

b/

General Historical data..

I just keep 2 or 3 duplicates running of ALL of my historic data since being self employed onto various hard drives & PC's

Copy it all over two or three times per year.

c/

Everyday running stuff

Every week or so the current years folder is copied to USB stick or another hard disk.

d/

Hard copy:

I still have A4 ring binders with Alphabetical records by customer name.

This does depend on how much followup work you do..

but sometimes it is helpful to have an easily accessible record of what you have done in the past.

Or say an item 10 months old packs in.. customer rings you up.

By going straight to their name you can quickly confirm dates when work was done and what was fitted and if it still under manufactures 12months warranty!

So its a sort of combination of loads of em really!

I personally wouldn't trust those BT or Virgin back up things..

cuz if your Internet is down..

you are buggerd! :_| :_| :_|

 

[mikep]

I got a program called Ghost by Nortons that you can set to back up any time to another drive, If your main crashes then bang another in and it will create another drive completely with all windows Xp and every bit of info as original. Got the software from Ebay paid

 

[Andy™]

I got a program called Ghost by Nortons that you can set to back up any time to another drive, If your main crashes then bang another in and it will create another drive completely with all windows Xp and every bit of info as original. Got the software from Ebay paid