Lexx_Luthor 57 Posted May 3, 2011 Cleaning away old files-n-stuff, I found this good short read (2007) at Scott Mueller's forum about keeping computer data safe. It starts with certain fancy hardware but Scott quickly applies it to ALL hard drive setups. The basic idea: multiple independent backups where if one goes down, and your backup goes down also, you have more backups. : : But recovery is a last, last resort, the main issue here is backup: : : ~> Got a BIG drive? Then where do you keep the other two? Read it. Remember folks, the goal is to never need to recover. My own suggestion as icing on the top. If you have long term data, make a backup on some inexpensive old drive or DVDs and store them away forever, and never backup to it again. Last year or so, somehow my StrikeFighters install had Julhelm's F4D-1 Skyray LOD corrupted, and the plane would not show in the game, so I looked at my recent backups and *BAM* they had the corrupted LOD as well. I had some really old backups laying around somehwere, and they may have worked, if I had made those backups to them after I got Julhelm's plane, but it was faster to goto CombatAce and re-download. That fixed it. That was a form of recovery, thanks to CombatAce. Yes, Lexx -- or "Mr. Backup" to all of you -- got caught with his panties down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
