[LOGic] Bob Ahrens your HDD problems

[Dan Bookwalter]

Mel

yes you are correct , but , the WHS will let you do much more than just backups etc... a neat thing about it is the ability to get to your files remotely from anywhere in the world , securely , well thats what they say anyhow , that will have to be proven out. it is based on Windows Server 2003 SP2 so it is a litel more secure than XP/Vista i suppose.... it is an interesting product , but , i think the price is a bit too high yet , i think it is around $200 from some articles i saw on the internet but havent yet confirmed that.

Yes having more than one backup is a very very good idea !! if you dont it will come back to bite you sooner or later !!

Dan



----- Original Message ----
From: Mel Martin <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
To: Dan Bookwalter <N8DCJ at YAHOO.COM>; LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging program <logic at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:59:37 AM
Subject: Re: [LOGic] Bob Ahrens your HDD problems

While it is an interesting product Dan... you don't need to buy a second 
computer and expensive software to do backups. Overkill I would say.
For a very good GUI based utility to do scheduled backups take a look at 
Syncback at http://www.2brightsparks.com  They have a free version 
available for home use. I use it to do daily backups. The free version's 
only real limitation is it won't back up open files, so you have to 
close Logic overnight. I believe the full featured commercial version is 
around $30.

Dan Bookwalter wrote:
> While I haven't investigated it too much yet , Microsoft does have a product that may fit nicely into many home networks just for these situations called Windows Home Server.
> 
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx
> 
> it might be worthwhile looking into for many home networks.... you can buy just the software if you want or an entire appliance from resellers...
> 
> just a thought 
> 
> Dan N8DCJ
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mel Martin <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
> To: LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of LOGic logging program <logic at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 11:30:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [LOGic] Bob Ahrens your HDD problems
> 
> Not much of what you say makes any sense to me Jennifer. i would 
> advise... turn off the computer immediately and call someone who knows 
> what they are doing to assess the situation. it may be possible to 
> recover your data... but do nothing. turn off the computer.
> 
> as for no backup... that is foolish... and should be a lesson to anyone 
> reading on the reflector. a regular backup is essential and can be 
> completely automated with free software. a flash drive cost very little 
> and is probably the best method. BTW, as Bob is finding out... it's 
> better to back up the entire Logic folder. With 2GB flash drives under 
> $20 there is no reason not to.
> 
> i had a drive failure recently and lost nothing... but like Bob, I had 
> to rebuild a lot of settings and stuff... I was still fixing things 
> weeks later ;-) That's why I recommend backing up the whole folder which 
> I do now.
> 
> Jennifer wrote:
>> I saw your E-mail about your HDD, boy do I have it worst!!!  I forgot to 
>> set the computer to see the HDD as a slave, and in a few min's the HDD's 
>> logic "Get it, Logic" Partitives, went from NTFS and formatted  with a 
>> lot of data including  3500 mp3 files.  My HDD drive went back new, not 
>> formated, any ideas, ANYONE.  I lost over 5000 contacts with my Logic 8, 
>> feel really sick.  :-(   No back up,  is there a way or software to help 
>> me to restore my data.  I know nobody cares if I get on the air again, 
>> but the data was a part of me.  :-(
>>
>> Jennifer
>> WA4CVV, not much of a Ham
>>
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