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>Subject: Backing up your data.... Here's the best way!
> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 03:42:03 -0500
> From: "Mason" <Mason99@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Omega-list@xxxxxxx com" <Omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>Disk Image will make a copy of any partition & save it to any other
>partition or drive, & restorable from an easy window like DOS format. >Every setting for every program is saved, read about it at: >www.egghead.com $69
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>Mike M.
The backing-up of data to a second hard drive has been mentioned here
before, even by me. I used to think it was a great idea. And I still
do, for short-term backup. But I have twice had crashes wherein both
disks were lost; once Windows95 seemed to devour itself and the D;
drive. Some of the data was recoverable. The second crash was not so
lucky. THe C: drive physically died, but I also lost the data on the
D:. I don't know how that happened.
Although daily backup to a second drive is probably OK, you should
frequently backup to another system or removeable drive. I use CD-R.
(Even at 650MB it is not always enough :-)
You've been warned.
dionc
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