| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Poll: How often do you make a backup of your computer files? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Current job, glossary, memory and other key stuff: more than once a day
Everything else: probably about weekly
| | | | | No more "Oops..." | Aug 25, 2010 |
I almost ticked the "Oops..." option, but then I remembered that I have just changed to a Mac, including a Time Machine, which kept making automatic back ups of all of my network all the time.
I thought that was so annoying I had to download a feature from internet to calm the thing down so that it only makes one back up a day...
But now I'm safe & happy
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Mohamed Gaafar 
Egypt
Local time: 09:19
Member (2005)
English to Arabic
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| Daily & Automatically | Aug 25, 2010 |
It is done daily, because it is done automatically. By using my old pc as a server, with a network drive, a simple briefcase on that drive which is updated at shutdown so easy:)
| | | | Owen Munday
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:19
Spanish to English
| Constantly backed up | Aug 25, 2010 |
After trying out a few different solutions, I recently settled on Dropbox. It's a cloud storage solution that keeps everything backed up pretty well. It's not perfect but so far I've had none of the serious problems (files disappearing, reverting to old versions, etc.) I had with another application that will rename nameless. If anyone's interested in giving it a go, write to me and I'll give you a referrer link, so we both get a bit of extra storage for free! (It comes with 2GB free storage, I ... See more After trying out a few different solutions, I recently settled on Dropbox. It's a cloud storage solution that keeps everything backed up pretty well. It's not perfect but so far I've had none of the serious problems (files disappearing, reverting to old versions, etc.) I had with another application that will rename nameless. If anyone's interested in giving it a go, write to me and I'll give you a referrer link, so we both get a bit of extra storage for free! (It comes with 2GB free storage, I think)
I also use an external hard disk to backup every night, but I definitely feel better knowing that I can get to everything online, from any computer (eventually!). ▲ Collapse
| | | | | (Automatic) daily Cloud storage | Aug 25, 2010 |
I use a service which is set on automatic back-up every 24 hours and I was so greatful for that when the screen of my laptop split and the computor was at the computor store for fix up during 2 months. I had access to everything, my invoices and book-keeping, all current and past jobs, TM:s, so the computor problem was no big deal. I have used a similar service for 3 years and every once in a while it has been useful for one reason or the other. When I travel I can access whatever I want, whenev... See more I use a service which is set on automatic back-up every 24 hours and I was so greatful for that when the screen of my laptop split and the computor was at the computor store for fix up during 2 months. I had access to everything, my invoices and book-keeping, all current and past jobs, TM:s, so the computor problem was no big deal. I have used a similar service for 3 years and every once in a while it has been useful for one reason or the other. When I travel I can access whatever I want, whenever I want from whereever I want.
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| | | | Rolf Kern
Switzerland
Local time: 08:19
English to German
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In memoriam
Translations I copy immediately into an external harddisk. Received and any other files I copy probably twice a year into the external harddisk.
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Daily backup 365 days a year on an external hard drive. Backup of this hard drive on cd roms (archive) and data for daily business on a USB stick (when travelling).
| | | | Emin Arı
Türkiye
Local time: 09:19
English to Turkish
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| yahoo mail sent items | Aug 25, 2010 |
I sent critical documents (translated files, TM and others) to my e-mail account. This is the simplest solution I have found so far.
| | | | Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 23:19
Spanish to English
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In memoriam | daily with cloud storage and also memory stick | Aug 25, 2010 |
I cannot believe the number of people who don't back up their files! I am using Norton Online Backup, which automatically backs up everything daily. On top of that, I often backup my current projects to a memory stick, just in case ...
| | | | JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 08:19
Member (2009)
Swedish to English
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| Once bitten... | Aug 25, 2010 |
I used to do backups every now and then when I thought of it - perhaps once a month. I'd had one or two hard drives fail and could recover them pretty well by slaving the drive on another PC, so I thought it didn't matter too much.
Then I had an irrecoverable hard drive failure, and lost a client who didn't believe me (!)
Now I back up at least once a day, plus weekly for ongoing larger jobs. And then a monthly backup to DVD for reference files etc. that I then remo... See more I used to do backups every now and then when I thought of it - perhaps once a month. I'd had one or two hard drives fail and could recover them pretty well by slaving the drive on another PC, so I thought it didn't matter too much.
Then I had an irrecoverable hard drive failure, and lost a client who didn't believe me (!)
Now I back up at least once a day, plus weekly for ongoing larger jobs. And then a monthly backup to DVD for reference files etc. that I then remove from the hard drive.
I'm currently backing up to USB key and would be interested to hear other people's experiences of cloud storage, particularly in terms of security. ▲ Collapse
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| Oh dropbox is awesome! | Aug 26, 2010 |
Owen Munday wrote:
After trying out a few different solutions, I recently settled on Dropbox. .
Amen brother!
Other translators, you really should consider Dropbox. Cost-free to use for the first 1gig. It synchronizes across multiple machines, AND online. Cross platform, so you can use it on Windows, Macintosh, or even your favourite *nix platform.
I use it to synchronize files across several computers that I link together using synergy at home. I can simply pickup the laptop and take it out and I still have access to my files. lose, damage, and whatever else that may happen to the laptop. I still have the automatically updated files on all my other computers linked to Dropbox.
It isn't supposed to be a backup solution, but the ease of use and resulting safety net of data backup is fantastic value for money. (that is, nearly free!)
(this hearty endorsement of dropbox is non-commercial and without any financial incentive to the writer. Although it may seem like it )
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whenever i get a new translation, I automatically do a backup!
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I use a desktop and a laptop at the same time, so I „backup“ every time I copy my files onto the other PC (which comes sometimes a couple times a day and sometimes 3-4 times a week). Nevertheless with upgrading my desktop to Windows7 I am considering a network solution. I think an automated backup on the desktop, combined with a RAID-drive would be a good solution. I have bad experience with the external HDDs. Two of them went broken during travelling, apparently due to some magnetic influen... See more I use a desktop and a laptop at the same time, so I „backup“ every time I copy my files onto the other PC (which comes sometimes a couple times a day and sometimes 3-4 times a week). Nevertheless with upgrading my desktop to Windows7 I am considering a network solution. I think an automated backup on the desktop, combined with a RAID-drive would be a good solution. I have bad experience with the external HDDs. Two of them went broken during travelling, apparently due to some magnetic influence I was not aware of. I also mistrust the Internet solutions, especially the free ones, in accordance to privacy. ▲ Collapse
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