How do y'all back up your work?

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So far I have managed with a 512 MB jetflash for "today's work" and cd's for not so current projects. But both are pushed to the limit and may not work with bigger projects.

I consider getting a 200 GB USB harddisk for backup. They have become quite cheap. Then when not backing up I will simply unplug and power the USB harddrive down. That should increase its expected survival, since it will only be spinning for short periods of time.
 
tombuur said:
That should increase its expected survival, since it will only be spinning for short periods of time.
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Actually the greatest point of failure for hard drives is normally in the process of spinning up or down...

I suggest you adopt the binary method I outlined above for maximum integrity

:) Q.
 
Qwerty said:
Actually the greatest point of failure for hard drives is normally in the process of spinning up or down...

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That may be true, but only indicates WHEN a drive fails, not WHY it fails
 
Yep - the greatest wear and strain is placed on the drive during start and stop times.

As to why hard drives fail - hmm... sunspots, designed redundancy, gremlins..... Not sure what you're getting at Bulls.....

My point was if you compare a 200Gb USB drive to an EIDE equivalent then -

1. The EIDE will be cheaper
2. The EIDE has had a longer development life, ie. not bleeding edge
3. USB HD technology is reasonably new and 200Gb USB technology even newer - hmm... bleeding edge again.
4. HD are happiest when they are just left to spin and spin and spin

So to expect increased survival rates in the drive just because it is USB is inaccurate.

:) Q.
 
Spin and make noise ...

I have done all I can to reduce computer noise: acoustic padding, simpler video card with no fan etc. So I don't want another harddisk iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. I have to do recording in the same room as the computer, you see
 
I see your problem........

Do you have an old PC? You could stick a new HD in it and network it your production PC. Stick it in another closet or in another room or just grab it out of the cupboard and plug it in when you want to use it.........

That's the only lateral thing I can think of right now.

:) Q

Hammers another square peg into a round hole
 
I don't see the big difference between this and an external USB/firewire harddisk. In the latter case you could even take all your music files on the road and then use a friend's computer elsewhere. Or backup several other computers in very different locations.

Anyway, does any of you know of a good program for synchronizing files? My iPaq works just fine when connected to a pc. It synchronizes so that both devices get the most recent files, working in both directions. If I rename or delete a file it will happen on both devices simultaneously.

I would like something like this for two computers connected over a home network or synchronizing with an external drive. I don't understand why the file exlorer in Windows hasn't got a simple functionality like this.
 
Yep - no real difference - as I said up there somewhere - most suggestions will work it is a matter of what works for you....

You should be able to find a synchronise utility fairly easily as freeware or shareware on www.download.com

If you have a copy of any remote control software like pcAnywhere then it will probably have a synchronise function.

If you wanted to load an ftp server on one of the PC's, you can also synchronise with most dedicated ftp clients.

Ciao,

:) Q.
 
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