jobeard
07-07-2006, 01:45 PM
There are many backup concepts and implementations (which I will not embark upon here), but one of the easiest to use is File Replication.
If you suffer a failure, there's lots to do to getting things back to normal.
Getting your data back to where you were before the nightmare can be
a long and frustrating exercise.
My favorite Sync tool is Allway Sync (http://www.allwaysync.com/).
The tool allows you to define Files or Folders to be sync'd and an option to
sync both ways (were the back file might be modified on the target system)
or only one-way (which is my laptop usage).
The FREE version has a trigger to limit the amount of data being sync'd and
suggestions you purchase a license to solve the problem. My solution is
1) be highly selective in what is backed-up
2) perform backups manually and limit the frequency (1/week or 1/month)
I backup a just few folders and my email.
Not everything in My Documents is significant, so I select subdirectries
and exclude a whole raft of stuff. Any new files in the selected subdirs will
automatically be included in the next Sync.
As for email, it's just a matter of knowing where to look for the inbox
The data is located inside the Profiles (see attached).
If I suffer a failure and after getting the system running again,
I can just reverse the direction and restore all that precious data :)
If you suffer a failure, there's lots to do to getting things back to normal.
Getting your data back to where you were before the nightmare can be
a long and frustrating exercise.
My favorite Sync tool is Allway Sync (http://www.allwaysync.com/).
The tool allows you to define Files or Folders to be sync'd and an option to
sync both ways (were the back file might be modified on the target system)
or only one-way (which is my laptop usage).
The FREE version has a trigger to limit the amount of data being sync'd and
suggestions you purchase a license to solve the problem. My solution is
1) be highly selective in what is backed-up
2) perform backups manually and limit the frequency (1/week or 1/month)
I backup a just few folders and my email.
Not everything in My Documents is significant, so I select subdirectries
and exclude a whole raft of stuff. Any new files in the selected subdirs will
automatically be included in the next Sync.
As for email, it's just a matter of knowing where to look for the inbox
The data is located inside the Profiles (see attached).
If I suffer a failure and after getting the system running again,
I can just reverse the direction and restore all that precious data :)
