naturerecordists
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: So, I have lost everything...

Subject: Re: So, I have lost everything...
From: "Eric Fassbender" eric.fassbender
Date: Mon Apr 1, 2013 3:31 pm ((PDT))
Hi Simon,

A single external harddrive will not protect you from data loss unless you =
use it to back up your laptop where all files are stored for work. So don't=
 use the external hdd as your storage for media files and work from it. Onl=
y use it to back up your laptop. I'm only saying this because I have seen i=
t done over and over again - People run out of space on their laptop and th=
ey start using what was supposed to be the backup drive as a regular workin=
g drive. Nothing happens for a while and they forget about the fact that hd=
d die and they don't make backups of the 'new' external working drive. 5 mo=
nths later the external hdd carcs it, they loose all their files and wonder=
 how this could happen to them again.

My recommendation is an external RAID system as your working drive and as w=
as suggested elsewhere, every now and then drop a backup at a friends place=
 (you can use a 1TB or 2TB hdd for this) or do an online backup. The key is=
 off-site backup for the, hopefully unlikely, event of theft or fire.

Cheers,

Eric



On 02/04/2013, at 2:35 AM, sounds.images <> wrote:

>
> Many thanks everyone for you words of support and replies, a new laptop h=
as been ordered and I do have a caddy already, so will put it in ther and h=
ave a go at transferring it of it is possible to recover them..
>
> Seen in PC world.co.uk is a USB 3.0 1tb external drive for =A359.00 so ma=
y grab one..
>
> Will update as soon as I can.
>
> Simon
>
> --- In  "sounds.images" <=
..> wrote:
> >
> > Last night the other half shut down the laptop as normal before bed. Th=
is morning it was dead. It would power on and fans would spin but nothing. =
Took it to my parents and tried their hard drive in my machine.... Nothing.=
.
> >
> > Tried my hd on their machine and it tried to boot but went straight to =
blue screen of death twice...
> >
> > So never put off your back ups. I have lost every recording I made sinc=
e September. It was on the cards to do this little job this weekend, but it=
 is too late.. Will try again when I get a replacement machine. This was co=
mpletely unforeseen..
> >
> > Oh well... Lesson learned. Never put off the most important job of all.
> >
> > Simon.
> >
>
>










<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the naturerecordists mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU