Comments on: Always Backup Your Hard Drive!!! http://www.alanhartung.com/2007/08/always-backup-your-hard-drive/ Faith, Art, Politics, and the Emerging Church Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dave http://www.alanhartung.com/2007/08/always-backup-your-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-8814 dave Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:05:35 +0000 http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/always-backup-your-hard-drive/#comment-8814 Totally! I think we've all been there man. Always a good reminder to run another backup. Totally! I think we’ve all been there man. Always a good reminder to run another backup.

]]> By: Michael Lee http://www.alanhartung.com/2007/08/always-backup-your-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-8782 Michael Lee Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:51:31 +0000 http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/always-backup-your-hard-drive/#comment-8782 What a nightmare! I had a similar thing happen this last January, and since then I've been a zealot for both local (hard drive) and remote (server space) backups. You should check out superduper for full bootable backups on OSX. You might also consider this method for storing critical document data on the excess server space you get with most hosting companies: http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/ What a nightmare!

I had a similar thing happen this last January, and since then I’ve been a zealot for both local (hard drive) and remote (server space) backups. You should check out superduper for full bootable backups on OSX.

You might also consider this method for storing critical document data on the excess server space you get with most hosting companies:

http://addisonrd.com/WordPress/2007/03/09/how-to-backup-your-mac-to-a-dreamhost-server-part-1-of-2/

]]> By: Zeke http://www.alanhartung.com/2007/08/always-backup-your-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-8780 Zeke Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:25:58 +0000 http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/always-backup-your-hard-drive/#comment-8780 I feel your pain. I lost a lot of data in a hard disk crash. Learned two things: back up often, and buy the extended warranty. We live and learn, don't we? I feel your pain. I lost a lot of data in a hard disk crash. Learned two things: back up often, and buy the extended warranty.

We live and learn, don’t we?

]]> By: brian http://www.alanhartung.com/2007/08/always-backup-your-hard-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-8778 brian Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:56:45 +0000 http://www.alanhartung.com/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/always-backup-your-hard-drive/#comment-8778 Backup is still too difficult for the average user. I run .Mac's backup. But, to my surprise a few months ago while piddling around one day I realized my backup hadn't run for five months because my drive had filled up with the incrementals. Apparently, it's not smart enough to erase them and take a full after a while. I'm hoping the next version of OS X addresses this better. But, meanwhile, I ordered a drive with my new iMac to match the size of the drive in the iMac so worst case, I can make a mirror image manually. Sorry to hear about your data loss. Unfortunately, it's WAY too common though. Backup is still too difficult for the average user. I run .Mac’s backup. But, to my surprise a few months ago while piddling around one day I realized my backup hadn’t run for five months because my drive had filled up with the incrementals. Apparently, it’s not smart enough to erase them and take a full after a while.

I’m hoping the next version of OS X addresses this better. But, meanwhile, I ordered a drive with my new iMac to match the size of the drive in the iMac so worst case, I can make a mirror image manually.

Sorry to hear about your data loss. Unfortunately, it’s WAY too common though.

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