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From: "Dick" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Backing Up
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:28:33 -0400
References: <200306201523.h5KFNKQI011873@mail.rootsweb.com> <5.1.0.14.0.20030625150256.00a02820@pop3.concentric.net>

I use CD-R not CD-RW I put a bunch of back-up files on one disk. Once a
week I back-up to a different CD-R I think that I paid < $10. for a spindle
of CD-Rs That's about 20 cents a piece so I don't worry about re-using
Infact if for some reason I wanted to know what my database looked like a
year ago I can easily restore.

I used to use 100 MB zip disks but I have had bad luck with disk quality of
zips. I've gotten the "click of death" with a bunch of zips. Luckily they
had data that belonged to my employer so NBD <grin>

dick shryock

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From: "Elizabeth Tilton" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] Backing Up


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> I have been backing up my TMG and Quicken databases to a series of
CD-RWs.
> Each time I erase the previous files. Does that spoil the quality of the
> backups?
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> Thanks a bunch.
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> Elizabeth
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> >Erasing back-up files is not good practice. Much better to keep several
> >generations of back-ups. CDs are cheap (even free or nearly free if you
hit
> >a rebate deal at Staples or Office Max) I just number my back-ups with
> >increasing numbers. That way if you enter bad data you can go back and
> >restore any earlier data set.
> >dick shryock
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