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RE: Do you keep backups? - Mr.Kurd - 09-18-2016
(09-18-2016, 07:26 PM)Axi Wrote:(09-18-2016, 06:43 PM)Mr.Kurd Wrote: Yes, I keep backups of my important data and my windows drivers.
Why back up your drivers? I personally have a policy of only backing up the data I consider irreplaceable. Drivers seem pretty replaceable.
Yes, I know.
I'm using dell laptop, Dell have some problems with drivers like Bluetooth, All time i should install some of drivers from internet, so i kept backup of them.
Dell computer drivers are not same on different windows like (Windows XP/7/8/10).
RE: Do you keep backups? - BurritoBeans - 09-19-2016
Yes I keep backups - I have about 10TB of space on our NAS for me to use, a LTO-6 tape drive in my computer with about 20 blank tapes left, and I have a little stack of hard drives that I use. I back data up because I used to not do it and then be mad when I didn't have some files anymore, so I figure by keeping good backups that I wouldn't have that issue anymore and that I'd have easier access to my old data.
RE: Do you keep backups? - insidious - 09-19-2016
I don't keep backups, but I really should.
I mean, I don't have anything that crazy I keep on my computer. Anything important is on Github or on btsync so hopefully if anything fails i'll be able to get it back. I like to think of it as decentralized information peace-of-mind.
My Operating Systems professor lost all his shit at the beginning of the semester, though. He started backing up stuff after that.
RE: Do you keep backups? - mothered - 09-20-2016
(09-19-2016, 03:17 PM)insidious15 Wrote: I don't keep backups, but I really should.
It all comes down to how critical one's data Is, and also the overall usability of computational tasks.
If a given user simply browses Facebook and watches YouTube videos here and there, suffice to say a backup Is not warranted. If you believe you should perform backups, "do It". The few minutes spent backing up Is well worth the peace of mind.
RE: Do you keep backups? - Despised - 09-20-2016
I make backups of my documents regulary. Irreplaceable once I have lost them, I learned that the hard way.
RE: Do you keep backups? - insidious - 09-20-2016
(09-20-2016, 04:05 PM)mothered Wrote:(09-19-2016, 03:17 PM)insidious15 Wrote: I don't keep backups, but I really should.
It all comes down to how critical one's data Is, and also the overall usability of computational tasks.
If a given user simply browses Facebook and watches YouTube videos here and there, suffice to say a backup Is not warranted. If you believe you should perform backups, "do It". The few minutes spent backing up Is well worth the peace of mind.
True, true. I don't really have anything of worth permantely stored on my computer.
Should probably at least backup all my photos though. I need those so I can get drunk to my own cringiness in 10years.
RE: Do you keep backups? - zorrophreak - 09-21-2016
I didn't use to, but after my old PC died and took all of my files with it, I decided to start backing up regularly. Anything illegal/pirated to an external HDD (hopefully setting up a NAS soon), and everything else I store on Mega, and a few online servers.
RE: Do you keep backups? - mothered - 09-21-2016
(09-20-2016, 10:30 PM)insidious15 Wrote: Should probably at least backup all my photos though. I need those so I can get drunk to my own cringiness in 10years.
I definitely agree with photos, a backup should be performed particularly If you're personally Involved In the photo Itself.
It's nice to reminisce.
RE: Do you keep backups? - xulas - 10-01-2016
I do not keep backups. I like to live on the edge.
RE: Do you keep backups? - VirtualFrost - 10-01-2016
Back when I had a Mac I always did backups because they were so easy to do and the software is already preinstalled. For Windows, I don't actually know how to make backups. The only 'backups' I have is all my coding projects are on two cloud storage websites(One dropbox and one on my own personal storage) and also a hard drive with files. I should probably try make a full Windows backup but I feel it'll be so huge lol.