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Alie and Jims Carrilite


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Do It, Do It, Do It....

I had my harddrive crash on me no.  While thats ugly enough, no computer for 3 days, ((phone only) boy was it ruff)), I did lose some stuff, about the last week or so of documents and mess but most of my stuff survived.  Something to think about as you scan photos, create documents to eliminate paper, etc is to have back-up files either online- Cloud etc, or on another portable hard drive- Passport, or something.  Alot of stuff we get rid of, thinking a disc or thumb drive is safe.  Things get hot, melt, get ate by dogs, etc.

Hard drive crashed due to heat and cat hair, go figure...confuse 



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Jim:

Very very sorry.  Yea, we, and by we I mean Linda and I, run dual hard drive backups on the trailer network.  Cloud is fine if you don't have too much stuff. But we have way too much to do "cloud" the way we operate among other issues..  The iPhone's are likewise backed up real often when we sync the calendars.  Almost daily.

Very good advice.  Drives will fail and so with smart phones.  Even Apples  Question is when - not if the computer or phone will fail.

Bill



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We use a portable hard drive for backup plus a thumb drive for selected files and documents.

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Norton A/V has a cloud storage auto backup system that is a reasonable cost when you buy the software.



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Carbonite is a cloud-based backup system that costs only about $50 per year. It automatically backs up all your photos, documents, etc. I think they have a more expensive deal that will make a mirror image of everything on your hard drive including software if you want that level of backup. I have had Carbonite for two years now and when I killed my laptop everything was backed up and ready to download to the new one. It also allows you to log in from any computer if you want to access documents, photos, etc. from somewhere else.


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How many GB per month does Carbonite or another cloud backup take? Remember, those of us on the road do not have DSL or cable.

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Good point, Bill.

I have so many photos and other files of large size that we would likely be maxed out pretty quickly.  The only advantage might be that on later "back-ups," the system would only back up the recently changed or added files.  The initial backup would be a killer in my case.  Jo and I are on Verizon's MiFi with the Jetpack and we also have three phones between us and our youngest son.  However, it is Jo and I that use the most data and our data plan with Verizon is now up to about 14 gb per month.

I think I spend too much time on forums.

Terry



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