a) | Transfer rates. Time is a mean task master. To backup my main hard drive onto an off-site server would be HOURS!!! :yuck: And if I just wanted to do tlx files, images, etc, again, hours! |
b) | Privacy. Backing up your website files, images, etc is not a big deal. But many people start with that and then start to copy the IMPORTANT data from their drive that can have sensitive information. Do you really want YOUR files on someone else's server where other people have the opportunity to copy, steal, delete information? |
c) | MANY of the services that offer storage Crash and Burn, even from big companies that are relatively stable! Recently a really popular photo storage site DIGITALRAILROAD.COM (http://blogs.zdnet.com/digitalcameras/?p=362) gave users less than 24 hours to get files off the server before it was dismantled. They extended that for another 48 hours but the servers were so flooded, not everyone got their files. Read about yet more examples (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2341804,00.asp): Hewlard Packard's HP Upline (http://www.appscout.com/2009/02/hp_discontinues_upline_online_1.php) was highly praised for disaster recovery but had to close its doors as did Yahoo's Briefcase. |
>> >> | You may consider making incremental backup copies of your design file, and keeping them on your computer for a short time. If you do something wacky to your file (delete the wrong page, insert code that corrupts a web page, etc) you can quickly go back to the previous version of the file and work again. (CSB tlx design file note: This method also COMPACTS the working file and prunes out old unneeded code, making the file leaner and less likely to corrupt!) |
LOW TECH way: Use FILE SAVE AS every time you open your file. Save the file with a name that includes the date for easiest reference and the files stay in date order too! Example: open main010109 FILE SAVE AS main010209. The next save as: main010309. Subdirectory examples: vacation070109, photos070109 etc. To keep the order correct, use a 6 (010109) or 8 (01012009) digit number - don't use 1-1-09 Simple. Fast. Easy. The publishing information remains the same and is undisturbed. The previous day's file still exists so you can come back to it if necessary and this process creates an unlimited number of backup copies you can delete or archive the old ones as you see fit, or have a record of how your site has progressed. This technique will also keep you from overwriting your existing file with an older version!!! |