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Been suing it for nearly 5 years now... Zero problems tons of viruses averted.
@Jux:
I've installed and removed several versions of AVG with zero problems for years...
What are the problems you guys speak off?
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check the hosts file, it probably got altered.
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/limp wrist
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A 500GB pocketdrive costs $130, is BIG, can handle differential backups (TimeMachine for Mac users and Windows Backup for Windows users), and can also be used to share files with friends without the hassles of using the Internet... which, unless you're living on a backbone, is SLOW and has bandwidth caps - assuming you even have access to the internet when your laptop - you know - blows up?
If you're talking 4-32GB - get a USB key. An 8GB key is like $20. Get two and alternate for redundant backup.
I carry Win7 on a bootable install USB key just in case and a bootable USB Acronis kit on a key, and then everything I need to reconstruct my laptop from scratch on a 500GB pocketdrive (Acronis True Image + a 'safe' image of my core system + backup of my latest files).
And none of this is even remotely useful unless you actually DO it, so automatic and regular makes more sense... which brings us to Windows Sync Manager which lets you automatically sync folders from your laptop to your desktop (or a drive attached to your desktop) when you connect.
Sorry, I just can't see the logic or economy of doing it the way this article proposes. It's saving upfront for long term expense and unreliability (ie: being cheap where you shouldn't be).
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Archival stuff (old documents, photos, videos) stays on the NAS but get backed up every year to DVD.
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I still think the absolute best backup is get yourself a NAS or just a spare HDD. HDD Space is so so cheap nowadays, you can get a 1tB drive for under 100 if you look hard.
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That way I have all my files there, it takes a while but I get everything and I know where everything is. That way when I go to restore it, I can just copy everything or just a single document back to my pc.
Sometimes if I do a small update (like to update chat logs and documents) I just change the date on the backup in the title.
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Thanks to Mozy, however, this loss is temporary. All my data was backed up online, and I'm restoring it as we speak. It's going to take over a week to get everything back, but it's definitely better than losing it forever.
Backup your data online, guys. The peace of mind you get is more than worth the little they charge for it ($4.95/mo for unlimited data).
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EVER!!!!!!
a backup solution protects you from accidental deletion.
No form of RAID does that.
Honestly, all you need is an external hard drive and the ability to store it off site.
you can use any of a hundred free backup solutions to create the actual backup, but you need to take it offsite to be effective.
Personally I use SyncBack and just copy left from the source drive to the backup drive and then take it offsite.
If you want to get a little better, get two drives and rotate them.
The bice thing about using something that gives you copy left capabilities is that it will only need to move the files that have been changed on the source drive to the backup drive.
it you want revisioning history, then you simply need a program that will copy without overwriting files on the destination drive (which may mean spending a little money on the program).
backup doesn't need to be a difficult project, and in fact is fairly easy.
however it's NEVER a 100% thing.
More layers of backup simply means more protection, but it also means more to manage.