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From: "Gale Gorman" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] A Cautionary Tale - Backups
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 09:16:37 -0600
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Pat,

If that works for you it's certainly OK. Just sounds like unnecessary
complication.

I can fix errors and 'corrupt' files are very abnormal. If I had a corrupt
file I would not want it stored as one of my backups.

Gale Gorman
Houston

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Enterkin" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TMG] A Cautionary Tale - Backups


> Gale Gorman wrote:
> >
> > Pat,
> >
> > I am moving from years on a UNIX system where complete backups are
normal
> > and standard. We always rotated a series of tapes with one offsite at
all
> > times. These tapes get reused as long as no error messages are reported
by
> > the 'verify pass' and I have used some over and over for years.
> >
> > The point is they are ALWAYS overwritten with the latest stuff. Why
would
> > you want to append them?
> >
> > Gale Gorman
>
> Gale:
> To avoid ruining good data with bad. In other words, to be able to back
> track to check out files (on one disc or floppie). I don't know if I am
> making sense, but it is my understanding that you would not want to
> overwrite your files in case you have a corrupted file or some bad
> mistake that would mess up a previously saved good file. I am not a
> computer expert and don't really know which is best, but I have read and
> heard that you don't over write if possible to avoid it. These would be
> backups on the same disc or floppie.
>
> If you erased the media, then I guess you could use it over and over as
> long as it worked. As I said, I am not expert and don't know which is
> the best.
>
>
> Pat
> > Houston
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pat Enterkin" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 5:13 PM
> > Subject: [TMG] A Cautionary Tale - Backups
> >
> > >
> > > > >The only safe solution is to maintain a series of dated backups
and,
> > with
> > > > >CDs now so cheap, I have no excuse not to do this.
> > >
> > > I use CD backups but have been unable to determine how to backup a
file
> > > without over-writing one that is already on CD. Would like to just
> > > append a file and have a series of backups on one CD, but so far have
> > > not been able to do this. Can you advise if this is possible and if
so,
> > > what steps to go thru?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > pat
> > >
> > >
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