Comments on: The Indispensible Data Backup http://www.sosoft.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-indispensible-data-backup/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:51:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kathy http://www.sosoft.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-indispensible-data-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Kathy Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:14:03 +0000 http://www.sosoft.com/blog/?p=72#comment-469 Judy, You are doing the right folders. Just make sure you sometimes verify the integrity of the backup and that you have multiple iterations in case the one you need to restore from is bad. There is a document in the Document Library on our web site that details the folders and our recommended method. Thanks for your comment. Judy,

You are doing the right folders. Just make sure you sometimes verify the integrity of the backup and that you have multiple iterations in case the one you need to restore from is bad. There is a document in the Document Library on our web site that details the folders and our recommended method.

Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Judy http://www.sosoft.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-indispensible-data-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Judy Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:51:32 +0000 http://www.sosoft.com/blog/?p=72#comment-466 What are the critical files to be backed up? I always do claims and data and once in a while just copy the whole SOS folder onto my portable hard drive. What are the critical files to be backed up? I always do claims and data and once in a while just copy the whole SOS folder onto my portable hard drive.

]]> By: Susan Hasselle http://www.sosoft.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-indispensible-data-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-417 Susan Hasselle Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:02:45 +0000 http://www.sosoft.com/blog/?p=72#comment-417 Several years back I took Seth's sage advice for backing up our data base with RW CDs and periodic non-RW CDs. At the time I believe he advised me not to use memory sticks for backup. Any further recommendations regarding external backup drives and/or memory sticks? Also, what is the most efficient way to verify that the backup is good? Several years back I took Seth’s sage advice for backing up our data base with RW CDs and periodic non-RW CDs. At the time I believe he advised me not to use memory sticks for backup. Any further recommendations regarding external backup drives and/or memory sticks?

Also, what is the most efficient way to verify that the backup is good?

]]> By: Seth Krieger http://www.sosoft.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-indispensible-data-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Seth Krieger Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:46:13 +0000 http://www.sosoft.com/blog/?p=72#comment-364 I don't understand how a patch could have corrupted your data. In addition, the database used by SOS has a feature called a transaction log. The technicians at SOS can often recover everything entered since the last backup from that log, if it is intact. That means that even your two days of data entry might not be necessary -- it could be reentered automatically from the information in the log. I don’t understand how a patch could have corrupted your data. In addition, the database used by SOS has a feature called a transaction log. The technicians at SOS can often recover everything entered since the last backup from that log, if it is intact. That means that even your two days of data entry might not be necessary — it could be reentered automatically from the information in the log.

]]> By: Nancy Cloutier http://www.sosoft.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-indispensible-data-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Nancy Cloutier Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:44:36 +0000 http://www.sosoft.com/blog/?p=72#comment-273 I actually have different backups I use and alternate regularly between an external hard drive I transport home and CD's and Carbonite backup program. Our organization had a problem with a patch I inadvertantly installed and it corrupted our data. The biggest inconvenience was driving home to retrieve the backup I had done 2 days prior. Only had to recreate 2 days of work which was bad enough for a 6 provider clinic. I actually have different backups I use and alternate regularly between an external hard drive I transport home and CD’s and Carbonite backup program. Our organization had a problem with a patch I inadvertantly installed and it corrupted our data. The biggest inconvenience was driving home to retrieve the backup I had done 2 days prior. Only had to recreate 2 days of work which was bad enough for a 6 provider clinic.

]]> By: Zoud Danko http://www.sosoft.com/blog/2008/11/19/the-indispensible-data-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Zoud Danko Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:24:04 +0000 http://www.sosoft.com/blog/?p=72#comment-255 We have had to learn the hard way about the value of backing up. But, in both instances our backup programs were intact and we were able to restore without too much difficulty. I learned my lesson years ago about backing up and as my Scottish grandmother used to say, "Once burned, twice remembered." We are currently using NovaBackup as recommended by you folks and find it easy to use and very reliable. I too, have run into people who don't backup and then are dumbstruck and awe stricken when their practice disappears. Their rationale appears to be that something bad won't happen to them. This must be a version of why some people will refuse to wear seat belts since they have no intention of getting into an accident. I am as equally baffled as you are as to why they don't get how important backing up is and how "not" in control of the universe they really are. By that I mean, anything can happen at any time...fire, flood, mechancical failure and the like. But for some reason they don't feel that it will happen to them. Of course, we must remember that computers for most folks are magical instruments and even though "I" might not understand how they work, someone else does and once the information goes onto the hard drive, some magician can always retreive it...sadly, of course, this is not true... We have had to learn the hard way about the value of backing up. But, in both instances our backup programs were intact and we were able to restore without too much difficulty.
I learned my lesson years ago about backing up and as my Scottish grandmother used to say, “Once burned, twice remembered.” We are currently using NovaBackup as recommended by you folks and find it easy to use and very reliable.
I too, have run into people who don’t backup and then are dumbstruck and awe stricken when their practice disappears. Their rationale appears to be that something bad won’t happen to them. This must be a version of why some people will refuse to wear seat belts since they have no intention of getting into an accident. I am as equally baffled as you are as to why they don’t get how important backing up is and how “not” in control of the universe they really are. By that I mean, anything can happen at any time…fire, flood, mechancical failure and the like. But for some reason they don’t feel that it will happen to them. Of course, we must remember that computers for most folks are magical instruments and even though “I” might not understand how they work, someone else does and once the information goes onto the hard drive, some magician can always retreive it…sadly, of course, this is not true…

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