tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post578713073970205573..comments2024-03-20T08:27:29.290+11:00Comments on .W.I.P. It: Good Writers' Habits: Make BackupsLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-59753164577034693902013-06-05T07:51:45.912+10:002013-06-05T07:51:45.912+10:00Talk about gremlins! My computer and external back...Talk about gremlins! My computer and external back-up hard drive went south within about 3 hours of each other. I paid about $350 dollars to a tech to try and recover my stuff. He only got about 25% of what was on both hard drives. Most of that was photos. I was devastated. Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-17984717778038747822013-06-05T02:54:08.785+10:002013-06-05T02:54:08.785+10:00Congrats on the award! And thanks for reminding us...Congrats on the award! And thanks for reminding us about the importance of backing up. I actually don't store anything in the computer--I mostly have everything in a portable hard drive which I carry with me everyday.<br />Nutschell<br />www.thewritingnut.comnutschellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967710710805174781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-75721678545362030062013-06-04T05:02:38.967+10:002013-06-04T05:02:38.967+10:00I do regular backups. But a long time ago I did th...I do regular backups. But a long time ago I did them intermittently and well the power flicker off and on two times I think before it went out all together. Surge protector or not it fried my computer. So, yes I whole-heartily concur with frequent backups.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-39387200140182478752013-06-03T04:08:28.861+10:002013-06-03T04:08:28.861+10:00Thanks for the advice. My laptop almost bit it the...Thanks for the advice. My laptop almost bit it the the day. Yes, I did almost have a heart attack. I manged to bring it back to life--the computer, I mean. <br /><br />Such a close call I back up regularly now. Lesson learned.<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Anna from "Shout with Emaginette"</a><br />emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-82185135685499491202013-06-03T02:28:53.858+10:002013-06-03T02:28:53.858+10:00Congrats on the award.
I use memory sticks to bac...Congrats on the award.<br /><br />I use memory sticks to back my work up. I've never lost any work before. On purpose I threw out some old WIPs on diskettes that I could've transferred to Word, but didn't want to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-82760995687202821152013-06-02T23:04:40.938+10:002013-06-02T23:04:40.938+10:00Good advice, Lynda! I backup my work on a couple f...Good advice, Lynda! I backup my work on a couple flash drives and my desktop computer (in addition to my laptop), but I like the idea of storing it outside of my home. Dropbox may be the way to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-46151162981382587072013-06-02T17:44:02.056+10:002013-06-02T17:44:02.056+10:00I took your really good advice, Lynda. Thanks.
I...I took your really good advice, Lynda. Thanks.<br /><br />I've moved my main story over to Dropbox as the most critical to back up and will copy all my other work over during this week.Fehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18344347287087639537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-84976287013987798552013-06-02T07:36:32.941+10:002013-06-02T07:36:32.941+10:00You certainly rock Lynda! And so does your hubby!
...You certainly rock Lynda! And so does your hubby!<br />I've heard a lot about Dropbox.<br /><a href="http://writer-in-transit.co.za/" rel="nofollow">Writer In Transit</a>Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-5734922228143574462013-06-01T18:08:24.604+10:002013-06-01T18:08:24.604+10:00Once I was working on a MS, I got to 50,000+ words...Once I was working on a MS, I got to 50,000+ words with it. I saved it, and I thought I backed it up. But something must've happened right before I saved it because later on, when I looked at the back-up file, I saw that less than half my MS had been saved! I believe I'd also emailed a copy of my MS to myself as I was going along, and that was how I recovered my MS. That was really really scary!!!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-5976471251824608962013-06-01T08:05:38.963+10:002013-06-01T08:05:38.963+10:00I put a lot of stuff on Gdocs and on memory sticks...I put a lot of stuff on Gdocs and on memory sticks:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-33737676621155811372013-06-01T03:44:43.398+10:002013-06-01T03:44:43.398+10:00Only when I was writing my PhD, Lynda... But that&...<b>Only when I was writing my PhD, Lynda...</b> But that's such a long time ago.... All we had back then were floppy disks and I kept sitting on them or erasing the wrong files or replacing them with the wrong one. It was almost as if I wanted it to happen.<br /><br />Thumbs up for the husband!Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-88234952269158373482013-06-01T03:43:39.208+10:002013-06-01T03:43:39.208+10:00Groan, yes, I really need to backup more. I HATE d...Groan, yes, I really need to backup more. I HATE doing it though. I do email myself my mss in true paranoid fashion, but that's only my current projects. I'm not hep on Dropbox...don't like it having access to my computer. Just feels wrong. LOL At one point the hubbs saved a copy of everything we have on an external hard drive. I guess it still exists. ;o)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-15186227067115035852013-05-31T22:20:23.985+10:002013-05-31T22:20:23.985+10:00Congrats on your award!
And your are so right. I ...Congrats on your award!<br /><br />And your are so right. I email myself what I've been working on--to two accounts. I'm kind of paranoid that way.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-45132148314941843962013-05-31T19:04:31.693+10:002013-05-31T19:04:31.693+10:00When I started out, most of my writing time was at...When I started out, most of my writing time was at school, so I already had things on a USB and would then make a copy of them on my computer at home. And luckily. I have lost my USB before and had to buy a new one. And I have had computer crashes, leaving me with only the copy on my USB. So far, it's been good, though I have been meaning to look into some sort of online storage. Definitely a good tip for writers out there! Bonnee Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513268628209169538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-29930711927560589512013-05-30T15:41:33.383+10:002013-05-30T15:41:33.383+10:00I've lost many a blogpost or portion of one th...I've lost many a blogpost or portion of one thanks to power outages or other stupid things.<br /><br />I fume for a bit, and just rewrite the damn thing. I've also stopped trusting Wordpress' "auto-save" function for this reason. At least Word has an emergency save function.DWeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052727489537771147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-31970968882188429112013-05-30T14:47:31.058+10:002013-05-30T14:47:31.058+10:00Such a nightmare! I've been burnt before. I ha...Such a nightmare! I've been burnt before. I had a USB stick get corrupted and lost work, because I'd just got a new laptop and hadn't yet saved it anywhere else. Now, like Joy, I rely on Dropbox. Emailing is something I forget to do. Again, I've been hacked, so I wouldn't rely on that... it is a thorny problem!<br /><br />Congrats on the award!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-87241331628013633842013-05-30T11:08:38.130+10:002013-05-30T11:08:38.130+10:00Hi, Lynda,
I've lost information from 3-4 thu...Hi, Lynda, <br />I've lost information from 3-4 thumb drives, so I hardly use them anymore. Dropbox is wonderful and allows me to retrieve my work anywhere. Other than pictures, etc. I don't save most documents to my pc anymore. Flipdrive is the place I store files that I unloaded off my thumb drives. <br /><br />Congrats on the award from Alex. J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-24978101856714177122013-05-30T08:02:14.501+10:002013-05-30T08:02:14.501+10:00Good advice on having your manuscript files backed...Good advice on having your manuscript files backed up! Congratulations on the award from Alex. It's well-deserved! Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-75886555643864352822013-05-30T07:46:43.071+10:002013-05-30T07:46:43.071+10:00Alex is right--you do rock, Lynda!
There are so m...Alex is right--you do rock, Lynda!<br /><br />There are so many horror stories about losing files, Lynda. I have a backup machine in my house that pulls from my computer twice a day. I email betas pretty regularly to edit once I have a rough draft done. I used to be obsessive about emailing rough drafts to myself as I went along. I haven't done that in a while. <br /><br />... Off to do that now...Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-28203302681979049942013-05-30T05:18:58.702+10:002013-05-30T05:18:58.702+10:00I pray that never happens to me Linda! It's al...I pray that never happens to me Linda! It's always great to become more knowledgeable so thank you for the information!<br />I keep a copy of everyone of my websites in a book and I use a flask drive as my back up system. That has been working out very well for me. Thanks for the info. Betty Alarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132689351854403823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-84859163741824712052013-05-30T02:25:48.167+10:002013-05-30T02:25:48.167+10:00I tend to email copes of my work to my husband and...I tend to email copes of my work to my husband and myself, on top of the regular stuff; just an added piece of mind. Until someone hacks into your email I guess. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622191037152999869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-34805687022383374692013-05-29T23:29:55.988+10:002013-05-29T23:29:55.988+10:00I am so very paranoid about this happening. I use ...I am so very paranoid about this happening. I use a USB stick every day, copy on multiple computers, print outs, and send myself copies in email. I sleep with the USB key on my night table, thinking I'd grab it if there were a fire and throw it out the window. Of course I'd probably end up going after my cats first so have to come up with a different plan. Funny enough, sometimes when I'm handwriting, my fingers automatically press down on the notebook as if I'm actually hitting ctrl + s! That's how paranoid I am! LOLV. N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03890435730334488113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-81307990168045921652013-05-29T20:20:22.751+10:002013-05-29T20:20:22.751+10:00You can never be too sure! (and yep, you sound jus...You can never be too sure! (and yep, you sound just like my hubby hehehe)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-89820442287474240292013-05-29T20:18:53.177+10:002013-05-29T20:18:53.177+10:00some online places are brilliant, but you need to ...some online places are brilliant, but you need to do your research. Hubby does all that for me :)Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7030453069845909403.post-64175388338311880892013-05-29T20:17:21.632+10:002013-05-29T20:17:21.632+10:00Hubby promises me he'll write up something whi...Hubby promises me he'll write up something which will have a little more detailLynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.com