In the shower this morning, I had an idea about backup support for disk drives. Since all my best inventions either have fatal fundamental flaws or have already been invented years ago by other people, has anybody already done this one for Linux?
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posted by flabdablet
on Oct 4, 2010 -
34 answers
I have a media server (a Mac Mini) with several external HDDs hooked up to it. I'd like to transition to a storage solution that will be both tidier and more cheaply/easily upgradable. Challenge: I am very serious about backups and don't trust a system like a Drobo to handle redundancy.
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posted by raygan
on Sep 24, 2010 -
10 answers
My Windows XP Pro laptop blue screens every 10-15 minutes and runs really slowly, but I can slowly copy stuff off it to an external USB drive. What software can I use to do this copy that survive the blue screen and pick back up when I get it rebooted again?
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posted by cmm
on Sep 23, 2010 -
12 answers
What's the best way to safeguard my backups from the effects of a solar storm? Should I worry about that at all?
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posted by lord_yo
on Sep 11, 2010 -
9 answers
It appears a virus has disabled my USB ports. I get the BSOD but can get to the Windows Recovery Console. I can see the USB ports in BIOS so how can I enable them? Bigger question is how to backup files from my hard drive while my PC is in this condition since it is not recognizing the USB?
posted by hrhcc
on Aug 28, 2010 -
9 answers
For a home user, what is the best storage medium for backup files to be left at an offsite location? Portable Harddrive, USB drive, SD Card, burnt DVDs?
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posted by WhackyparseThis
on Aug 28, 2010 -
24 answers
UPS/Battery backup question - I need a battery backup power source that will last as long as possible. My load is only 30w, so I understand that even a small UPS will power it ok - but I need to maximize the time that the UPS will continue to keep it going.
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posted by Xhris
on Aug 20, 2010 -
8 answers
Does CrashPlan use substantial processor cycles or system resources throughout the day?
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posted by Mo Nickels
on Aug 12, 2010 -
3 answers
I would like to have a local mbox or Maildir backup of an IMAP account. I've investigated offlineimap, getmail and imapsync, but none seem quite right. Am I missing something? Or is there a better solution?
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posted by caek
on Aug 10, 2010 -
5 answers
How can I get my iPhone to backup or update or sync? iTunes gets stuck on "Backing up" for a very long time (hours...).
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posted by and1
on Aug 6, 2010 -
13 answers
What is the easiest and best way to back up my Gmail account and import the old mail into a Gmail account?
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posted by bristolcat
on Jul 28, 2010 -
10 answers
Thought I hit it off with somebody I met through a mutual friend. There's been lots of fun chatting at parties, a bit of drunk flirting, but I fear I may have misread their intentions. After talking with both the mutual friend & this person, I'm starting to suspect that this person perhaps has feelings for the mutual friend.
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 25, 2010 -
7 answers
On Windows, is there a way to use DeltaCopy to backup to a mapped network drive? (the mapped drive is on a NAS)
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posted by atm
on Jul 16, 2010 -
4 answers
Mac OSX to Windows computer back-up software: an easy and reliable method for keeping copies and not losing anything at all in the process, please.
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posted by Brockles
on Jun 14, 2010 -
2 answers
How can I retrieve messages from Outlook Express and transfer them to Outlook 2007? Complications inside.
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posted by ninazer0
on Jun 14, 2010 -
6 answers
I am about to backup my ipod on my mac and want to do two things: first, preserve my playlists and, second, merge tracks on certain compilations and mix-cd's
I also need to use my ipod on both mac + pc, and use it for data storage, so I know I'm off the prescribed path. Is there an app for this? :-)
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posted by cgs
on May 25, 2010 -
2 answers
I need an easy, cheap, automatic way to keep a few gigs of files stored in various folders around my computer backed up.
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posted by nmaster64
on May 23, 2010 -
9 answers
Fragged my computer registry the other night. I must've turned off the computer at the wrong time. Either way, wouldn't boot, and I used the factory disc to get *a* registry up and running. Problems inside
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posted by Spyder's Game
on May 20, 2010 -
10 answers
Apparently, Microsoft has declared tape backup dead. Is there freeware or reasonably priced software that allows tape backup on Windows 2008.
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posted by kjs3
on May 17, 2010 -
3 answers
I am looking help with the process of formatting my iMac (2007) hard drive and restoring it with Super Duper.
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posted by zardoz
on Mar 20, 2010 -
6 answers
The layman's guide to data backup - please advise my next purchase! 1. Google-eager but totally confused Newbie. 2. Budget limit $750. 3. Want some kind of system so that if one drive fails, another one will still keep everything. After a few days of research, the pool of information is just getting too big and murky. Please help me clear the fog... More info inside.
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posted by omnigut
on Feb 25, 2010 -
39 answers
I have two newish macbook pro laptops (with OS X 10.6) and want one to automatically and wirelessly back-up to the other one so will always have a "hot backup" on the second machine (I inherited the second one, so seems a reasonable use). FWIW, I have DSL with wireless modem in the house, so wouldn't want the ability for the machines to talk with each other to allow inadvertant access from anyone from the web. How to set it up?
posted by tedthedog
on Feb 24, 2010 -
8 answers
Does a tool exist for Mac OS X--either GUI or command-line--that can churn through a folders (or entire drive) worth of video files and detect which files are corrupted and non-playable?
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posted by melorama
on Jan 16, 2010 -
18 answers
I would like to learn more about large-scale UPS systems, particularly the battery strings used in traditional RBOC/Telco applications. These are the sort of beasts that use huge strings of 6V 220aH deep cycle batteries, or even large numbers of 2V 400aH batteries on very strong earthquake-resistant shelving wired up to create a 48V mega-battery. Can anyone point me to the most definitive reference materials on the subject?
posted by thewalrus
on Dec 17, 2009 -
4 answers
I have some wordpress sites hosted at bluehost that I want to keep backed up. Can you help me automate this? Detailed needs inside.
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posted by stupidsexyFlanders
on Dec 5, 2009 -
7 answers
Where does MySQL store actual data in Snow Leopard? How would I retrieve a deleted database from a Time Machine backup?
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posted by special-k
on Dec 4, 2009 -
5 answers
How can I use my external hard disk drive to regularly backup my Windows XP laptop in as simple a manner as possible? Ideally, I would want something that works like Time Machine on the Mac—I would really like something I can set and forget. Free solutions are best, obviously, but I'm willing to buy software for this.
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posted by grouse
on Nov 25, 2009 -
13 answers
Help me save time and frustration reinstalling my programs/settings after a fresh Windows install / upgrade / etc.
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posted by Alabaster
on Nov 14, 2009 -
4 answers
BackupFilter: My new replacement laptop arrives tomorrow--help me make sure I don't forget anything critical in my backup process when I transfer everything to the new computer because I have to ship the old one back to Dell (hard drive as well).
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posted by Elminster24
on Nov 8, 2009 -
8 answers
After problems with my old laptop Apple sent me a free replacement, whats the best way to migrate my data, eliminate personal info but leave potential problems intact?
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posted by UMDirector
on Oct 30, 2009 -
8 answers
Best method/software for efficient, non-annoying backup for a slightly older Mac (G4 running 10.3.9)?
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posted by southvie
on Oct 28, 2009 -
4 answers
I'm looking for a step by step recipe for log rotation from a web server to Amazon S3.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 22, 2009 -
7 answers
I'm a few weeks away from rebuilding my PC with Windows 7 and need help understanding how to deal with NTFS permissions.
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posted by chrisch
on Oct 21, 2009 -
5 answers
