[MLB-WIRELESS] Data Recovery tools?

[Mark Aitken]

I use 2 methods of backup.

Not fussed about a system crash, you can restore from OS recovery disks 
anytime, or re-install from original CD.

I backup across 3 x USB HDD's using Synctool my email/My Documents folders.

I save everything under My documents so as I only have to backup that 
one folder.

I also from time to time copy backuped files to DVD, however, that 
becomes rather a long process with all the downloads
that we do these days.

regards

Mark




Paul van den Bergen wrote:
> actually - backups count as my most common question I encounter when 
> I'm used as tech support - at work we use industrial strength 
> solutions -Veritas netbackup and multi-petabyte storage... kinda 
> rather too much for home solutions...
>
> I have no backups at all myself and need to do something about that...
>
> so... what backup solutions do people recommend?
>
> for WinXP
>
> for Vista
>
> for Win 7
>
> for Mac
>
> and perhaps most important -
> for Ubuntu....
>
> that being the one I use....
>
>
> for what it is worth - I have 2 identical 750GB drive spare on my 
> machine - was hoping to use LVM to make a mirrored drive that then 
> gets important data - but LVM is telling me I need 3 drives... I don't 
> understand that....
>
> My ideal situation for my home setup is to have that drive pair 
> stripped or similar as a hardware-redundant pair with auto recovery 
> and then a removable drive offsite backup...
>
> for others I need a solution that does loal redundancy plus offsite 
> backup - preferably not internet based - it is usually bandwidth 
> challenged situations....
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:08 PM, Mark Aitken <nodegxt at yahoo.com.au 
> <mailto:nodegxt at yahoo.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     A big thank you to all of you.
>
>     I was  finally successful using Jason's suggestion, testdisk,  this
>     appeared to recover many more files than any of the previously used
>     software.
>
>     One very happy VCE student!!!
>
>     Again,  thanks to you all for your suggestions.
>
>     Have informed him and his mother....BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP!!!!!!!!
>
>     But then I am just a paranoid backup junkie!
>
>     Regards
>
>     Mark
>
>
>     Jason Clarke wrote:
>     > Hi Mark,
>     >
>     > Photorec/Testdisk
>     > http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk
>     >
>     > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_recovery was where I started.
>     >
>     > I've had some success with this.
>     >
>     > J
>     >
>
>
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>
> -- 
> Dr Paul van den Bergen
>
>

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