Backup! Backup! Backup! - Page 2

sjean423 · 02-09-2010, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorpion

Lazlo, how do you like Dropbox?

Same Question?

I just ran into it the other day, when looking at a friends photography.

I am curious about it.

Lazlo · 02-09-2010, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjean423

Same Question?

I just ran into it the other day, when looking at a friends photography.

I am curious about it.

I highly recommend it!

sjean423 · 02-09-2010, 02:39 PM

Thanks ..... our posts crossed, I didn;t mean to ask again after you answered Scorp.

trainman · 02-10-2010, 07:12 PM

I also backup with Time Machine to an external. However, the backup portion on my external died yesterday, so important files were put on another computer. I like the idea of an off site backup, but not sure of price or reliability between companies.

orangejello · 02-10-2010, 07:31 PM

I use DropBox too and love it. Besides acting as an external backup tool for important files, another nice feature is you can share folders with other DropBox users. I am involved in a collaborative project for a conference and have found it works great for three of us to work on shared files very easily. One advantage over other external storage systems is Dropbox pushes updated folder content right to the user's machine and to the Dropbox server. So you don't have to log on to the website to access or update anything in your Dropbox folders. The ability to just work locally and not have to upload/download is nice. Another bonus: it's also free. Although the drawback to using the free service is the space offered is relatively low. But if you refer people and they sign up, you get more space for free.

ergvepeog · 02-10-2010, 11:43 PM

I back-up everyday. It's automatic to a remote server

Scorpion · 02-11-2010, 01:40 AM

Thanks! I checked out and installed DropBox free version. It seems pretty cool, an easy way to keep certain files synced between my iMac and MacBook. It'll be great for an offsite backup for current work files in case anything goes wrong and whatever computer I'm working on gets messed up; I'd hate to have to re-do a bunch of work.

orangejello · 02-11-2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorpion

Thanks! I checked out and installed DropBox free version. It seems pretty cool, an easy way to keep certain files synced between my iMac and MacBook. It'll be great for an offsite backup for current work files in case anything goes wrong and whatever computer I'm working on gets messed up; I'd hate to have to re-do a bunch of work.

What happened to the avatar you had yesterday? It was very sexy.

*blush*

Scorpion · 02-11-2010, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by orangejello

What happened to the avatar you had yesterday? It was very sexy.

*blush*

My manga avatar was sexy?

metronycguy · 02-12-2010, 02:36 AM

dropbox is great. i use it more for keeping files iam working on in sync on all my computers.
as orange jello said it has a great use when using apublic file for collabortive work.
i am trying to set one up for my family, this way dont have to email everbody the pictures, etc.
evernote is also great, free too.
maybe g wave will find a niche , i hear it is good for live translation.
lifehacker is a great site to give tou tricks on getting the most out of dropbox and other free software
how do you ngraphic people think of aviary cloud based graphics?

View Poll Results: How often do you back-up your data?
Once a week.	39	39.00%
Once a month.	22	22.00%
Once a year.	17	17.00%
Never, I don't know how to back-up.	22	22.00%
Voters: 100. You may not vote on this poll

02-09-2010, 02:39 PM	#13
sjean423 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: connecticut Posts: 8,233	Thanks ..... our posts crossed, I didn;t mean to ask again after you answered Scorp. __________________ T7-8 since Feb 2005

02-10-2010, 07:12 PM	#14
trainman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: IA Posts: 1,339	I also backup with Time Machine to an external. However, the backup portion on my external died yesterday, so important files were put on another computer. I like the idea of an off site backup, but not sure of price or reliability between companies. __________________ Live life as you see fit, not as the world says.

02-10-2010, 07:31 PM	#15
orangejello Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,477	I use DropBox too and love it. Besides acting as an external backup tool for important files, another nice feature is you can share folders with other DropBox users. I am involved in a collaborative project for a conference and have found it works great for three of us to work on shared files very easily. One advantage over other external storage systems is Dropbox pushes updated folder content right to the user's machine and to the Dropbox server. So you don't have to log on to the website to access or update anything in your Dropbox folders. The ability to just work locally and not have to upload/download is nice. Another bonus: it's also free. Although the drawback to using the free service is the space offered is relatively low. But if you refer people and they sign up, you get more space for free. Last edited by orangejello; 02-10-2010 at 07:36 PM.

02-12-2010, 02:36 AM	#20
metronycguy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: ny Posts: 5,674	dropbox is great. i use it more for keeping files iam working on in sync on all my computers. as orange jello said it has a great use when using apublic file for collabortive work. i am trying to set one up for my family, this way dont have to email everbody the pictures, etc. evernote is also great, free too. maybe g wave will find a niche , i hear it is good for live translation. lifehacker is a great site to give tou tricks on getting the most out of dropbox and other free software how do you ngraphic people think of aviary cloud based graphics? __________________ mikepiedellonskye cauda equina

02-10-2010, 11:43 PM	#16
ergvepeog Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 513	I back-up everyday. It's automatic to a remote server

02-11-2010, 01:40 AM	#17
Scorpion Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 5,618	Thanks! I checked out and installed DropBox free version. It seems pretty cool, an easy way to keep certain files synced between my iMac and MacBook. It'll be great for an offsite backup for current work files in case anything goes wrong and whatever computer I'm working on gets messed up; I'd hate to have to re-do a bunch of work.

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