Crash & Burn
We have all had that heart stopping moment when
you realize your data has been lost!
Backing up data is not only an important part of the research process;
it is an important part of the organization process. Regularly backing up your data and sensibly storing
that data requires some organization; because after all, what value is that
backup file if you cannot locate it when and if you desperately need it!
From his article, Avoiding the Inevitable Crash,
James Tanner writes, “Since hardware crashes are inevitable,
from the moment you start investing time in entering and storing data, you have
to plan for that inevitability.” Tanner
goes on to state, “Genealogists are particularly susceptible to this problem
because they are always entering new data into their computer systems.” Finally
Mr. Tanner states, “Even if you purchase a brand new system, you need to plan
for the crash and back up your data.” We
have all had that moment when we realize our work has been lost and we
frantically being searching for our backup!
When and how to back up your data is as individual as organizing
your genealogical data, and as usual I would advise what works for you is best
for your. There are several different
ways to organize your backup files and various ways to back up your data, and
there is no “right” or “only” way.
For ways to back up your files and save those backups you can
read Mr. Tanner’s article here or you can do an internet search.
Source:
Tanner,
James, “Avoiding the Inevitable Crash”, Family Search.org, posted 7 August 2014
https://familysearch.org/blog/en/avoiding-inevitable-crash-2/
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