On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 03:34:32PM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote: > > > as henrique(?) said ... make backups .. > > but i would counter that as, it's too late, to backup AFTER you detect > whacky disks problems ... > the backup process will aggrevate the flaky disks that is > misbehaving,
Normally good advice, but his hard disk seems to be working fine when it does power up. > > the backed up data could be corrupt and/or wipe out what was > your previously good backup data, until the oops i've got a > problem emergency backup Yes. Never back up a flaky disk on top of a good backup. > > - have more than 1 backup ... do it automatically and daily > on a rotating schedule and different media and never > backup on the same disk and never backup on the same PC > (or at least physically pull the backup disk out after the backup) Fortunately, he has backed up his important data. (except his email backup is on the same PC). > > c ya Not unless I send you my picture! -- hendrik > alvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
