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GandalfTheGrey · 08-30-2007, 04:35 PM

Hi,

are you guys using online backup systems, or do you rely on your hosting company to provide backups of your forums and databases?

fotog · 09-08-2007, 06:33 PM

Forget my site, that is backed up, but my machine was almost a complete mess today, wasn't sure if it was on its last leg or not.

MadHatter · 09-09-2007, 07:16 PM

You should always back your own stuff up. Some hosting companies charge you for their copies. It's also just wise administration on your part in case you mess something up. Or if you have to move suddenly, what if the server dies and the hosting company can't recover your stuff? You never know what could happen. BACK UP YOUR STUFF!!

fight4glory · 09-09-2007, 11:22 PM

Sometimes I forget, but I usually try to backup my site a few times a week, and anytime after something important happens.

dreaming · 09-10-2007, 04:41 AM

It just makes sense to me that you would want to make back ups on a regular basis. Seems like it's always a case of, if something bad can happen, it usually will. At least that's been my experience. Maybe I'm just unlucky though.

encoder · 09-10-2007, 12:16 PM

As with making backups to keep our files from any virus attacks in our computer system, it is also advisable to make a backup on our websites. We don't know when problems occur on the hosting sites and its hard to redo the things that you have done on your site.

Noodlez · 09-11-2007, 06:41 PM

With my previous sites that I've had, I also kept numerous backups, both on my computer and off of my computer.

For on my computer, I've had them in a My Documents folder that I've made for example, and for outside I'd put them on a large flash drive.

But yes, multiple backups in my opinion should always be made.

surfer · 09-23-2007, 06:24 AM

I agree with everyone has just said about making a backup with websites that we own. My question is how often do we need to make a backup?

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User Profile GandalfTheGrey Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 24 Posts: 25 Total Points: 447 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	Backups Hi, are you guys using online backup systems, or do you rely on your hosting company to provide backups of your forums and databases?

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09-08-2007, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
User Profile fotog Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 32 Posts: 25 Total Points: 466 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	Forget my site, that is backed up, but my machine was almost a complete mess today, wasn't sure if it was on its last leg or not.

09-09-2007, 07:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
User Profile MadHatter Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 25 Total Points: 482 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	You should always back your own stuff up. Some hosting companies charge you for their copies. It's also just wise administration on your part in case you mess something up. Or if you have to move suddenly, what if the server dies and the hosting company can't recover your stuff? You never know what could happen. BACK UP YOUR STUFF!!

09-09-2007, 11:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
User Profile fight4glory Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 26 Total Points: 550 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	Sometimes I forget, but I usually try to backup my site a few times a week, and anytime after something important happens.

09-10-2007, 04:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
User Profile dreaming Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 25 Total Points: 527 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	It just makes sense to me that you would want to make back ups on a regular basis. Seems like it's always a case of, if something bad can happen, it usually will. At least that's been my experience. Maybe I'm just unlucky though.

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User Profile encoder Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 75 Total Points: 1,202 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	As with making backups to keep our files from any virus attacks in our computer system, it is also advisable to make a backup on our websites. We don't know when problems occur on the hosting sites and its hard to redo the things that you have done on your site.

09-11-2007, 06:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
User Profile Noodlez Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 23 Total Points: 463 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	With my previous sites that I've had, I also kept numerous backups, both on my computer and off of my computer. For on my computer, I've had them in a My Documents folder that I've made for example, and for outside I'd put them on a large flash drive. But yes, multiple backups in my opinion should always be made.

09-23-2007, 06:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
User Profile surfer Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 25 Total Points: 563 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I agree with everyone has just said about making a backup with websites that we own. My question is how often do we need to make a backup?