Comments on: Do you backup? http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/ I am Vidar "blacktar" Andersen and I can't blog. This is my soapbox. Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vidar Andersen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Vidar Andersen Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:47:14 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-33 Hi Ruben, It could be that Getdataback has improved since I last tried it. However, I've never ever been able to recover anything of importance with it. I've been able to fully recover hundreds of gigabytes with EasyRecovery Professional 6 where Getdataback had failed to recover a single file. Your mileage may of course vary. When using EasyRecovery it's important to use 'AdvancedRecovery' with the 'Advanced Scan' option checked under the 'Advanced Options' / 'File System Scan' tab. If that doesn't recover your data, try a 'RawRecovery' instead. I'll give Getdataback a try when EasyRecovery fails to recover my data. Hi Ruben,

It could be that Getdataback has improved since I last tried it. However, I’ve never ever been able to recover anything of importance with it.

I’ve been able to fully recover hundreds of gigabytes with EasyRecovery Professional 6 where Getdataback had failed to recover a single file. Your mileage may of course vary.

When using EasyRecovery it’s important to use ‘AdvancedRecovery’ with the ‘Advanced Scan’ option checked under the ‘Advanced Options’ / ‘File System Scan’ tab. If that doesn’t recover your data, try a ‘RawRecovery’ instead.

I’ll give Getdataback a try when EasyRecovery fails to recover my data.

]]> By: Vidar Andersen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-11125 Vidar Andersen Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:47:00 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-11125 Hi Ruben, It could be that Getdataback has improved since I last tried it. However, I've never ever been able to recover anything of importance with it. I've been able to fully recover hundreds of gigabytes with EasyRecovery Professional 6 where Getdataback had failed to recover a single file. Your mileage may of course vary. When using EasyRecovery it's important to use 'AdvancedRecovery' with the 'Advanced Scan' option checked under the 'Advanced Options' / 'File System Scan' tab. If that doesn't recover your data, try a 'RawRecovery' instead. I'll give Getdataback a try when EasyRecovery fails to recover my data. Hi Ruben,

It could be that Getdataback has improved since I last tried it. However, I’ve never ever been able to recover anything of importance with it.

I’ve been able to fully recover hundreds of gigabytes with EasyRecovery Professional 6 where Getdataback had failed to recover a single file. Your mileage may of course vary.

When using EasyRecovery it’s important to use ‘AdvancedRecovery’ with the ‘Advanced Scan’ option checked under the ‘Advanced Options’ / ‘File System Scan’ tab. If that doesn’t recover your data, try a ‘RawRecovery’ instead.

I’ll give Getdataback a try when EasyRecovery fails to recover my data.

]]> By: Ruben Beer-Svendsen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Ruben Beer-Svendsen Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:38:21 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-32 Vidar, regarding your statement about Getdataback vs. Ontrack. I've had several cases where Getdataback has recovered data where Ontrack couldn't. Never the opposite. For the record: I don't use data-recovery software as backup. Mostly I burn manually to DVD (photos and archives) and FTP transfer (recent documents and projects). Vidar, regarding your statement about Getdataback vs. Ontrack. I’ve had several cases where Getdataback has recovered data where Ontrack couldn’t. Never the opposite.

For the record: I don’t use data-recovery software as backup. Mostly I burn manually to DVD (photos and archives) and FTP transfer (recent documents and projects).

]]> By: Ruben Beer-Svendsen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-11124 Ruben Beer-Svendsen Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:38:00 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-11124 Vidar, regarding your statement about Getdataback vs. Ontrack. I've had several cases where Getdataback has recovered data where Ontrack couldn't. Never the opposite. For the record: I don't use data-recovery software as backup. Mostly I burn manually to DVD (photos and archives) and FTP transfer (recent documents and projects). Vidar, regarding your statement about Getdataback vs. Ontrack. I’ve had several cases where Getdataback has recovered data where Ontrack couldn’t. Never the opposite.

For the record: I don’t use data-recovery software as backup. Mostly I burn manually to DVD (photos and archives) and FTP transfer (recent documents and projects).

]]> By: Manuel http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Manuel Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:11:46 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-28 By now it's just a second (built-in) harddisk (99,- made me think though)and a complete backup once a day.9In case of disk-failure (excluding damage to the whole PC obviously) it would take me all of 5 Minutes to be up and running again with at the most 24 hours of lost data. Rsync, i.e. the rsync + shell-combo, has almost no limits ragarding the destination of your backups. External Devices, remote sites (optionally encrypted via built-in ssh-tunnel that is), choice is your's. Backing up to CD or DVD might need a different approach. Nothing 5 Minutes of shellscripting couldn't handle, I believe. By now it’s just a second (built-in) harddisk (99,- made me think though)and a complete backup once a day.9In case of disk-failure (excluding damage to the whole PC obviously) it would take me all of 5 Minutes to be up and running again with at the most 24 hours of lost data. Rsync, i.e. the rsync + shell-combo, has almost no limits ragarding the destination of your backups. External Devices, remote sites (optionally encrypted via built-in ssh-tunnel that is), choice is your’s. Backing up to CD or DVD might need a different approach. Nothing 5 Minutes of shellscripting couldn’t handle, I believe.

]]> By: Manuel http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-11123 Manuel Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:11:00 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-11123 By now it's just a second (built-in) harddisk (99,- made me think though)and a complete backup once a day.9In case of disk-failure (excluding damage to the whole PC obviously) it would take me all of 5 Minutes to be up and running again with at the most 24 hours of lost data. Rsync, i.e. the rsync + shell-combo, has almost no limits ragarding the destination of your backups. External Devices, remote sites (optionally encrypted via built-in ssh-tunnel that is), choice is your's. Backing up to CD or DVD might need a different approach. Nothing 5 Minutes of shellscripting couldn't handle, I believe. By now it’s just a second (built-in) harddisk (99,- made me think though)and a complete backup once a day.9In case of disk-failure (excluding damage to the whole PC obviously) it would take me all of 5 Minutes to be up and running again with at the most 24 hours of lost data. Rsync, i.e. the rsync + shell-combo, has almost no limits ragarding the destination of your backups. External Devices, remote sites (optionally encrypted via built-in ssh-tunnel that is), choice is your’s. Backing up to CD or DVD might need a different approach. Nothing 5 Minutes of shellscripting couldn’t handle, I believe.

]]> By: Vidar Andersen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Vidar Andersen Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:09:36 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-26 Hi Manuel! Cool! Thanks for the advice. Back up and scheduling software is all well and good, but do you do anything to prepare for hardware failure as well? Hi Manuel!

Cool! Thanks for the advice. Back up and scheduling software is all well and good, but do you do anything to prepare for hardware failure as well?

]]> By: Vidar Andersen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-11121 Vidar Andersen Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:09:00 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-11121 Hi Manuel! Cool! Thanks for the advice. Back up and scheduling software is all well and good, but do you do anything to prepare for hardware failure as well? Hi Manuel!

Cool! Thanks for the advice. Back up and scheduling software is all well and good, but do you do anything to prepare for hardware failure as well?

]]> By: Vidar Andersen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-11122 Vidar Andersen Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:09:00 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-11122 Hi Manuel! Cool! Thanks for the advice. Back up and scheduling software is all well and good, but do you do anything to prepare for hardware failure as well? Hi Manuel!

Cool! Thanks for the advice. Back up and scheduling software is all well and good, but do you do anything to prepare for hardware failure as well?

]]> By: Manuel http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Manuel Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:51:06 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-25 Well, there is rsync. For Unix-like OSes anyway. Small shellscript, a cronjob and no more worries. Well, there is rsync. For Unix-like OSes anyway. Small shellscript, a cronjob and no more worries.

]]> By: Manuel http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-11120 Manuel Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:51:00 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-11120 Well, there is rsync. For Unix-like OSes anyway. Small shellscript, a cronjob and no more worries. Well, there is rsync. For Unix-like OSes anyway. Small shellscript, a cronjob and no more worries.

]]> By: Vidar Andersen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Vidar Andersen Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:50:46 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-22 Hi Ruben, Usually it's too late when you have to use recovery software. In my experience, Getdataback makes a <del>piss poor</del> abysmal job of recovering NTFS partitions. Getdataback is IMHO a non functional toy. I have had much better results with OnTrack EasyRecovery Pro. Comes highly recommended. Hi Ruben,

Usually it’s too late when you have to use recovery software.

In my experience, Getdataback makes a piss poor abysmal job of recovering NTFS partitions. Getdataback is IMHO a non functional toy.

I have had much better results with OnTrack EasyRecovery Pro. Comes highly recommended.

]]> By: Vidar Andersen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-11118 Vidar Andersen Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:50:00 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-11118 Hi Ruben, Usually it's too late when you have to use recovery software. In my experience, Getdataback makes a <del>piss poor</del> abysmal job of recovering NTFS partitions. Getdataback is IMHO a non functional toy. I have had much better results with OnTrack EasyRecovery Pro. Comes highly recommended. Hi Ruben,

Usually it’s too late when you have to use recovery software.

In my experience, Getdataback makes a piss poor abysmal job of recovering NTFS partitions. Getdataback is IMHO a non functional toy.

I have had much better results with OnTrack EasyRecovery Pro. Comes highly recommended.

]]> By: Vidar Andersen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-11119 Vidar Andersen Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:50:00 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-11119 Hi Ruben, Usually it's too late when you have to use recovery software. In my experience, Getdataback makes a <del>piss poor</del> abysmal job of recovering NTFS partitions. Getdataback is IMHO a non functional toy. I have had much better results with OnTrack EasyRecovery Pro. Comes highly recommended. Hi Ruben,

Usually it’s too late when you have to use recovery software.

In my experience, Getdataback makes a piss poor abysmal job of recovering NTFS partitions. Getdataback is IMHO a non functional toy.

I have had much better results with OnTrack EasyRecovery Pro. Comes highly recommended.

]]> By: Ruben Beer-Svendsen http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Ruben Beer-Svendsen Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:22:51 +0000 http://stopmebeforeiblogagain.com/do-you-backup/#comment-21 At home, I use Getdataback for NTFS. :| At home, I use Getdataback for NTFS.

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