Poll: When was the last time you made a backup of your work files? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Backups of work files are often not necessary. For smaller projects that are finished on the same day, no backup is needed (normally, I would be able to find the source and target files in my email system if really needed). However, most of my projects are for agencies where I work online with centralized CATs, so that the agency will be responsible for any backups. | | |
I have a Dropbox account (backups automatically every time I save) + a pen drive for the current translation (backups every two or three hours) + an external HD (backups once a month). Before I bought my external HD I used to copy my files to a CD-RW disk. I still have these disks stored in a box somewhere in my basement. | | |
About 10 seconds ago | Mar 9, 2020 |
I have a Google One account (€1,99/month for 100 GB of cloud storage) + the Backup and Sync from Google app, so my files are automatically saved on the cloud. I find it very convenient and it gives me a peace of mind! | |
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Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 14:50 Member (2008) Italian to English
Every day I not only back up my work files; I clone my entire hard drive to an external drive. It's part of my everyday routine. Takes about 10 minutes. "Regular backup is one of the Buddha's Threefold Paths to Wisdom".
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Jan Truper Germany Local time: 15:50 Member (2016) English to German
Most of my work takes place either in online systems or via client servers, and often NDAs actually forbid me from keeping project-related materials on my hard drives. | | |
Mario Freitas Brazil Local time: 11:50 Member (2014) English to Portuguese + ... Weekly, despite the automatic | Mar 9, 2020 |
Despite the automatic backups by OneDrive, I still have weekly backups done in two clouds and in my second internal drive, and once a month in an external drive. The automatic backup does not cover all the files, such as the Outlook databases and documents/folders outside your "documents" folder, so they are not complete. And I can't believe there are people who still do not do backups. I have learned my lessons several times. The worst ones were once when my hard drive burned out, and I ... See more Despite the automatic backups by OneDrive, I still have weekly backups done in two clouds and in my second internal drive, and once a month in an external drive. The automatic backup does not cover all the files, such as the Outlook databases and documents/folders outside your "documents" folder, so they are not complete. And I can't believe there are people who still do not do backups. I have learned my lessons several times. The worst ones were once when my hard drive burned out, and I lost a lot of stuff, and once when I client didn't pay me for a while, adding up to more than USD 3000. I filed a complaint against it, and the only evidence I had was the backups. If I didn't have these files to prove I had done the jobs, I'd have lost all that money. Thanks to the backups, I received all the money, plus attorney fees, plus fine and monetary restatement. Not doing backups is only for those lucky people who never had a problem like this, but there is no excuse for not learning with other people's experiences and recommendations. ▲ Collapse | | |
I do it manually to an external harddisc every Sunday night.
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Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 14:50 Member (2008) Italian to English
I've just cloned my HD to one of two external HDs . The other clone is stored off-site, away from my home. I swap them over weekly. Keeping a clone off-site means that if a disaster happens at home (fire, for example) I still have a complete clone of my computer. | | |
Wout Van den Broeck (X) Belgium Local time: 15:50 English to Dutch + ... Mostly automatically | Mar 9, 2020 |
I use OneDrive and Gmail to sync my work files and e-mails automatically. There's one important (and inconvenient) exception: as I had some issues with memoQ files stored on OneDrive, they are now stored on my local drive and backed-up daily to OneDrive. | | |
Aline Amorim Brazil Local time: 11:50 English to Portuguese + ...
I always do backup my files. | | |
It's automatic | Mar 11, 2020 |
I have a program that backs up daily. If I'm working on something important, I will also put it on OneDrive. | | |