tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post8985892628440925172..comments2024-01-05T15:42:46.899-05:00Comments on Katie O'Sullivan ~ Read, Write, Repeat: Writing Wednesday: Two Words to Remember... Backup DriveKatie O'Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-85185311395275306722018-10-25T13:32:22.673-04:002018-10-25T13:32:22.673-04:00Been there, done that, didn't even by the t-sh...Been there, done that, didn't even by the t-shirt and don't want to do it again. I now back up my work three different places (external hard drive, internal hard drive and thumb drive) before I close out for the day. Tena Stetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728074623573439351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-56393389747626208092018-10-24T17:35:52.192-04:002018-10-24T17:35:52.192-04:00Right? Like they say, technology is great until it...Right? Like they say, technology is great until it doesn't work. I've heard that again and again this month in so many situations - Mercury must be in retrograde or something.Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-92053111515305310012018-10-24T17:34:42.375-04:002018-10-24T17:34:42.375-04:00Thanks, John. Time Machine sounds cool - I wonder ...Thanks, John. Time Machine sounds cool - I wonder if there is a Windows equivalent?Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-22549498672894221792018-10-24T17:33:58.491-04:002018-10-24T17:33:58.491-04:00I worked with an editing client who backed everyth...I worked with an editing client who backed everything on a thumb drive - so many versions, she'd lose track of which was the one she wanted... and then she lost the thumb drive.<br /><br />Be careful. Those are small. Easily misplaced.Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-66099003173835076692018-10-24T17:32:37.925-04:002018-10-24T17:32:37.925-04:00Good for you! Presents we buy ourselves count too ...Good for you! Presents we buy ourselves count too - anyone reading this who doesn't have an external drive, you can buy it for yourself too!! Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-61004028550854310732018-10-24T17:31:38.484-04:002018-10-24T17:31:38.484-04:00My husband is a walking IT department (for our ent...My husband is a walking IT department (for our entire extended family...) and he tried to help me... my problem was related to a Windows upgrade of some sort, so it's a little more complicated, apparently. <br /><br />He's the helpful soul who put the external drive in my christmas stocking. So festive, right? But now I wish I'd taken him more seriously when he offered to help then. It's all backed up now.Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-2958702953375987322018-10-24T17:29:10.836-04:002018-10-24T17:29:10.836-04:00Every Sunday! That's awesome. I need to get in...Every Sunday! That's awesome. I need to get into that sort of routine. Having a specific day of the week makes all kinds of sense. Thanks for that tip!Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-39822445016751102232018-10-24T17:28:06.456-04:002018-10-24T17:28:06.456-04:00Yes! Go do that backup right now!
I'm the sam...Yes! Go do that backup right now!<br /><br />I'm the same way. I know I'll be paranoid for the next month - maybe the next project, too. And then...Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-57816413686335459702018-10-24T17:27:14.140-04:002018-10-24T17:27:14.140-04:00Hey Jennifer - hope this was a timely reminder for...Hey Jennifer - hope this was a timely reminder for you to go do your backup!<br /><br />I think it's a right of passage when you're an author... a lesson we should only need to learn once, though.<br />Katie O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295418503546522882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-66932454495980493492018-10-24T15:20:46.641-04:002018-10-24T15:20:46.641-04:00I'm so sorry that happened to you. I use a fla...I'm so sorry that happened to you. I use a flashdrive to back up my manuscripts, but should be better at it. Hopefully you can get everything back.Karilyn Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359102189839118744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-79495707520035848192018-10-24T14:08:36.314-04:002018-10-24T14:08:36.314-04:00Just in time for Halloween, a writer’s nightmare. ...Just in time for Halloween, a writer’s nightmare. I have the Mac time machine as well and I always use a thumb drive. Totally ironic that the web knows everything about us yet we can lose our creative output if we don’t back it to the max. Charlotteoshayauthor.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994548860606367251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-82054945367438020772018-10-24T11:31:22.298-04:002018-10-24T11:31:22.298-04:00Mac makes it easy with Time Machine, which does a ...Mac makes it easy with Time Machine, which does a full backup when you set it up, then takes incremental backups every hour or so. That way you can get back to a good backup if you need to. I have a 3 TB external backup drive that's been on the job for 7 years now. For sure, set up the backup drive, which hopefully has software that you can use to take automatic backups. It's worth every penny.John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-41828756186585049692018-10-24T09:44:03.793-04:002018-10-24T09:44:03.793-04:00AND BTW - I now have an external backup drive that...AND BTW - I now have an external backup drive that is connected to my computer at all times. It automatically backs everything up every hour. And yes, I did get it as a present ( I bought for myself) when my computer crashed last year!!! peggy jaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767089116387597036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-20665187192843083602018-10-24T09:43:05.682-04:002018-10-24T09:43:05.682-04:00did you try going into your drive history? If you ...did you try going into your drive history? If you don't know how to do it, a local computer store can show you. I had this happen once and they were able to recover all my stuff with just a few keystrokes. Just a thought.peggy jaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767089116387597036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-50807891109906059152018-10-24T09:31:00.781-04:002018-10-24T09:31:00.781-04:00Oh dear, my heart fell when I read the title. Losi...Oh dear, my heart fell when I read the title. Losing computer files has to be the #1 fear of most modern writers. I've been good about backing up for several years. My entire computer gets backed-up every Sunday on two separate external hard drives, which are then locked in a fire safe that's rated for digital equipment. And I have another external drive that's for my current WIP which gets updated at the end of every day. Not that I'm paranoid or anything... Funnily enough, during a house move last winter, I lost a paper copy of a scene that I desperately wanted for my then WIP. I hadn't typed it into my computer so there was no copy. I'll probably find it now that the manuscript is all edited and in galley form. Luanna Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11594016051931769407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-79944228875958026172018-10-24T09:30:48.674-04:002018-10-24T09:30:48.674-04:00Oh, my gosh, how awful! Here's hoping you can ...Oh, my gosh, how awful! Here's hoping you can get everything back--- I know I should back up--but I just forget. I've had partial losses (never, thank heavens, as bad as yours). And after those, I save constantly. Then as time goes by, I just … let it go. Thanks for the very timely reminder!Barbara Bettishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540961829243251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6831433709810155834.post-91397560914464070152018-10-24T09:27:03.588-04:002018-10-24T09:27:03.588-04:00I'm so sorry. My computer crashed and I swore ...I'm so sorry. My computer crashed and I swore I'd be better about making backups. I am, but not better enough. I still go a few months at a time, which I really shouldn't. I hope you're able to recover your work!JENNIFER WILCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218241106543538422noreply@blogger.com