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[vehve]

Deb, it's a pretty quick operation to back up drives.

The image uploads from a phone are a bit different from backing up files. The image uploads are often handled by client software developed by the phone manufacturer, so the cloud storage company doesn't handle the development of that software. And the process of making that user end software can be a bit interesting, I actually worked on a team where some people were developing that kind of things. I just did some testing for them, but there were a lot of issues in the beginning. We didn't run into security issues then, but there were a lot of other things that behaved pretty interestingly. It would be interesting to see how they got the finished product to work.

And one thing to remember, is that you don't have to back up everything, you can just have specific files that you've given the cloud software permission to use. In that case, I'd say the rest of your files are as safe as they would be on any computer connected to the internet.

 

[perchie.girl]

Deb, it's a pretty quick operation to back up drives.

The image uploads from a phone are a bit different from backing up files. The image uploads are often handled by client software developed by the phone manufacturer, so the cloud storage company doesn't handle the development of that software. And the process of making that user end software can be a bit interesting, I actually worked on a team where some people were developing that kind of things. I just did some testing for them, but there were a lot of issues in the beginning. We didn't run into security issues then, but there were a lot of other things that behaved pretty interestingly. It would be interesting to see how they got the finished product to work.

And one thing to remember, is that you don't have to back up everything, you can just have specific files that you've given the cloud software permission to use. In that case, I'd say the rest of your files are as safe as they would be on any computer connected to the internet.

Backing up and Cloning are different.... I believe. In my mind I am seeing an exact duplicate of the clone drive to the point they can be swapped out seamlessly and mechanically. I may be wrong.


I need to get up and running on this if I am going to start working piece work out of the house.

deb

 

[getaclue]

How long does it take to clone say.... 250 GB?

I am planning on an external hard drive like this but I want an SSD.

deb

Maybe 12 minutes. I don't have any external hard drives. I open my case, and plug in and/or unplug as needed. You are welcome to an SSD, but at this point, I still don't want one. I have 3-2TB hard drives (1 bootable, 2 storage), and 1-1TB hard drive (storage), then the back up drive is 1TB (bootable). Funny thing about liquid cooled systems...I got a Cooler Master HAF 932 tower. It has the option of liquid cooling, but I did not set it up. I just knew I would have to the next time I upgraded anything. Lo, and behold they began making better gpu's (graphics cards) that use less power, and don't get as hot. They began doing the same with cpu's (processors). I'm running an EVGA GTX 760 Super Clocked, and an AMD FX 8350 Black Edition which is overclocked, with a Zalwin fan. My rig runs cool as a cucumber, and it's quiet, so I still have no need to liquid cool.

 

[getaclue]

I want to add, that the time it takes to clone also depends on your write speed, which is one of my pet peeves against Tiger Direct. They advertise hard drives on sale with the faster transfer speed, then have the pegs loaded with drives that have slower transfer speeds. More than once we've had to ask for the ones advertised with the higher transfer speed, and they have to go to the back to get them.

 

[perchie.girl]

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Where Were you when i went to get my computer built.....

I had mine setup for CAD. So some of my files can be a Gegabyte. And If I were to do an assembly that could run into ten or twenty G. They dont compress well so my experience (fourteen years old) the only way to send them through the internet is if you have a T1 line and use FTP. Gerber files most definately have to go FTP. Though I havent done many I have to plan to be able to handle them.

So the best way to transport a client portfolio is to use a thumb drive. Here and at my house the temps in the house can be pretty extreme.... At home during the summer we get temps around 105 degrees outside With out AC inside stays around 85-95 if I dont open the windows to keep the morning cool in.... but

So if you didnt want to open the case could you use something like a USB switch? do they exist? I love the idea the back up hard drive is not on the net, ever. I was never fond of doing "automatic" back ups relying on software to do it. But then I am an old Dos user so everything having to do with Windos I am un trusting of..... Yeah I know dos is in windows...

So do you not like SSDs because....?

I really like not having an external anything.... I never thought of just mounting the back up drive and keeping it disconencted from the system.

brilliant

deb

 

[getaclue]

Most smart phones connect to your pc, or laptop with a USB cord, and/or wifi as part of your homegroup, so you can go into the media folder(s), and transfer the content by clicking, and pasting them onto your computer. I did that for years with my iPhone, and still do it now with my Galaxy. There are also several sync programs/apps that work good for this too. DH uses one that auto syncs the pictures and videos into a folder on his pc the minute he walks into the house.

 

[vehve]

By the way Deb, do you have a cellar in your house? I'm thinking putting the main unit under ground, and just having long keyboard and screen cables... That might keep the temperature in check. You could just have a USB hub on your desk and plug in external drives when you need a disk drive or a hard disk to back up to.

 

[perchie.girl]

By the way Deb, do you have a cellar in your house? I'm thinking putting the main unit under ground, and just having long keyboard and screen cables... That might keep the temperature in check. You could just have a USB hub on your desk and plug in external drives when you need a disk drive or a hard disk to back up to.

LOL... California houses are built mostly without cellars. Even in high frost areas. Its that whole.... REALLY hard ground thing and the REALLY soon Earthquake thing.

Oh there are a few.... But I have never been in a house that had a cellar...

deb

 

[chickadoodles]

Thanks Ron, I do was and re-use it. I just bag it after it dries.

Each egg leaves a little "after birth" in the form of blood and goo, and each chick leaves several poops that are usually green, black and white. Then there's the fuzz that mixes with all that and coats the inside of the hatcher/incubator. The shelf liner helps, but it still has to be scrubbed out and sanitized. The good thing about using a stryro-bator just for hatching is that the bacteria only have a few days to grow, as opposed to three weeks when you use it to incubate.

I know, I still soak it in hot soapy clorox water in the tub and the scrub it and dry it in the sun. And before I use it again I spray some clorox water on a rag and wipe it out and let dry to sanitize it.
I do want to use the one I get last year as a hatcher and get a 1588 to incubate with.

I also have two auto turners I am hoping to use in the 1588.


Thanks Ron and Wisher.

 

[dsqard]

Alaskan I just have to say your pictures make me happy I live in Utah. It took pictures of your snow (and I am sure that SCG can probably rival yours with pictures of her area too) to make me say that I am happy I live here instead of there (or Maine). Still not completely happy I am in Utah but at least we don't have FEET of snow on the ground already. In fact we don't even have inches on the ground yet. e
I am making a small "mug rug" for DH because he asked me to. Wanna guess who his favorite team is?