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| A combination of methods -Flash drive (standard name) | Sep 25, 2007 |
I try to use a combination of methods: flash memories, CDs, DVDs and email accounts.
By the way, the old floppy disks are still alive. A customer just told me to send the translation in a floppy disk, because I'm a "composaur" and I don't rely on emails (He'll be 88 in December).
Henry "flash drive" is the standard name in the industry. Other names depend highly on the manufacturer and many are registered trademarks. In addtion to the popular term "llave maya", some oth... See more I try to use a combination of methods: flash memories, CDs, DVDs and email accounts.
By the way, the old floppy disks are still alive. A customer just told me to send the translation in a floppy disk, because I'm a "composaur" and I don't rely on emails (He'll be 88 in December).
Henry "flash drive" is the standard name in the industry. Other names depend highly on the manufacturer and many are registered trademarks. In addtion to the popular term "llave maya", some other possibilites to call them are: USB flash drives, USB keys, USB memory stick, USB sticks, Jump Drives, Key Drives, Pen Drives, Thumb drives.
No doubt in the near future we'll have lots of new names for them as they become smaller and more powerful. I just bought a 2 GB Mego or DT Mini, that is smaller than my thumb. ▲ Collapse
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Claudia Aguero wrote:
I try to use a combination of methods: flash memories, CDs, DVDs and email accounts.
I have an external hard drive that I update, but not every day, for lack of time. So every night I send all the files I've worked on during the day to a yahoo account. You just never know!
Catherine
| | | | Beatriz Galiano (X)
Argentina
Local time: 19:42
English to Spanish
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| Pen drive or site | Sep 25, 2007 |
Pen drives sometimes cannot be read by other pcs, still I think theyre the best, or an internet site but that for other purposes.
...and Ive always thought of pen drives as external hardware...
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| | | | | Removable hard drive and CDs/DVDs | Sep 25, 2007 |
Definitely, removable hard drive media (like Iomega's REV which works best for us) and CDs and DVDs for long-term or permanent storage.
Our files are much too big for anything else! 
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mediamatrix (X)
Local time: 18:42
Spanish to English
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| Mixed solution | Sep 25, 2007 |
I keep archive copies of selected highly-important stuff on ... paper .
I use CD-ROMs for general back-up/archiving of all work-related stuff, and will keep it that way until CD-ROMs find themselves in the same league as floppies (i.e. almost extinct).
I keep working copies of a lot of stuff in a secure place on one of my websites so I can access it worldwide even if I forget to take my CD-ROMs with me (a... See more I keep archive copies of selected highly-important stuff on ... paper .
I use CD-ROMs for general back-up/archiving of all work-related stuff, and will keep it that way until CD-ROMs find themselves in the same league as floppies (i.e. almost extinct).
I keep working copies of a lot of stuff in a secure place on one of my websites so I can access it worldwide even if I forget to take my CD-ROMs with me (and who wants to travel with dozens of CDs, anyway?). I prefer this to using an e-mail service (free or paid) because it's simpler and quicker: the FTP window looks and feels like Windows explorer; it can handle larger files (limited only by free web-space); it doesn't take ages while the server does unnecessary virus checks on material already known to be virus free; no hassle attaching and detaching files; etc.
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| | | | | External hard drive plus Acronis true image | Sep 25, 2007 |
The new data gets backed up once a day to the external hard drive (F). I have certain data, namely figures, which I back up to it manually, separately, before I close the respective programs each time. I also back up Multiterm termbases to it separately, after adding entries.
Acronis True Image does a full back-up every Saturday night.
Astrid
[Edited at 2007-09-25 17:21]
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United Kingdom
English to Tagalog
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| External hard drive | Sep 25, 2007 |
We use external hard drive and flash drive for on-going project.
[Edited at 2007-09-25 17:59]
| | | | lorette
France
Local time: 00:42
German to French
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| external hard drive | Sep 25, 2007 |
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Myron Netchypor
Ukraine
Local time: 01:42
Member (2003)
English to Ukrainian
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MODERATOR | External Hard Drive | Sep 25, 2007 |
Recently have got the Multimedia Juke Box with the removable external hard drive, where beside the music, movies and pictures I also store the images of drives created by Acronis true image.
| | | | Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 00:42
Swedish to English
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| External hard drive + a second computer | Sep 25, 2007 |
I have one back-up on an external hard drive in a fireproof(ish) box and another back-up on a computer in a different building.
For me it's not just about taking back-ups, but keeping them safe. I have to admit that I am a little paranoid about fire, the reason being that not so long ago about eight businesses near here lost literally everything in a fire. No-one was hurt, but the office building and the house next to it were completely destroyed - my partner was one of the firemen... See more I have one back-up on an external hard drive in a fireproof(ish) box and another back-up on a computer in a different building.
For me it's not just about taking back-ups, but keeping them safe. I have to admit that I am a little paranoid about fire, the reason being that not so long ago about eight businesses near here lost literally everything in a fire. No-one was hurt, but the office building and the house next to it were completely destroyed - my partner was one of the firemen at the scene and said he'd never seen anything like it. However, his opinion is that in a "normal" house fire, i.e. one where most of the damage is due to smoke and water, a sturdy metal box would probably protect the contents for a reasonable length of time. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Rolf Kern
Switzerland
Local time: 00:42
English to German
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In memoriam
I am using ZIP for saving the uploads as they occur (my translations) and DVD for the downloads every few months.
[Bearbeitet am 2007-09-25 20:14]
| | | | | External hard drive | Sep 25, 2007 |
I can't believe it was not proposed in the options!
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Rafa Lombardino
United States
Local time: 15:42
Member (2005)
English to Portuguese
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| Snapshot + Server | Sep 25, 2007 |
Since I'm using a Virtual Machine to run Windows XP in my Linux PC and laptop (both running Ubuntu,) what I actually do is create a Snapshot of Windows every morning and store it in my Linux system. So, if I get a blue screen all of a sudden on Windows, I can use that Snapshot file (that is an exact "image" of the system) to restore Windows without the need of starting from scratch (installing programs, transferring files from an external hard drive, etc.)
Apart from that, we have a... See more Since I'm using a Virtual Machine to run Windows XP in my Linux PC and laptop (both running Ubuntu,) what I actually do is create a Snapshot of Windows every morning and store it in my Linux system. So, if I get a blue screen all of a sudden on Windows, I can use that Snapshot file (that is an exact "image" of the system) to restore Windows without the need of starting from scratch (installing programs, transferring files from an external hard drive, etc.)
Apart from that, we have a server with two hard drives. One of them is used for the Virtual Machine (so I can actually turn off my Linux PC anytime and the Windows Machine is still running on the server, which also allows me to connect to it using my laptop) and the other is a mirror hard drive in case the original one goes (that happened two months ago...)
In other words, if my PC explodes, my Windows Machine is still running on the server and I can go on working on my laptop after I put out the fire. I can then recover my emails (stored in Gmail) and my bookmarks (stored in Del.icio.us,). if the server explodes, then I have a Snapshot of Windows on my Linux PC that I can retrieve without any problems (emails and bookmarks will still be safe in my Linux machine.)
To further minimize any downtime, we're also setting up an external hard drive that will be a mirror of the mirror (or something like it), so if something happens to it, all we have to do is replace the bad hard drive with the one that was in the external case.
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| | | | Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 19:42
Member (2005)
English to Spanish
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| Don´t feel so old, Margareet | Sep 25, 2007 |
Margreet Logmans wrote:
Margreet: you mean the real floppy disks? I still have a couple as a memento.
Me too. Unbelievable isn't it, that they were once state of the art. My very first computer had a 20 MB harddrive and two diskdrives, one for 3½" and one for 5¼" diskettes. It was a fullsize desktop PC and very modern then. By comparison, these days I have a 128 MB memory stick that fits into my pocket easily. Well, I suppose that's progress, but it still amazes me to think about it....
I can remember computers with no hard drive and two disk drives. You had the software (complete) in one diskette, the other disk drive was for the diskette were you saved the files.
Regards
Marina
PS: I use a flash drive daily and CDs once a week for backup.
| | | | Andrea Ali
Argentina
Local time: 19:42
Member (2003)
English to Spanish
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External hard drive, DVDs, my husband's PC, another back up in the second hard disk in my PC, pen drive...
You never know...
Andrea
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