My External Drive Backup Boo Boo
I posted a while back about getting an external drive and backing up my computer and programs so I could roll my pc all the way back, which I did. However I just tried to use my external drive for a program that I had previously and found out that when I backed it up I didn’t have my computer checked so guess what? I lost all of those programs. Sometimes I worry about my mind.
I have passwords written down everywhere and haven’t gotten around to making a list and have them all in one handy place because I forget a lot. I had to redownload the FTP program that I use and of course I had to search out my ftp address, user names and passwords before I could even use it. I thought I had everything secure with the external, what a ditz.
I guess I need to get organized again because you can’t get anything done when everything is chaotic so that will be my project for today, hopefully unless I get sidetracked again. I recently improved my workspace and got that all straightened out and thought I had everything else under control, but now I will have to try and remember the programs that I absolutely need and try and find them again.
Have a great day I’m not sure how great mine is going to be. It’s not good to frustrate yourself so early in the morning, but I’m sure I’ll get over it.
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Geez - sorry about the external hard drive - however, as far as your passwords go, Firefox has a nifty add-on that will store all your passwords - http://www.handypassword.com/firefox-addons.shtml - once you’ve landed on this page you can browse to your hearts’ content.
June 24th, 2008 at 8:26 am
Hi Mo I appreciate you taking the time to help me. Have a nice day.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Wow! Sorry that happened. Backing up doesn’t do anything for me either because I’m too easily distracted and I need a backup for my backup’s backup. Dizzy now.
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June 27th, 2008 at 12:06 am
Thanks for the commiserating and I do believe I’m a little dizzy now also.
June 27th, 2008 at 5:53 am
Sometimes just copying the program folder isn’t enough- a lot of software relies on registry entries that are made when they are first installed. What I’m saying is, some of those programs probably wouldn’t have worked even if you had saved them to the drive. Your best bet is to save the installer itself, not the program folder.
June 27th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Thanks Sly, I thought I was copying everything on my hard drive period so I could start at the beginning and erase everything off and still have it if I needed it, seems I wasn’t paying close enough attention to what I was doing, must be dementia. Thanks for stopping.