From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Thu Feb 16 10:43:29 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1GHhTjb017117; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:43:29 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1GHhSVe022947 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:43:28 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k1GFEUFI023664 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:14:30 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k1GFEUiB023663 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:14:30 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k1GEwWFI023555 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:58:32 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k1GHRJQo008825 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:27:19 -0700 X-Envelope-From: GenBrd@aol.com Thu Feb 16 10:27:19 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1GHRJjb008814 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:27:19 -0700 Received: from imo-m18.mx.aol.com (imo-m18.mx.aol.com [64.12.138.208]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1GHRHoF014381 for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:27:18 -0700 Received: from GenBrd@aol.com by imo-m18.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.3.) id e.196.50cbc34c (3948) for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:26:56 -0500 (EST) From: GenBrd@aol.com Message-ID: <196.50cbc34c.31260fe0@aol.com> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:26:56 EST To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Backing up data Whenever I make changes to my database, I back up the file on my hard drive. Every 3 days I burn a CD to place the updated database onto my other computer. Every Sunday afternoon I burn a new CD and put it in my car. I carry it in the car until I stop at my mother's early in the week, and then I store it at her home. This is easier and more readily accessible than a safe deposit box. I also send various GEDCOMs of family lines that I update to other members of my family. My sister never opens them but she stores them on her hard drive for me. I have not submitted my data to any online database at this point in time and do not anticipate doing so. Well I did once. And someone took the information and changed facts and used it to apply to the DAR, so my hopes were dashed as the DAR refused to consider my application since another member had already PROVEN her lineage, even though she removed a generation from my lineage in order to make hers fit. Was mine incorrect - No, that is borne out by several other researchers and in print in the NEHGR and other places. So no online databases for me. People prefer to simply take it without doing any work themselves and then claim it as their own. I know that will create a firestorm of people on the list telling me that I am selfish and wrong, but since we can not protect our own research, and people can do with it what they want, I will not share on a public forum. Pretty hard to write a book about your genealogy (which I am doing) when others mess around with your data. If anyone wants my info, they simply need to ask and a GEDCOM is gladly provided. Again my back up solution is keeping copies in other places. And yes, on paper too, although my 19,000 person database no longer makes printing practical. Jo In a message dated 2/15/2006 10:46:41 AM Central Standard Time, ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com writes: So if your genealogy, pictures and other data is important, BACK IT UP on several media, and have some backups in places other than your home. With genealogy databases make both gedcom files and backup files. Also, people should check out their backups occasionally as we have all heard of people who thought they were backing up only to find out the backups were not good when they were needed.