RE: [PCTECH] Pc backups ideas

[Winchester Terry <terry.winchester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In my experience - it's a crap shoot.  Yes, the 
Documents & Settings directory is supposed to
be a default under Win2K/XP but most applications
save their profile, data, etc. elsewhere :(

Generally, in the Windoze world you must save
everything onto some form of media thats
accessable/browsable so that when you reinstall
your applications you can move the folder/data
contents back into place from your backup.

One of the nice things about the *nix world is
a very consistent application/data storage
heirarchy :)

Just my 2 cents ;-)

Terry

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 2:32 PM
> To: 'PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users'
> Subject: [PCTECH] Pc backups ideas
> 
> 
> A while back there was a discussion about how and what to 
> back up from PCs
> that got me to thinking. (Dangerous, I know)
> 
> The more I think about it, the more the PC backups we do 
> don't make sense.
> We back up the entire PC to tape via Backup Exec or Tapeware or some
> equivalent.  But if a reload is required what would actually 
> be done, from a
> clean slate, is to install windows, reinstall software, then 
> bring in the
> actual "user files" such as those contained within My Documents.
> 
> So if I was going to back up only "user files" on a PC, how 
> does one go
> about determining what are "user files"?  The Documents and Settings
> directory with all subdirectories would be an obvious one, 
> but what else?
> It would really depend on what applications were installed 
> and how those
> apps behaved.  How does one go about ascertaining that, if it's even
> possible?
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Crosby
> Dilgard Frozen Foods, Inc.
> P.O. Box 13369
> Ft. Wayne, IN 46868-3369
> 260-422-7531
> 
> The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the 
> opinion of my
> company.  Unless I say so.
> 
> 
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