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Janet Wilder[_1_] Janet Wilder[_1_] is offline
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Default Lost all my recipes

Goomba wrote:
> Kswck wrote:
>
>> I back it all up, along with other necessary stuff on the first of the
>> month-every month w/o fail-stock transactions, cooking database,
>> bookmarks, etc.
>> Might want to get in the habit.
>>

> You back it up on to what?
> I've taken to keeping back ups on little thumb drives. Handy and cheap
> (I have rec'd a number of them free)
> I haven't decided what the perfect back up medium is because I hear CDs
> won't last forever, the thumb drive can be too small or lost. I used to
> use online back up services but stopped when I discovered thumb drives.
> Anything to save a buck, eh? Yet online back up saved me MANY times
> with financial records. I've stopped using Quicken and just use my banks
> websites directly.


I have an "E-Book" It's an extra hard drive that looks like a little
book and sits on the desk. It has gigabytes of storage and was very
reasonably priced. Plugs into a USB port and loads itself. It's the "e"
drive. I save stuff to it all the time. Really easy.

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