Yakezie.com - Topic: Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/ Simple:Press Version 4.5.1 Invest It Wisely on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/page-2/#p28810 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/page-2/#p28810 I have about 120GB of backup on Wuala. It is encrypted before it leaves your computer, but I use double encryption using TrueCrypt just in case.

Something really neat about Wuala is that you can gain extra storage by sharing space on your computer. In addition to their central servers they also distrubute data amongst participating computers, which reduces their cost and increases redundancy.  So long as you leave your computer running (and don't have bandwidth limits, or at least have a sufficient limit) you can gain large amounts of storage for free.

 

As far as the websites go I download a full copy about once a month and also have the DB emailed once a week. Maybe that's not enough...?

]]> Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:47:41 +0000 Kay Lynn Akers on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/page-2/#p27532 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/page-2/#p27532 I set up the Cloud backup; I like that it's not on my host.

]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:23:03 +0000 financialstudent on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/page-2/#p27423 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/page-2/#p27423 I use the "Wordpress Database Backup" plugin that automatically backups my database every night and emails it me. I use Google Apps for Your Domain, so my mail is stored on Google's servers, not my host's.

Then every once in a while (I'm horrible at remembering, actually, so I just put a monthly reminder in my Google calendar) I do a manual backup. That file is stored on my laptop, which gets backed up using Mozy. I also copy it over to a flashdrive on my keyring.

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:40:02 +0000 Suba @ Wealth Informatics on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/page-2/#p27416 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/page-2/#p27416 Yes, it is Automatic Wordpress Backup. When I initially installed it, the "back up now" never worked, but I decided to give it a try for a week, its been backing up regularly.

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:00:05 +0000 Jason@LiveRealNow on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27413 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27413 Automatic Wordpress Backup.

 

http://www.webdesigncompany.ne.....ss-backup/

 

I haven't actually used it, yet.

 

For my db backup, I have sent weekly, but I subscribe to my own feed in GReader, so I'll still have every post.

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:31:23 +0000 Glen Craig on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27411 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27411 What is the plugin to backup to Amazon?  I'd be very interested in that.

 

For those using a db backup plugin - you might as well have your db sent every day.  To send it to a gmail account is free with lots of storage (unless your site is really that big).

Why risk losing an article or comments?

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:59:55 +0000 Forest Parks on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27361 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27361 Oh Suba mentioned a plugin to backup to cloud! I better get myself sorted with that asap.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:32:57 +0000 FamilyMoneyValues on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27298 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27298 I back up my site with a Joomla extension called Akeeba Backup.  I then download that from the server and keep a copy on both of my pcs and on a thumb drive.  I download backkups of the blog and the template and do the same.  Once a week for both.

 

However, I also keep a copy of all articles in Open Office on my hard drive.  Back in May I viewed a site which hacked into my pc and hid all the files on my hard drive plus some other nasty stuff which I am still recovering from.  I had just backed up some of my hard drive directories, but not all.

 

My software engineer son says I should back up to an external hard drive as well, which I haven't done as yet.  I do keep copies of pictures and other docs in my safety deposit box as well - but just on a yearly basis.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:56:02 +0000 Derek@LifeAndMyFinances on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27272 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27272 Losing everything would definitely be very scary. I think I have 200 articles that I've written (all original) and I do not have many of them saved elsewhere. I think it's about time to make sure my files are indeed backed up.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:49:25 +0000 Suba @ Wealth Informatics on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27264 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27264 KNS Financial said:

Suba @ Wealth Informatics said:

Khaleef, can't you just add another copy to be sent to your gmail?

Also anyone see any problem with backing up on the Amazon cloud?

I think I can do that - or just change the email address.

But I still would like to backup the emails - I have a lot of important correspondence that I would lose.

I've never heard of Amazon cloud - how large is the free storage?

 

5 GB storage, 20000 get, 2000 put and 15 gb transfer free. As I store only the last 2 weeks' copy at any time, I didn't have to pay so far. to hit 5 gig you will need to have a LOT of posts/pictures. Even if you cross the limit it is 0.140 per GB. I don't think I will be hitting even 1 GB anytime soon :). The backups are zipped. To give you an idea, I have ~250 posts, most of them have an image which is stored too and I use thesis. So everything put together, my zip file is 35 MB.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:08:26 +0000 Khaleef @ KNS Financial on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27262 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27262 Suba @ Wealth Informatics said:

Khaleef, can't you just add another copy to be sent to your gmail?

 

Also anyone see any problem with backing up on the Amazon cloud?

I think I can do that - or just change the email address.

But I still would like to backup the emails - I have a lot of important correspondence that I would lose.

I've never heard of Amazon cloud - how large is the free storage?

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:58:21 +0000 MoneyIsTheRoot on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27241 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27241 I keep the attachment on an email in my saved box, so that it's available from any computer, not just the one I use.  Yes Im sure something can go wrong there as well, but after awhile I think we tend to be overly cautious...

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:07:18 +0000 Suba @ Wealth Informatics on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27235 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27235 Khaleef, can't you just add another copy to be sent to your gmail?

 

Also anyone see any problem with backing up on the Amazon cloud?

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:30:02 +0000 Khaleef @ KNS Financial on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27232 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27232 I have a plugin that does a backup of themes, plugins, and uploads once a week and sends me a email. But, those emails go to my address on the domain - I still have to remember to download them. Does anyone know if there is a way to backup our emails? I can't afford to lose those either.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:18:23 +0000 Buy Like Buffett on Back your things up! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27206 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/back-your-things-up/#p27206 I use plugins to email me copies of my database just in case my hosting company has issues with their servers. I have been looking into backup services that do all of the work for you.

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