Is Your BackUp Working?

	May 8, 2007
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Is Your BackUp Working? You have a backup system in place in case of a system crash - right? Have you checked to make sure it works? Many of us assume that when software is installed it will work perfectly. This is not always the case. Business 2.0 magazine, published by Time, is a good example. Last week the editorial system crashed and wiped out all content for their June edition. The damages would have been minimized by installing their latest backup. But, alas, their backup server failed. The editorial staff is now on a fast track to re-create the content for the print deadline. If all of your data was lost today could it be easily replaced? When was the last time you checked to see if your backup software is working properly? Better even yet, try these tests: Create a file with a "system" and "hidden" attributes toggled on and see if a restore does so. Some backup software requires you to explicitly state you want these types of files backed up and perhaps you are not doing so after all. Create a file with a non-standard, even non-ASCII file name and see if it can be restored. Most user-determined file saves will never have such a character, but programs that auto-create file names can come up with the weirdest naming schemes. Test if your backup program is running under enough file system rights. There can often be backups initiated by the user that does not backup critical files because the user rights do not allow it. Start up your most commonly used apps (like a word processor) and try to backup a file that is already opened by this app. You will probably find that the backup fails. How many files are you missing each backup session because Charley on the 4th floor insists on leaving his computer running 24x7? Toggle on the "compression option" in your backup software and do a backup. There are many standards for compression and yours might turn out to compress better than anyone thought... Dale Janssen Editor Subscribe Alert Archive TechNewsletters Advertise with us IT Humor Magic Utilities 2007 Magic Utilities is a cute program designed to make your computer clean and more stable. Details >>> "Out-of-Band Management: A New Approach to Remote IT Infrastructure Management" Learn about traditional approaches to monitoring, maintaining and restoring IT assets and how out-of-band management is a more efficient solution. Request here >>> IT Map Posters Guides and references for IT and network professionals. Network Protocol Map Network Security Map TCP/IP Quick Guide Ethernet Quick Guide
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