{"id":7061,"date":"2018-11-02T16:23:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=7061"},"modified":"2018-11-02T16:23:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T15:23:21","slug":"friday-finds-data-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/friday-finds-data-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday finds: Data backup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nothing is worse than losing data that we have spend hours entering into our computers.<\/p>\n

As I lately have had limited time to spend on genealogy, I decided to look at data backup and share some articles about this.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Here is an article from\u00a0familytree<\/strong> giving us the\u00a0Genealogy Backup Basics<\/a><\/p>\n

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Storing our data on a server can be an alternative to consider. In the Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter, Dick Eastman<\/strong> looks at\u00a0The Best Online Cloud Backup\u00a0Service<\/a><\/p>\n

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There’s a huge range of external hard drives on offer \u00a0When we’re on the lookout for the best external hard drives, there are several important details to consider. The\u00a0techradar.pro\u00a0<\/strong>presents\u00a0Best external hard drives of 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"When it comes to storage media there are now two main types HDD and SSD. The HDD is the kind we have had in our computers for years. It has several moving parts and most of us have experienced at least one drive breaking. The SSD has no moving parts and therefore will\u00a0presumably\u00a0be more sturdy.\u00a0PC Mag UK <\/strong>tells us\u00a0SSD vs. HDD: What’s the Difference?<\/a><\/p>\n

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Be sure to check the manual to your genealogy software and learn to use the backup routine that your software offers!<\/p>\n

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Here are some other blogs that present links under the \u201cfinds\u201d meme:<\/p>\n