DataPocket
User’s Guide
6.2.
Recommended Backup Techniques
Here are some useful backup techniques to help you get the most out of your
DataPocket Smart Backup tasks:
Include a date code in the name of the backup folder:
This will help you identify the dates of the backup you make on DataPocket. Also, it
gives you a convenient way to sort your backups by date on your computer. Your
computer file management program can organize DataPocket contents by number
and letter sequence.
Keep more than one version of the same backup task:
This will provide you extra security in the case that you need to find a file that you
deleted or changed before the most recent backup. If you keep multiple versions of
the same backup task, you have the option of going back two, three or however
many versions you keep to find the data you need.
You can use this technique together with using date codes to optimally manage your
backup tasks.
YYMMDD
Name of Backup
Date
Last 2 Digits of Year
2 Digits for Month
Example
:
This is a backup of My Pictures made on February 15, 2005.
In the combined example here, you can see that this DataPocket user has backed
up her ‘My Critical Data’ and ‘My Pictures’ at the end of 2004 on December 31.
You can also see that she regularly backs up her ‘My Critical Data’ once a week on
Fridays keeping 3 versions. And, that she backed up her ‘My Pictures’ again on
February 15, 2005.
Combined Example:
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