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Post by rolandjs on May 3, 2017 19:17:27 GMT -5
Lifted from an earlier comment by me in the thread Computer Help:
Wifey and I have a small den safe where our pancake platter-clatter backup drives go, along with some non-replacable papers. Any number of portable mini-safes are available, key or combination, get whatever you're most comfortable with, keeping up with the keys or remembering a combination. There are no guarantees against theft -- keep it out of sight, don't tell others about it, daily pray for God's shielding of your house and family.
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Post by rolandjs on May 3, 2017 19:11:08 GMT -5
I plan to do a lot of thread-creating and replying in this Fresh Hope forum! The URLs below will be done very rare by me! I plan to manually start threads and answer questions, comments, etc., in threads created by others in this Fresh Hope forum. In the meantime, here are some URLs, while they are located in college cafe's Computer Technologies, they originate from all over The 'Net: collegecafe.fr.yuku.com/topic/1307/Backups-Restoring-Cloning-ideas-beliefs-practices-experBackups, Restoring, Cloning ideas, beliefs, practices, experiences This thread has lots of snippits which I copyNpasted, and will continue to copyNpaste, from numerous threads from numerous forum around The 'Net. collegecafe.fr.yuku.com/topic/1323/Data-Backup-Data-Restore-WikipediaData and System Backup, Data and System Restore, From Wikipedia collegecafe.fr.yuku.com/topic/1322/Sean-Websters-Data-Backup-Guide-overclocknetSean Webster's Data Backup Guide (overclock.net) collegecafe.fr.yuku.com/topic/1317/Triage-Hard-Drive-Guide-Technicians-Recovery-Force-BloHow to Triage a Hard Drive Guide for Technicians [Recovery Force Blog] collegecafe.fr.yuku.com/topic/1309/Data-Backup-Options-by-US-CERTData Backup Options - by US CERT collegecafe.fr.yuku.com/topic/1310/S03YT0C-and-S03YT0D-recovered-and-restoredS03(YT0)C and S03(YT0)D recovered and restored collegecafe.fr.yuku.com/topic/1273/A-lesson-in-backups-by-Troy-Wolverton-Arcamax-BusinessA lesson in backups; by Troy Wolverton; Arcamax - Business Recapping, summarizing, I plan to do a lot of thread-creating and replying in this Fresh Hope forum! The URLs above will be done very rare by me! I plan to manually start threads and answer questions, comments, etc., in threads created by others -- in this Fresh Hope forum!
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Post by rolandjs on May 1, 2017 8:57:59 GMT -5
Cindy:
You have one of the finest, heartwarming, mind-expanding, soul-enriching, forums found anywhere anytime on The 'Net!!
Although I have not nearly as active as I once was in any of the theology forums, I have been active in various computer hardware, software forums -- of late, hitting OS and Data backups, restores, recovery, and a few other related threads and themes.
Is there some way that we of Fresh Hope could generate and keep relatively active a forum: Computer Technologies or whatever name you think would fit?
As critical as saving souls are, you might gain a listener, a reader, who started in the computer forum, and then found his/her Soul, thanks to Fresh Hope!
Roland
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Post by rolandjs on May 21, 2016 10:11:08 GMT -5
Full [entire] drive images "I only do full drive back ups. Eliminates several backup steps if the drive needs restored. With selective partitions, if the full drive has to be restored it requires several separate operations." Fireberd [sevenforums] Even though separate OS and data partition full images have served me well, thinking it over, I realize Fireberd has a great idea, and I'm adding his idea into my present HD [hard-drive] backup routine. Consider: a catastrophic HD failure and the HD replacement, or a catastrophic OS boot & OS operations failure and facing the need to do a complete software ReInstall. In order to restore any and all partitions onto the original or replacement HD, at least one full image of the entire internal HD containing the OS, factory recovery, OS boot, and data partitions needs to exist. If you're not also making separate full images of OS and data partitions, stop reading, you're done.
If you are also making separate full images of OS and data partitions, if you ever have to restore the full [entire] drive image, then, afterwards, simply follow through with the separate OS and data partition restores, if such partition images are newer than your full [entire] drive image. For my purposes, In order to take less time restoring full [entire] drive and the separate OS and data partitions, I'm going to test an idea: delete all data partition's folders and files from within the full [entire] drive image.
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Post by rolandjs on Apr 10, 2016 6:56:29 GMT -5
Teamviewer and Undeluxe; remote access data recovery
Long story real short...
Across the intra-net, from S01, I deleted a bunch of log files in Computer S02's D:\Logs. Said some things to myself, didn't help the recovery any.
Remembering that all three computers have free-version Teamviewer [which works via Google Chrome] and pay-for version Resplendence's Undeluxe -- I Teamviewer-ed from S01 into S02, used S02's copy of Undeluxe, found the directory Logs, had it save all recoverable files into S02's C:\hold. Using both Teamviewer and the intraNet, I copied S02's C:\Hold into S01's D:Logs and S03's D:\Logs, and finally copied files into S02's C:\Logs.
I regularly [almost bi-weekly] clean out Undeluxe's pointers, so that recovery of recent deletes won't be so cumbersome. Undeluxe makes a tiny text-file pointer to each and every deleted file.
If anyone really cares, can give further details, can give specific answers to specific questions.
[4/10 - corrected spelling]
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Post by rolandjs on Mar 11, 2016 11:08:59 GMT -5
07/10 addendum: even though I gathered this info from several different sources across The 'Net, I do not recommend doing this batch-file unless or until one has done a full image of the OS partition. There can be unintended consequences from invoking this or any similar from-The'Net batch-file. I've had to restore a recent OS image at least once, if not twice, over the last 2-3 years.
Gathered from several discussion boards, use at your own risk. I use this from time to time, so far, no problems afterwards. @echo below are for both W8 & W7; some telemetry & Win10-push removed c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /install /kb:3083324 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /install /kb:3050265 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2952664 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2976978 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2990214 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2999226 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3012973 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3014460 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3021917 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3022345 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3035583 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3044374 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3050267 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3065987 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3068708 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3075249 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3080149 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3083710 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3112343 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3123862 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3139929 /norestart /quiet c:\windows\system32\wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:3146449 /norestart /quiet pause exit
07/10 addendum: even though I gathered this info from several different sources across The 'Net, I do not recommend doing this batch-file unless or until one has done a full image of the OS partition. There can be unintended consequences from invoking this or any similar from-The'Net batch-file. I've had to restore a recent OS image at least once, if not twice, over the last 2-3 years.
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 26, 2015 9:50:41 GMT -5
... Where do you put this extra drive...Safe from me misplacing it and safe from a possible thief. Wifey and I have a small den safe where our pancake platter-clatter backup drives go, along with some non-replacable papers. Any number of portable mini-safes are available, key or combination, get whatever you're most comfortable with, keeping up with the keys or remembering a combination. There are no guarantees against theft -- keep it out of sight, don't tell others about it, daily pray for God's shielding of your house and family.
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 23, 2015 8:31:43 GMT -5
Cold/warm boot & startup [as done by RolandJS]
"RollerStoller's Blue Water Navy Aircraft Carrier Task Force cold/warm boot & startup."
It all begins, with the first coldboot of the day... Only once, I have to use the following set command @ DOS prompt: bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes [or no] The displayed boot menu, along with msconfig tweaks, allows the powering up of all related AC-powered devices, and there is a 420 second delay before computer displays the Windows 7 [normal boot] and F8 choices. Msconfig tweaks: General tab -- Selective Startup, Load Startup Items Boot tab -- No GUI boot, boot log, OS boot information; Timeout box has 420 seconds. [Do NOT click the Make all boot settings permanent] Ignore remaining tabs for normal OPs; only tweak when there is/are trouble. I have up to seven minutes [if I want, can hit enter to stop the 420 countdown] for total warming up of all devices, router/modem to be fully online, printer says "hi," scanner does a sweep-noScan-motion, and finally I see the Windows 7 Pro's Administrator and Stoller logon choices. I normally choose Stoller, log on with the pasword, enter or click the arrow. [There are times I had to shutdown or restart, by clicking into the lower-right-hand-corner red-colored WhatChaMaCallit.] A few reasons for the 5-7 minute cold/warm boot sequence. When you wanted Safe Mode, Diagnosis Mode, Boot Log, etc., and how many of you were successful in hitting F8 the first time at the right time during W8 or W7 boots? Not me! There were times when I did not want normal boot, I wanted into Safe or Whatever boot, and it took several tries to F8 into it. Now, some of you are running Windows 95-98SE on older computers. I found it best to allow everything to come to optimum operating temperatures, devices to fully come online [such as external DSL router/modems], and so on. In my experience over the years, if the Windows comes up last -- it's for the best, for me, anyhow.
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 21, 2015 10:31:04 GMT -5
I guess the powers and counselors that be better hop to it! Come up with answers.
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 21, 2015 9:13:26 GMT -5
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 14, 2015 18:03:52 GMT -5
Your argument is with The Bible, because it implies temperance, balance, we translate such into moderation in all things :)
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 8, 2015 4:44:33 GMT -5
What about moderation in all things, including FB, Li, and other boards? And, who said one had to constantly read and write large amounts of personal things. Mine for example carries very little personal information, of myself or of others. My group, likewise, carries very little personal information, of myself or of others. Again, I ask: what about moderation in all things?
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Post by rolandjs on Dec 7, 2015 20:42:04 GMT -5
Daniel, I just now got back into FH, been away several days! Just how dead is that HD? Tell me more, thanks! I'm just beginning to seriously dabble in data recovery. If the HD still has some decent spinning to it, download and install MiniTool Power Data Recovery, the free version will recover up to 1GB of recoverable folders/files. Pro is unlimited.
Anna, I just now saw this thread, even though passively-logged in, I've been away awhile. I'm glad your DH solved the problem 'cause it's been a long time ago I worked with IDE HDs, and I wouldn't how to make an IDE HD work with Windows 10. Tell your DH great work!
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 24, 2015 19:44:27 GMT -5
Taskbar Notification Tray - "RollerStoller NORAD" operations [Control Panel --> Notifications --> Show Icons and Notifications] Almost any program or utility that can place an icon into this tray, I welcome and allow same to do so. I want any/all such icons to be visible at all times, from boot to shutdown. Reasons: I want my "RollerStoller NORAD" to inform me, directly or indirectly, of anything becoming amiss or already amiss. When any particular icon or icons "go missing" a few times, I begin to check out the Windows innards and attempt to find out the cause, and apply appropriate solution. Also newly-installed, welcomed, things appear -- letting me know such are ready for action. Having between 21-27 icons in that try can sometimes lead to icon-lathergy on my part, however, I try to eye-ball the group daily, and hopefully become alert to any missing-in-action icon -- 'cause sometimes that means a particular program or utility is not working completely. This "NORAD" has come in handy numerous times, alerting me of this, that, the other.
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 24, 2015 19:40:50 GMT -5
Backup/Restore Procedures [as done by RolandJS]
Have been paying closer attention to my external USB HDs, I am much more aware that rather than ATI [Acronis] or Macrium failure -- it has been several times an explorer.exe not communing with respective external HD failure. It might be within any one particular external HD, it might be conflicting drive-letter assignments, it might be "explorer.exe and company" needs to be dropkicked or punted into better performance. In order to maximize the idea of restorable backups, minimize the idea of failures in backup and/or restores, I've been doing the following... Long ago, because drive letters differ when booting external media for backups & restores, I labeled all my OS partitions S0x[ddd]C, data partitions S0x[ddd]D, x being computer number [1 2 or 3], ddd being three unique digits/letters from HD ID/serial number. Each external backup/restore HD's labeled: Hitachis Kitty & Katty[*], the four Seagate HDs labeled SeaEPD, SeaBPD, SeaKIT, SeaKAT. WDE1, WDE2. At all times, I know exactly which partition is being backed up to what ext HD, what ext HD is going to restore to what partition C or D, regardless of what the drive letters are. [* - My two cats are more famous than me, on Facebook & Twitter.] Before beginning backup routine, I plan to test explorer & ext HD operations by a quick-copy into & out of attached ext HD, if bi-direction copy fails, the backup or restore will fail, it's time to fix the explorer-ext HD relationship. If bi-direction copy succeeds, backup begins. I no longer assign drive letters to any ext HD, causes problems down the road. And, 2nd internal HD's C-partition & D-partition will no longer be drive-letter assigned. YYYYMMDD[ext HD name]_[partition letter]_S0x -- that's the XML file and the high-compressed backup file name I use within Macrium Reflect Pro. Acronis keep its log files differently, I can name the backup file only. Hours, days, weeks, later -- I know where each backup is. If a particular backup is really critical, I can do both a Macrium and an Acronis backup of C-[OS]-partition on each external HD. "Take care of thy backups and thy restores will take care of thee." Ben Franklin revisited
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 24, 2015 19:23:29 GMT -5
Ok, will add a few things that I think fellow Christians can benefit from :) While certainly spiritual in nature, the topics do pertain to keeping our documents, letters, pictures, etc., as well as smoother operations.
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Post by rolandjs on Nov 23, 2015 11:52:36 GMT -5
Hi! Is there a computer technologies forum within Fresh-Hope? Reason for asking: we Christians, like everyone else, want to protect our created docs, text files, pics, etc etc etc by backup/restore strategies, data recovery strategies. And, of course, setup, configuration and running security and monitoring software, office suites, etc. I have a couple of topics I'd like to post as New Threads and get interaction upon! If no CT forum, can we use this forum, Christian Chat, to start a few computer geek-threads?
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