Re: camera software
- From: "Chuck" <cdkuder@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 02:41:16 -0500
"There is absolutely no need to back-up files in this case. The files
will remain whether or not the program is retained."
There is never a need to backup when software, hardware, and users behave in
a rational and expected manner "without flaw or fault"
If my lively hood is involved, or for other reasons I really need digital
copies of pictures or scanned documents, you bet your bippy that I have more
than one backup of the critical items.
Many years ago (1978), and far, far away, (in Germany, actually) we had a
support operation going that was military critical, as in planes can get
shot down if certain systems don't work. We were dependent upon a
mini-computer operated system that was one of three in the world at that
time, and the only one outside the continental US. As a result, the
software backups were kept on site and three deep. A system
operator/technician called me at home one evening, and said that he had a
failure that seemed to be software related, and loaded the first backup,
which failed to solve the problem, so he then loaded the second with the
same result. He was about to load the last backup copy, until I told him to
stop, cease, and desist. To make a long story short, the backups were on
removable 7 Meg hard disks, and a drive failure (crashed head) was eating
them. Even worse, the crashed disks had to be physically destroyed, since
erasing them (required before disposal) would destroy the replacement heads
in the hard drive.
"Besides, the pictures might be stored in the apps directory tree.
If you are really worried about the picture files, back them up (As files)
to external media, such as a CD or DVD."
"tony cooper" <tony_cooper213@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:edmbn41k946fpgn1taues0p5b1o238g1cg@xxxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:45:52 -0500, "Chuck" <cdkuder@xxxxxxx> wrote:
By delete, you really mean uninstall. (Two different things) Deleting
applications usually leaves a bunch of registry entries, and application
specific files such as dll files to bug you and take up space. It's better
to use either the mfrs uninstall process, or the windows install/uninstall
feature than simply deleting the application and it's directory tree.
Besides, the pictures might be stored in the apps directory tree.
If you are really worried about the picture files, back them up (As files)
to external media, such as a CD or DVD.
There is absolutely no need to back-up files in this case. The files
will remain whether or not the program is retained.
There *is* a need to back-up files for other reasons, but not this
one.
--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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