Zip drive users have an included utility, at least with fairly recent versions of the Iomega software, that can automate backups for your most critical daily files. In my case - and in most cases - those would be the point-of-sale files.
One of the Iomega utilities is QuikSync. If your POS data directory will fit on a single Zip disk, you can set up QuikSync to copy any new or modified files to a Zip disk immediately. You keep the disk in the drive and QuikSync runs in the background. The files are copied in the uncompressed, original format and can be restored to any Zip-equipped PC using standard file management procedures. (Like drag-and-drop in Windows Explorer.) In practice, I remove the Zip disk at the end of the day, take it home with me, and copy the updated files to my home PC.
If your data folder is too large to fit on a single Zip disk, you can sync to multiple disks (though that would be a pain) or you can sync to a CD burner, preferably with a re-writable CD.
Use of QuikSync, or something like it, can save your *** in the event of a mid-day hard drive crash or other disastor. (Hard drives never crash immediately after an end-of-day backup.)
There is a QuikSync 2 version available which enables you to sync multiple directories.
One of the Iomega utilities is QuikSync. If your POS data directory will fit on a single Zip disk, you can set up QuikSync to copy any new or modified files to a Zip disk immediately. You keep the disk in the drive and QuikSync runs in the background. The files are copied in the uncompressed, original format and can be restored to any Zip-equipped PC using standard file management procedures. (Like drag-and-drop in Windows Explorer.) In practice, I remove the Zip disk at the end of the day, take it home with me, and copy the updated files to my home PC.
If your data folder is too large to fit on a single Zip disk, you can sync to multiple disks (though that would be a pain) or you can sync to a CD burner, preferably with a re-writable CD.
Use of QuikSync, or something like it, can save your *** in the event of a mid-day hard drive crash or other disastor. (Hard drives never crash immediately after an end-of-day backup.)
There is a QuikSync 2 version available which enables you to sync multiple directories.