Lost all my data. BYOND source codes, Mod data, web site html files, everything.
I don't see any point me coming on BYOND anymore now. I've lost years and years worth of data. My backups are too old to be of any use.
See ya ppl!
[Edit] I'm running a new Mechwarrior RPG and I'm looking for people to join:
http://pub99.ezboard.com/bmechwarriordarkagerpg
[Edit 2] This thread isn't about asking people how to backup files!!!!!
I'm simply annoucing that there's gonna no more games with Da_Rushyo next to them.
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 Mar 29 2003, 10:56 am (Edited on Mar 29 2003, 11:39 am)
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- Code is checked into CVS on a remote machine in another state every half hour or so (thanks, Gazoot!) In English? - Each day the code is zipped up and uploaded to BYOND as a library. I can't even get on the net every day, never mind back up 40 sources. Plus I'm very careful about the amount of space I use on BYOND. I'm a pretty big space hog. - Every once in a while all my code is burned to a DVD. No DVD or CD writer. Each day's work is on a minimum of three machines. My backup on my parent's machine was lost about a week ago when they added some hardware and ended up wiping the whole PC. | |
Da_Rushyo wrote:
- Code is checked into CVS on a remote machine in another state every half hour or so (thanks, Gazoot!) CVS is a source control system that keeps track of the different versions you've created over time, so you can get back old versions of the code at anytime. - Every once in a while all my code is burned to a DVD. A floppy perhaps? A zip drive? This is a networked world...it's easy to get 20megs of space on some server somewhere. I believe digitalmouse provides cheap server space, for example. At worst, you can spend (or talk your parents into spending) a few dollars for something like a zip drive. If you don't have a way to backup data on a computer, then the computer isn't useful for much more than being a doorstop. | |
Dead, I'm a gamer not a business.
I don't have any money to throw around on setting up my PC. Getting a zip drive or buying hosting space is the last thing on my mind. I repeat: My computer is not a workstation it is simply for gaming. [Added to original post] This thread isn't about asking people how to backup files!!!!! I'm simply annoucing that there's gonna no more games with Da_Rushyo next to them. | |
Definitely sucks.
To avoid this myself, I take the following actions:
- Code is checked into CVS on a remote machine in another state every half hour or so (thanks, Gazoot!)
- Each day the code is zipped up and uploaded to BYOND as a library.
- Every once in a while all my code is burned to a DVD.
Each day's work is on a minimum of three machines.
Since you've experienced the pain of a loss, I strongly encourage you to start doing something similar now...it WILL happen again.