Verfasst von Rolf F. Katzenberger am Mi, 2007-11-14 09:04.
Same with me.
I find that it's hardly a problem if you choose your folder structure wisely and stick with it. Never been fond of the "throw everything into one folder and search" approach.
About 20 years ago, I was still using backup systems (e.g., Travan and QIC tapes). Today, I can't restore the backups anymore - the devices can't be plugged in anymore (parallel port, anybody?), the software requires Windows 95 (or older…), I forgot several of the passwords (ouch), several media are just unreadable. Had I simply bought a seemingly "expensive" harddisk, I would have saved money (!) time and regrets.
Funny that you mention game save files - still have some Myst, Time Lapse, Rivven etc. files - buried on a Travan tape. I had named them very carefully according to the game levels reached, but my backup thinking obviously wasn't as developed… :-|
Same with me
Same with me.
I find that it's hardly a problem if you choose your folder structure wisely and stick with it. Never been fond of the "throw everything into one folder and search" approach.
About 20 years ago, I was still using backup systems (e.g., Travan and QIC tapes). Today, I can't restore the backups anymore - the devices can't be plugged in anymore (parallel port, anybody?), the software requires Windows 95 (or older…), I forgot several of the passwords (ouch), several media are just unreadable. Had I simply bought a seemingly "expensive" harddisk, I would have saved money (!) time and regrets.
Funny that you mention game save files - still have some Myst, Time Lapse, Rivven etc. files - buried on a Travan tape. I had named them very carefully according to the game levels reached, but my backup thinking obviously wasn't as developed… :-|