User`s guide

Picture Porter Elite
User’s Guide
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6.2.2. Recommended Backup Techniques
Here are some useful backup techniques to help you get the most out of your Picture
Porter Elite as a backup device:
Keep more than one version of the same backup task:
This will provide you extra security in the case that you need to find a file that you
deleted or changed before the most recent backup. If you keep multiple versions o
the same backup task, you have the option of going back two, three or however m
versions you keep to find th
f
any
e data you need.
echnique together with using date codes to optimally manage your
Group your backups by date or by name
You can use this t
backup tasks.
In the combined example here, you can see that this Picture Porter Elite owner has
backed up her ‘My Critical Data’ and ‘My Pictures’ at the end of 2004 on December
31.
You can also see that she regularly backs up her ‘My Critical Data’ once a week on
Fridays keeping 3 versions. And, that sh
e backed up her ‘My Pictures’ again on
Februar
y
15, 2005.
Combined Example:
:
If you prefer to have all your backups grouped by date, put the 6-digit YYMMDD
date code in the front of the backup folder name.
If you prefer to view your backups grouped by name, put the date code at the end.
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