I would have migrated those old documents to a more contemporary
format myself .... Having not been able to completely access Word
documents from 1999 on an old floppy disk recently, I think there is
hardly any point keeping something you can't access either because of
its format or because you no longer have the software or hardware.
(And Glen, please don't tell us you actually have an old PC that runs
that software ... :-)).
Andrew
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Dana Yanaway <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> So Glenn, what is your retention policy on that information? Does
> that data on the wordperfect 4.1 docs really have a 12 year retention?
> What kind of migration plan is in place?
>
> Though I ask this mostly "tongue in cheek" the principles we discuss
> here with regards to our work lives applies to our personal
> information as well.
>
> On 9/30/09, Glenn Sanders <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Trudi - that's my practice.
>>
>> For my home setup (desktops and laptops on a mixed wired / wireless LAN), I
>> use drive imaging software to copy entire hard drives onto other hard drives
>> or separate partitions (it's faster that way) (weekly or monthly depending
>> on rate of change and loss impact) then I copy the drive images to external
>> hard drives so I've got at least two copies in different buildings, and then
>> periodically to DVD. So I've got copies of everything back to about 1997.
>>
>> None of it on USB sticks or SD cards.
>>
>> That doesn't overcome the software change over time - some of those files
>> are WordPerfect 4.1!
>>
>> The software I use is Terabyte Unlimited's BootitNG for the drive image
>> backups (pretty geeky, Acronis is easier but less flexible), Teracopy to
>> copy 2gb drive image files from one drive to another (Windows Copy is
>> unreliable at that extreme especially to USB drives).
>>
>> Each person is responsible for their own day to day backup, either to
>> separate physical hard drives (interal or external) or USB stick. I use
>> FreeBackup4 to simplify this.
>>
>> But I still don't know the longevity of SD cards, sorry. Best assume it's a
>> year or so.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Glenn
>>
>> Glenn Sanders
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>>
>> These views are mine alone. They may or may not be those of any
>> previous or present employers or clients. I don't know. If I'd asked
>> and they'd agreed, I would have signed it "Harry Peck and Co and
>> Glenn". Or whatever. But I haven't, so I didn't.
>>
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