Same, but isn't it funny it's the same 5 to 10 files, you keep using. I use one as a Journal and have done what you guys mention. The rules that apply to normal information systems apply here just as well. But with a few 'Caveats'. Some of my data is over 40 years old now. It is the medium that has made it so disparate. But thankfully computers help us by allowing us to easily catalog things. Duplication is the danger of every task we perform. We need to be disciplined, and not rely on the computer to do the heavy lifting. One frustration I do have since the likes of 'One Drive', have become integrated into our desktops. The OS/Tool provider is doing the 'Versioning'. I still don't put my most important (Need to be referenced continually throughout the day, upon cloud). I store it locally and write 3 copies through a script each time I save. It just became a habit years ago, when accidentally removing a disk too early, the power going off, meant you have lost everything. When in teams especially if developing create a regular cadence. So submission and bug swatting is monitored and controlled, with the 'Team' then having to update, not the systems. Check it, don't rely on the old I definitely did it. :)
That's quite the redundancy and I totally get it, especially in a Windows environment. I've seen so many corrupt Office documents over the years and it's just heartbreaking. A lot of those people are habitual CTL+S savers, nailing that keyboard shortcut constantly while writing. I finally figured out it was because they never closed the document even though they were saving. Office saves this temporary version while the file is open and it's prone to corrupting, and while it's in that temporary state, your backups are not backing up those saves. It doesn't finalize that file until you actually close it. It's wild that it still works that way, and the primary reason I'm so in love with Google Docs. I've never had a corrupt document or seen one in the 15 years I've been relying on it. Versioning is incredible, and I have backed up cloud copies and automatic download and conversion to a NAS all day. Good on you for figuring out how to make sure your critical files are always safe.
@@thedigitalorganizer Hi, thanks for your reply. Yes, I have had some really bad implementations of such policies over the years. I am a Network/Computer Engineer/Slash Developer/Tutor. One pertinent example was an ex-government employer of mine. That I was involved in the technology roll-out for, training and hardware/infrastructure. I argued till I was blue in the face, to make sure one of the first things taught were how to use file systems and how to find files to no avail. Sadly my words on multiple occasions came true. One colleague lost 3 years of work, during the migration from 3.11 to Windows 95. Because my manager had decided to use a simple 'Catch-All Batch File Script' to just check for the common Microsoft .3 extensions and they had decided to use the actual physical files for their extensions. This organization's information was the most important thing as the outcomes from its loss could have meant the loss of life/injury to someone. Back in the late 90's our Education framework did not teach 'Filesystems', until level 5 (University Entrance), level. I use 'Karens Directory Printer' or Dir /on /S, to print out my drive Trees/Directories, then add the outputs to a delimited database, in Excel for tracking. I have always lived with this, one day I might need it. I think it is because of this that I have become a collector and archiver of all types of physical/digital mediums and when I think of things I quite often see a directory tree in my head. :) Have you tried 'ZFS' or 'Reiser FS'?
I am currently in panic mode, my Amiga/C64 connection is now at the magic age where 'Disk Rot', is occurring. So fighting a battle between having enough storage/time and the capability to move stuff across to a more secure medium. Some 2800 floppy disks to go through. I have started the project, thankfully some of my original hardware still works or I have found online replacements. I also had flooding happen two years ago. Which although not good is not fully fatal to magnetic/digital media. On top of that, I have a very large collection of digital game collections. That I sit here every day and think to myself please don't go 'Bankrupt'. So, it is easy to have all this control over your time. I am trying to Automate/reduce costs as much as I can. Thankfully I have managed to secure free data where I live. I would love to hear of any interesting little anecdotes you have experienced over the years. I can't quite afford to buy those super long-life optical media or invest in 'Dataglass', yet. I see 'Data Glass', is getting some traction at the corporate level. And D.N.A. is now feasible. Scarry to think that next year the known digital world might generate 1 Zettabyte (1 Billion Terabytes) and the speed at which the need is even for the individual where a TB is your base level purchase. I am also watching the news on a 1.2 Petabyte optical media, that was once cheaper and faster. Might bring optical media back into the light of day. Thanks for your talk. It would be interesting to have a chat with the guys at 'www.Archive.org' and see how they keep things flowing. They have invented a lot of amazing technologies within that project for 'Storage' and 'Mining'. :)
@@systemHUB Hi, Channel Owner. Thanks for your prompt reply. I hope we are learning from each other. I have definitely clocked well over 10'000 hours on 'File Systems/Storage Systems', over the last 40 years I've been exposed to them. I'd love to say I there haven't been some very damaging casualties within my personal data as well, but usually recoverable in some way. I am of course constantly fighting, my 'Warm/Cold Storage', needs every day due to 'Failing/Ageing and Damaged Media', thankfully I have found a lot of my stuff within the 'Cloud', dubiously. But it is so annoying now as some of my old original fully packaged media is also worth hundreds of dollars US. We can as of today now add 'Windows' to our list of discontinued software, for certain. When 11 expires in November next year, (29 years I've been using it). MS gave me a heads up today 4th Aug NZST. To now be called 'Co-Pilot OS'. Sadly someone stole my Windows 3.11 Disks, but I do still have a shrink-wrapped copy of DOS 6.22 and every version of Windows and yes even an image of 'Windows 1.0'. I can't wait to see what these might be worth in another 10 years, especially as personal cold storage, has almost disappeared, over the last 5 years. Redundancy of a different kind, but also as sad as seeing all the books in a library disappear. I wonder what even my parents would think of our throwaway information society, it is less than 30 years since information was in the hands of very few and a huge measure of wealth and power.
With Windows now finally becoming like what 'Chrome OS', was meant to be. We have gone full circle and are now back using the Dumb Terminal/Server Model. I envisage in the next two years, you will not be able to buy an 'Operating System' from MS but instead will pay for every single thing you click on. As is already happening, with 'Adobe' and yes, some of the new 'MS', 'Co-Pilot'.
It works far better for them but is absolute hell for anyone who actually uses their computer for any serious tasks. I think this is going to rocket 'Linux', adoption even faster. It is rumored, Apple might be heading in the same direction. I am not sure whether this will be a death knell for Laptop/Desktop Hardware Solutions, completely? :) This year is certainly going to remain in my 'Memory Banks', (Brain) as one of the most 'Important and Disruptive', in a very long time and over many markets and within the society itself. 2025...
Hi, so what we gain in easier access to our information due to the extremely lower costs to the average user, to purchase enough hardware to access, just about all they would need. We are going to loose completely in our actual ownership of any of these bytes in a tangible form. Trust me when the power goes off. I know who I am going to trust to get my information back and it certainly isn't any of the 'Big 4'.
