I've been reading the post regarding Microsoft Skydrive and it reminded me about BT Digital Vault and I was wondering if anyone on here uses it, I really want something that just backs up my photos and FH whilst keeping them on my computer, but I'd rather 'speak' to someone who has first hand knowledge before I try it out. Thanks for any advice.
Depends on the size of your files but I and many others use DropBox. Search for the many comments that have been posted here before. One point , if you share your pictures etc with others and they join DropBox you get an extra 500Mb per person joining. I now have 5.75Gb! Dagwood
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So the point is that if you continue to use BT Broadband, then BT Digital Vault is probably OK, but if you switch to another broadband supplier, what happens to your BT Digital Vault service?
Whereas, if you use Dropbox or Microsoft Skydrive or Windows Live Mesh, the service is independent from your broadband supplier. Also many more people worldwide use these services than BT Digital Vault so support should be better.
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Thanks for the comments, I didn't think of what happens if I leave BT, but my work will still be on my PC so wouldn't be lost. Skydrive and Live Mesh both look like another version of DropBox and to be honest I don't like the idea of having my work only on a 'cloud' somewhere, I much prefer it on my computer. Thanks for the input.
Rusty said: Thanks for the comments, I didn't think of what happens if I leave BT, but my work will still be on my PC so wouldn't be lost. Skydrive and Live Mesh both look like another version of DropBox and to be honest I don't like the idea of having my work only on a 'cloud' somewhere, I much prefer it on my computer. Thanks for the input.
BT Vault is their version of the Cloud. The idea of Live Mesh and indeed any of the others is that you can use the data from there on any machine if you wish. They also allow you just to use it as external 'off site' backup which is all I use Sky Drive for. I prefer having my data local and backed up locally but the belt and braces of a back-up in the cloud is also well worth having imho particularly as it is "free".
Drop box and others just copy your files to cloud storage, they are still on your computer. The advantage is that if you have 2 computers, dropbox will synchronise the files (As long as you have internet access) so that all copies are the same. Thus 2 computers would have the FH project folder on each plus a copy in cloud with drop box. Dropbox also keeps backups that are not counted towards your quota.
Thanks everyone, I think that where I was going wrong was that I was dragging and dropping my files into Dropbox, whereas if I copy and paste my work stays on my computer.
Same here, And I have one PC on XP, the other on W7. I use synctoy to copy the Program Data (Application Data)\CalicoPie\Family Historian Folder to a USB drive , thus ensuring my customizations move between machines
If you regularly use the FH V5 Plugin Backup and Restore Family Historian Settings to Backup your C:\ProgramData\Calico Pie\Family Historian and Windows Registry settings to your C:\Users\...\Dropbox\Family Historian Projects\Backup folder, then they will also be saved in Dropbox and can be synchronised with other PC by using the Plugin Restore tab.
Mike Tate is researching the TATE and SCOTT family tree and all relations.
Another point about DropBox is that if you somehow, mistakenly, deleted a file on DropBox it would be deleted from both computers. However you can go back to the DropBox site and find any deleted file and restore it without problem. Dagwood
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