2020 Year-End Genealogy Backups
I use the genealogy program, RootsMagic7. I have many genealogy databases. There are four databases that I update on a regular basis. Those are the databases (files) that need backup.
The backup process requires a number of steps and takes quite a bit of time.
- Run the four-step Database Tools of RootsMagic on each of the four files. This is database housekeeping.
- Create a backup for each database on the laptop hard drive. To avoid overlaying, modify the name of each backup to include the word "Keep'' in the file name.
- Create a normal backup of each database on the laptop hard drive without altering the file name.
- Delete all of the backups done on the laptop during the year except the last four.
- Copy the four backup files to an external hard drive.
- Copy the four backup files to a thumb drive.
- Copy the four backup files to my paid cloud Box account.
- Delete all but the last 3 or 4 backup files from the external hard drive; thumb drive; and Box account.
- Check storage usage on Box - 6.4GB of 100GB available.
Dick Henthorn
2 Dec 2020
