tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post8276980836210403..comments2024-03-28T02:22:42.358-06:00Comments on The Bluestocking Blog: Version ControlBluestockinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01225973854788421827noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-56935930466520647042010-07-01T15:27:40.635-06:002010-07-01T15:27:40.635-06:00Like Amy and Laura, I worry about loosing stuff al...Like Amy and Laura, I worry about loosing stuff all the time. A high school trauma: I slipped up and lost 200 pages of a novel because I hadn't saved a backup. <br /><br />I back everything up on both work and home computers. Gmail offers such ample storage and since it just takes a few minutes to e-mail my work from one computer to the other, I keep all my work on Gmail as well.<br /><br />An added benefit is that I can access drafts from anywhere. <br /><br />My file names are a bit chaotic (I add the date I saved the draft to the file name so), but having them in three places gives me peace of mind.<br /><br />Thanks for an interesting post and comments.Paulo Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12757396066387441355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-70933403678739028492010-07-01T13:30:27.647-06:002010-07-01T13:30:27.647-06:00I know exactly what you mean! I keep all of my wri...I know exactly what you mean! I keep all of my writings, too. I recently sorted through all my folders where I kept snippets of writing (I write by hand, too!) and sorted and articles from newspapers or magazines that sparked an idea. I shredded some funny, awful stuff! Some of it was hilarious to read and really awful and there was no point keeping it, so I shredded those. What I kept I have organized in a filing system: ideas for short stories, adult novels, children's novels, etc. Now I write down my ideas in a notebook; it's much neater and more organized!<br /><br />I transfer my writings to the computer, which are saved on two flashdrives and an external hard drive. And I keep those in a fireproof safe! I live in an apartment building, and you don't know how careful others are! So if there's an emergency, my writings are safe, and I don't have to worry about choosing between saving my laptop or saving my husband, LOL!Laura S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13934230198562773803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879650711138321553.post-84314672541810798452010-07-01T08:00:39.059-06:002010-07-01T08:00:39.059-06:00I keep a jump drive (16GB) on my keychain, and all...I keep a jump drive (16GB) on my keychain, and all of my writings are stored on it. And because I am paranoid about losing the jump drive, I have everything saved on my computer. And because I'm paranoid of my computer crashing, I have printed everything out (well, almost everything) and stored it in folders in my desk.<br /><br />And because I'm afraid of my house burning down...haha...j/k.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com