Am I Backing Up (Everything)?
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:02 am
I have followed G0CUZ's suggestion - following my earlier query - and added a log called "VE3RBE" into which I am entering my DX contacts made under my former call - VE3RBE. And, as he said it would, the DXCC and QSL statistics are integrated over both the VE3RBE and VE3QN calls which is exactly what I wanted.
Now what I have are two log files. One appears under the name "LOG" and this is where VE3QN contacts are archived and where new contacts are being entered. The other log appears as "VE3RBE" and this is where the past contacts under that call have been entered. My database has the name VE3QN.LOG.
I'm a bit apprehensive, however, about the backup function. When I backup WinLog32 to a floppy disk three files get written: VE3QN.log, VE3QN_LOG.slf, and Winlog.ini.
Only VE3QN.log and Winlog.ini are current, i.e., show a file date the same as the session I'm closing.
VE3QN.log presumably contains my log data; however, it has not grown significantly in size while I have added dozens of contacts under the VE3RBE log. When I was adding old contacts in building the historical record for VE3QN it grew rapidly as I added contacts. Is it possible the VE3RBE data is not in VE3QN.log and - if not - where is it?
Also, what happens to a files such as dxcc.mdb and qsl.mdb in a backup and recovery? These files presumably change as data is input yet they're not backed up (not, at least, on my backup).
Anyway, what I would like is some reassurance that my setup is OK and my backups would actually recover my data in the event of a failure or, e.g., should I move WinLog32 to another computer.
Thanks in advance.
Bryan VE3QN
Now what I have are two log files. One appears under the name "LOG" and this is where VE3QN contacts are archived and where new contacts are being entered. The other log appears as "VE3RBE" and this is where the past contacts under that call have been entered. My database has the name VE3QN.LOG.
I'm a bit apprehensive, however, about the backup function. When I backup WinLog32 to a floppy disk three files get written: VE3QN.log, VE3QN_LOG.slf, and Winlog.ini.
Only VE3QN.log and Winlog.ini are current, i.e., show a file date the same as the session I'm closing.
VE3QN.log presumably contains my log data; however, it has not grown significantly in size while I have added dozens of contacts under the VE3RBE log. When I was adding old contacts in building the historical record for VE3QN it grew rapidly as I added contacts. Is it possible the VE3RBE data is not in VE3QN.log and - if not - where is it?
Also, what happens to a files such as dxcc.mdb and qsl.mdb in a backup and recovery? These files presumably change as data is input yet they're not backed up (not, at least, on my backup).
Anyway, what I would like is some reassurance that my setup is OK and my backups would actually recover my data in the event of a failure or, e.g., should I move WinLog32 to another computer.
Thanks in advance.
Bryan VE3QN