Backing up websites??

A

A-non-i-moose

I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any particular
consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the grandson, pics of
our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site devoted to my
hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other similar sites.

Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD. On my computer's internal HD
is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE 2,
etc. Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD fairly
current with the copy on my internal HD.

A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed. I
recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites from
the ext HD back to the computer. When I edited pages on my websites and
tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire websites -- it
worked but, damn, did it take forever.

Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??

Seems to me there are four options:

1. COPY as I am doing now.

2. PUBLISH to the external HD. But if I do that, the FP extensions are not
installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext HD --
or will it?

3. BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
such as Acronis 10.

4. Rely on the remote website for backup. That way, if my computer
crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
website and publish from there to my computer's HD.

Any suggestions or experience??
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HO010964291033.aspx

--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---------------------------
:I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
particular
: consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the grandson, pics
of
: our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site devoted to my
: hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other similar sites.
:
: Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
: Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD. On my computer's internal
HD
: is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE 2,
: etc. Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
: replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
fairly
: current with the copy on my internal HD.
:
: A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed. I
: recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites from
: the ext HD back to the computer. When I edited pages on my websites and
: tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire websites --
it
: worked but, damn, did it take forever.
:
: Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
:
: Seems to me there are four options:
:
: 1. COPY as I am doing now.
:
: 2. PUBLISH to the external HD. But if I do that, the FP extensions are
not
: installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext
HD --
: or will it?
:
: 3. BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
: such as Acronis 10.
:
: 4. Rely on the remote website for backup. That way, if my computer
: crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
: website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
:
: Any suggestions or experience??
:
:
 
A

A-non-i-moose

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HO010964291033.aspx
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--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---------------------------
:I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
particular
: consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the grandson,
pics
of
: our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site devoted to my
: hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other similar sites.
:
: Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
: Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD. On my computer's
internal
HD
: is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE
2,
: etc. Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
: replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
fairly
: current with the copy on my internal HD.
:
: A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed. I
: recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites
from
: the ext HD back to the computer. When I edited pages on my websites and
: tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire
websites --
it
: worked but, damn, did it take forever.
:
: Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
:
: Seems to me there are four options:
:
: 1. COPY as I am doing now.
:
: 2. PUBLISH to the external HD. But if I do that, the FP extensions are
not
: installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext
HD --
: or will it?
:
: 3. BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
: such as Acronis 10.
:
: 4. Rely on the remote website for backup. That way, if my computer
: crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
: website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
:
: Any suggestions or experience??
:
:
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A

A-non-i-moose

A-non-i-moose said:
I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
particular consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the
grandson, pics of our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site
devoted to my hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other
similar sites.

Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD. On my computer's internal
HD is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE
2, etc. Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
fairly current with the copy on my internal HD.

A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed. I
recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites from
the ext HD back to the computer. When I edited pages on my websites and
tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire websites --
it worked but, damn, did it take forever.

Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??

Seems to me there are four options:

1. COPY as I am doing now.

2. PUBLISH to the external HD. But if I do that, the FP extensions are
not installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext
HD -- or will it?

3. BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
such as Acronis 10.

4. Rely on the remote website for backup. That way, if my computer
crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
website and publish from there to my computer's HD.

Any suggestions or experience??
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Found it:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HP010964291033.aspx
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

It's the same link that I gave to you in my reply within minutes of your
original post.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---------------------------
:
: : >I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
: >particular consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the
: >grandson, pics of our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby
site
: >devoted to my hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other
: >similar sites.
: >
: > Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using Windows
: > Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD. On my computer's
internal
: > HD is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1,
SITE
: > 2, etc. Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
: > replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
: > fairly current with the copy on my internal HD.
: >
: > A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed. I
: > recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites
from
: > the ext HD back to the computer. When I edited pages on my websites and
: > tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire
websites --
: > it worked but, damn, did it take forever.
: >
: > Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
: >
: > Seems to me there are four options:
: >
: > 1. COPY as I am doing now.
: >
: > 2. PUBLISH to the external HD. But if I do that, the FP extensions are
: > not installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the
ext
: > HD -- or will it?
: >
: > 3. BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party backup/restore
: > such as Acronis 10.
: >
: > 4. Rely on the remote website for backup. That way, if my computer
: > crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
: > website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
: >
: > Any suggestions or experience??
: >
: >
:
:
: Found it:
:
: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HP010964291033.aspx
:
:
:
 
T

Tom [Pepper] Willett

Typo..sorry.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HP010964291033.aspx

--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---------------------------
:
: :
: > http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HO010964291033.aspx
:
: This web page is unavailable.
:
:
:
: >
: > --
: > Tom [Pepper] Willett
: > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: > ---------------------------
: > : > :I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
: > particular
: > : consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the grandson,
: > pics
: > of
: > : our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby site devoted to my
: > : hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other similar
sites.
: > :
: > : Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using
Windows
: > : Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD. On my computer's
: > internal
: > HD
: > : is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1, SITE
: > 2,
: > : etc. Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external HD,
: > : replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
: > fairly
: > : current with the copy on my internal HD.
: > :
: > : A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed. I
: > : recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites
: > from
: > : the ext HD back to the computer. When I edited pages on my websites
and
: > : tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire
: > websites --
: > it
: > : worked but, damn, did it take forever.
: > :
: > : Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
: > :
: > : Seems to me there are four options:
: > :
: > : 1. COPY as I am doing now.
: > :
: > : 2. PUBLISH to the external HD. But if I do that, the FP extensions
are
: > not
: > : installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the ext
: > HD --
: > : or will it?
: > :
: > : 3. BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party
backup/restore
: > : such as Acronis 10.
: > :
: > : 4. Rely on the remote website for backup. That way, if my computer
: > : crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
: > : website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
: > :
: > : Any suggestions or experience??
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
 
A

A-non-i-moose

Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
It's the same link that I gave to you in my reply within minutes of your
original post.
--
Tom [Pepper] Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---------------------------
:
: : >I use FP 2003 to maintain four websites -- none of them is of any
: >particular consequence -- a family site with genealogy, photos of the
: >grandson, pics of our new house as we built it, and the like; a hobby
site
: >devoted to my hobbies (amateur radio, amateur astronomy); and two other
: >similar sites.
: >
: > Currently I back up these sites to an external hard drive using
Windows
: > Explorer to COPY the sites to the external HD. On my computer's
internal
: > HD is a folder named My Web Sites which contains folders for SITE 1,
SITE
: > 2, etc. Once a month I copy the My Web Sites folder to the external
HD,
: > replacing all existing files, thereby keeping the copy on the ext HD
: > fairly current with the copy on my internal HD.
: >
: > A couple of weeks ago my internal HD picked up a virus and crashed. I
: > recovered from the crash -- it's a long story -- and copied the sites
from
: > the ext HD back to the computer. When I edited pages on my websites
and
: > tried to publish to the remote sites, FP published the entire
websites --
: > it worked but, damn, did it take forever.
: >
: > Is COPY the best way to back up my sites??
: >
: > Seems to me there are four options:
: >
: > 1. COPY as I am doing now.
: >
: > 2. PUBLISH to the external HD. But if I do that, the FP extensions
are
: > not installed on the HD and it seems that FP would not publish to the
ext
: > HD -- or will it?
: >
: > 3. BACKUP using Windows Backup/Restore, or a third-party
backup/restore
: > such as Acronis 10.
: >
: > 4. Rely on the remote website for backup. That way, if my computer
: > crashes, I could recover my computer, install FP 2003, open the remote
: > website and publish from there to my computer's HD.
: >
: > Any suggestions or experience??
: >
: >
:
:
: Found it:
:
: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/frontpage/HP010964291033.aspx
:
:
:
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Tom --

Thanks -- I got off my lazy butt, googled, and found it -- probably should
have done that in the first place instead of wasting your time.

Thanks for your patience.

That's a really neat feature, publishing to a file.
 

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