Back Up Day, The WHOLE Day Long, Whew!

Copyright 2010, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

Written 10 P.M. on Thursday the 2nd.
 
Many GeneaBloggers back up data and programs and blogs and stuff on the 1st of each month.  I did mine this month on the 2nd.  ALL DAY LONG.  I refuse to count the number of hours I spent backing up and reorganizing files today, wouldn't want to scare you off. 

I started out backing up files I know I have changed recently.  Next thing I knew I was deleting a bunch of files from my external hard drive.  Then I organized a lot of photo files, renaming, and deleting a lot of shots that were blurry and/or duplicates.  Then, I deleted MORE files, and on, and on.

I believe I deleted close to 160 gigs of data from the external hard drive today. Tomorrow, (which will really be today, the 3rd) Man is going to defrag the external hard drive for me, and I think while he is at it, I might have him do one on the C drive of the Baby HP as well (that is my computer, the Baby HP).  All that moving, renaming, and deleting of files has to have those hard drives full of holes that need scrunching.

I believe my eyes might be crossed, but, I feel pretty good about the organization that I accomplished.  Now, I need to find some CD's and burn them with data and photos found last week at the Allen County Public Library and mail them off to a couple of gals.  But, not tonight at 10 P.M.  Right now, I am gonna take a pain killer of some kind, find my book, grab the yorks and head for a flat sleeping surface!   Man has already called it a day, while I was moving files, he was ripping down the railings on the front porch.  Whew!

*Graphic courtesy of Clipart Graphics

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Backing Up Data, Digital Cleaning and the Baby HP

I spent the day learning to RIP music CD's to my computer and then sneak em over to the iPod Touch.  I had some of my favorite CD's here in Tana, dug em out and decided today was the day to accomplish this. 

I needed to clean up my little discs for my camera, I have been taking so many photos that 2 of the 3 were full up.  I never delete the files on my discs until they have been loaded to my computer and then transferred to my external hard drive. 

I also wanted to do a back up of the data files on my computer.

Whew, that was a lot of file management stuff!

So, I :

1.)  Ripped about 12 CD's to the computer.  Transferred same to iPod Touch.

2.)  Did a data file back up to the external hard drive (see it there on the right of the computer?  Black small box.)

3.)  Cleaned up the camera discs.

4.)  Cleaned up Tana's desk space, see:

The computer is currently sitting ON the desk, it usually sits on that shelf where you see the chill pad and a bunch of cords.  However, a few weeks ago, some gremlins decided it would be great fun for the curser (via mouse or touchpad) to take a poof.  As, in, sorry Carol, this computer will not exhibit ANY curser, hahaha, you figure out how to turn it off!  

I unhooked everything, brought the computer out and Man had to take the battery out to stop stuff.  I wanted to rip those CD's (very hard to use the CD player when the computer is on the shelf.  So, the Baby HP (that is what I call this current computer) sat here on top of the desk all that time.  I am yearning for my nice big monitor, and the external keyboard, so, in the next day or so, I will hold my breath, pray a lot, and move the Baby HP back down on the shelf.  If you hear wails and moans and groans, you will know something is still quite wrong with the Baby.

Now, onward to -  something!  Maybe input! That would be good!  I feel almost organized, ALMOST!!

*Here in Tana I have just about given up hopes of hiding cords.  Just tain't gonna happen!

Copyright 2010, CABS for Reflections From the Fence.
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