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| gatordad:
After finally getting my cab playable, I have spent alot of time to setting up, tweaking, loading, downloading, etc.......... I would hate to lose any of it. What are the best / easiest and most popular backup solutions for os and everything else? |
| protokatie:
--- Quote ---What are the best / easiest and most popular backup solutions for os and everything else? --- End quote --- Really depends on what OS you are using. As for the Mame stuff, in my cab, I just plan on having a DVD R with the whole directory (MAME, mala, etc) stored on it, as well as have a backup on my laptop (This is a good idea for me since I will be using my MAMEbox as my home's file server, so I will be able to test stuff out on my laptop and then copy the changes to the MAMEbox over the wifi) |
| DaveMMR:
The files for my cabinet are actually mirrored on my main computer's drive. This is so I can make and test changes on my main computer and just copy those changes to a USB memory stick and "sneakernet" it over to the cab. It just happens to also be a handy backup as well. I also plan on copying all the files to a stack of DVD-Rs. |
| kegger:
Another option is to use a second drive. The big drives are fairly cheap now and usually you can download software from the manufacturer to clone the drive. That will give you a quick change out in case of a drive failure and the operating system will be backed up too. |
| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: kegger on January 23, 2008, 06:08:12 am ---Another option is to use a second drive. The big drives are fairly cheap now and usually you can download software from the manufacturer to clone the drive. That will give you a quick change out in case of a drive failure and the operating system will be backed up too. --- End quote --- I use this method on any of my cabinets that use more roms than would fit on a single disc. My setup for vertical games that use 1 button fits on a small USB stick. Copy over the mame and mala directory to the C drive and it's done. |
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