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| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: unclet on January 23, 2008, 09:33:05 am ---I use to use CD-Rs and DVD discs but that turned on to be a pain since I was always tweaking stuff and changing a little bit here and there and also adding things as well. I know just mirror everything on my main computer. Updating is a breeze now. I simply configure anything new on my main computer and get it working perfectly, then copy everything over to my arcade computer and I am done. Changing stuff and then having to reburn discs all the time was crazy ... in my opinion. I could never keep the discs up-to-date without going crazy and spending a lot of extra time. So, I would recommend you just get a spare drive and store everything on that. --- End quote --- The advantage of the cd's is you have a version history you can revert to if a change you made had unexpected side effects you don't see initially. Especially games you infrequently play. I'm sure you don't test your new tweak on every game on your system? |
| gourami:
I backup to a Computer with 500GB Storage on the network with a program called Acronis TrueImage. Its similar to Ghost, it takes an image of the drive, and then sends it to the networked backup computer. |
| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: leapinlew on January 23, 2008, 10:04:29 am ---The advantage of the cd's is you have a version history you can revert to if a change you made had unexpected side effects you don't see initially. Especially games you infrequently play. I'm sure you don't test your new tweak on every game on your system? --- End quote --- If versioning is high on your criteria list and you're making lots of changes, it would be better to use CVS, Subversion or some other appropriate versioning tool. I used to do the CD/DVD method for versioning and it got really crazy after a while. At one point, I had a spindle of 50 CD's filled with backups for a particular project. When I caught myself fashioning a custom database to keep track of which CD had which versions, I opted for other solutions. |
| leapinlew:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on January 23, 2008, 03:45:10 pm --- --- Quote from: leapinlew on January 23, 2008, 10:04:29 am ---The advantage of the cd's is you have a version history you can revert to if a change you made had unexpected side effects you don't see initially. Especially games you infrequently play. I'm sure you don't test your new tweak on every game on your system? --- End quote --- If versioning is high on your criteria list and you're making lots of changes, it would be better to use CVS, Subversion or some other appropriate versioning tool. I used to do the CD/DVD method for versioning and it got really crazy after a while. At one point, I had a spindle of 50 CD's filled with backups for a particular project. When I caught myself fashioning a custom database to keep track of which CD had which versions, I opted for other solutions. --- End quote --- Seriously Savanna? We are talking about MAME here right? You're suggesting to put flat files, that your the only one using into Subversion? I mean, if the files fit on a CD - I don't see the issue with creating a disc when you've made enough changes to justify a backup. After enough history - you can start throwing away discs. If you're concerned about physical storage - just zip the folders up, date'em and move on. Subversion is a lot of firepower for this simple task. I really don't see the issue with dating a cd with a sharpie and moving forward. :o |
| zaphod:
I took a spare 80 that was gathering dust, used the manufacturer's software and cloned the partition, then disconnected both the power and the cable and left in the case. In case primary dies, I can just plug in the backup and be good to go. I don't update the setup (or mame version) so this works well for me. The mamewah files are also backed up on the network. |
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