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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:

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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.

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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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