If you visit www.tribalwar.com you'll find a 1 page message with a picture of a server on the beach saying they're on vacation.
Their server was crashing, there was some human error with an rm - R command (when I read those letters, I knew he was done), one thing lead to another, and poof, they lost it all.
So to everyone reading this message, back up your computer today. That goes for AnandTech, and other forum webmasters.
For XP users, here is what you can do to start.
Set a Restore Point on your machine.
Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore -> Create a Restore Point
Next, do a backup of your system state to a folder (Preferrably on another drive).
Create a folder and call it RegistryBackup or any name like that.
Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup -> Click the Backup Tab -> Check the box next to System State -> Change directory at bottom of box to the one you created -> Start Backup -> Name the file Todays date.
This takes about 450 megs, and about 10 minutes to put all the system files in the directory.
Next, burn your important files to a DVD, even if it takes many of them. A tape drive would be nice, but most of you can't afford that.
In the case of message forums, if the web admins don't have a tape drive or enough disk space to back up the entire system, then it would be a good idea to give pieces of it to multiple people. Kinda like a distributed backup.
Try it, open another browser and put in www.tribalwar.com
Their server was crashing, there was some human error with an rm - R command (when I read those letters, I knew he was done), one thing lead to another, and poof, they lost it all.
So to everyone reading this message, back up your computer today. That goes for AnandTech, and other forum webmasters.
For XP users, here is what you can do to start.
Set a Restore Point on your machine.
Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore -> Create a Restore Point
Next, do a backup of your system state to a folder (Preferrably on another drive).
Create a folder and call it RegistryBackup or any name like that.
Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Backup -> Click the Backup Tab -> Check the box next to System State -> Change directory at bottom of box to the one you created -> Start Backup -> Name the file Todays date.
This takes about 450 megs, and about 10 minutes to put all the system files in the directory.
Next, burn your important files to a DVD, even if it takes many of them. A tape drive would be nice, but most of you can't afford that.
In the case of message forums, if the web admins don't have a tape drive or enough disk space to back up the entire system, then it would be a good idea to give pieces of it to multiple people. Kinda like a distributed backup.
Try it, open another browser and put in www.tribalwar.com
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