raphipps2002 Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Oct 29, 2013 #1 my laptop just turned off and now my project seems corrupted Is there anywhere B4a stores a backup file of the project...???!??!! HELP
my laptop just turned off and now my project seems corrupted Is there anywhere B4a stores a backup file of the project...???!??!! HELP
NJDude Expert Licensed User Longtime User Oct 29, 2013 #2 B4A doesn't create backups. What got corrupted? if you can open the source code you could copy/paste. Upvote 0
B4A doesn't create backups. What got corrupted? if you can open the source code you could copy/paste.
TomA Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Oct 30, 2013 #3 raphipps2002 said: my laptop just turned off and now my project seems corrupted Is there anywhere B4a stores a backup file of the project...???!??!! HELP Click to expand... No help with your present problem, but after losing or having files corrupted due to computer failures, power blips/outages and/or hard disk failures (it is not a case of 'if your hard disk fails' but a case of 'when your hard disk fails'), AND finding that my last backup was often done several months ago, I finally opted for an online backup system. I use Carbonite Home ($59.99 per year - see http://www.carbonite.com/) and it has saved me many headaches. I have done complete restores 3 times and, since I can view the backed up files as if it were a disk drive and it keeps several versions of a file, have been able to use it to restore a single file that was accidentally deleted or had become corrupted. It runs in the background, does the backing up automatically, and, as long as I am online, is seldom more than 1/2 hour behind any changes I have made to any file. I figure it is money well spent. I know there are other, similar options, and I think any serious computer user should seriously consider using such a system. Tom Aman Upvote 0
raphipps2002 said: my laptop just turned off and now my project seems corrupted Is there anywhere B4a stores a backup file of the project...???!??!! HELP Click to expand... No help with your present problem, but after losing or having files corrupted due to computer failures, power blips/outages and/or hard disk failures (it is not a case of 'if your hard disk fails' but a case of 'when your hard disk fails'), AND finding that my last backup was often done several months ago, I finally opted for an online backup system. I use Carbonite Home ($59.99 per year - see http://www.carbonite.com/) and it has saved me many headaches. I have done complete restores 3 times and, since I can view the backed up files as if it were a disk drive and it keeps several versions of a file, have been able to use it to restore a single file that was accidentally deleted or had become corrupted. It runs in the background, does the backing up automatically, and, as long as I am online, is seldom more than 1/2 hour behind any changes I have made to any file. I figure it is money well spent. I know there are other, similar options, and I think any serious computer user should seriously consider using such a system. Tom Aman
raphipps2002 Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Oct 30, 2013 #4 Thanks for that....I bought Pc worlds livedrive but turned it of as it was so slow! ..Anyway I bit the bullet and re-coded the whole app from memory....about 80% there but I learned a lot.... thanks for you comments. But it is a shame that a .bak file isn't automatically created if loaded in memory... Upvote 0
Thanks for that....I bought Pc worlds livedrive but turned it of as it was so slow! ..Anyway I bit the bullet and re-coded the whole app from memory....about 80% there but I learned a lot.... thanks for you comments. But it is a shame that a .bak file isn't automatically created if loaded in memory...
mangojack Expert Licensed User Longtime User Oct 30, 2013 #5 I have all B4A projects in a separate folder that is synced to free cloud storage .. just in case. Cheers mj Upvote 0
I have all B4A projects in a separate folder that is synced to free cloud storage .. just in case. Cheers mj
B boastrike Member Licensed User Longtime User Oct 30, 2013 #6 I write my projects directly out of dropbox folders. It is free and basically backed up always. I do make a copy of the zipped projects each week or so. Upvote 0
I write my projects directly out of dropbox folders. It is free and basically backed up always. I do make a copy of the zipped projects each week or so.
nfordbscndrd Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Oct 30, 2013 #7 For many years I have used a free program named Cobian Backup. It can zip and back up any files on a scheduled basis to any location. I have some files which just back up to a USB flash and others zipped to a TrueCrypt (also free) encrypted virtual drive which is synced to a (free) Google Cloud drive every night. Upvote 0
For many years I have used a free program named Cobian Backup. It can zip and back up any files on a scheduled basis to any location. I have some files which just back up to a USB flash and others zipped to a TrueCrypt (also free) encrypted virtual drive which is synced to a (free) Google Cloud drive every night.
D DKCERT Member Licensed User Longtime User Oct 31, 2013 #8 Why buy when the Windows OS has the backup features built in? Microsoft also have the free SyncToy tool that is really useful: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155 Upvote 0
Why buy when the Windows OS has the backup features built in? Microsoft also have the free SyncToy tool that is really useful: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15155
raphipps2002 Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Oct 31, 2013 #9 thanks chaps will into that Upvote 0
Kevin Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Nov 6, 2013 #10 Some versions of Windows automatically save "previous versions" of files. Win XP Pro & Win 7 Pro, for example, and others. To see if yours supports that, go into Windows Explorer and right-click on the corrupted file (or even better, the root folder of your project) and look for a menu item called "Restore previous versions" or something similar. Upvote 0
Some versions of Windows automatically save "previous versions" of files. Win XP Pro & Win 7 Pro, for example, and others. To see if yours supports that, go into Windows Explorer and right-click on the corrupted file (or even better, the root folder of your project) and look for a menu item called "Restore previous versions" or something similar.
raphipps2002 Active Member Licensed User Longtime User Nov 8, 2013 #11 thanks for all your help...but I have now re coded the whole lot...so problem solved Upvote 0
