Brief Break for Scans and Backups
Published on June 2, 2015
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How do you deal with digital disaster?
The first of the month has arrived, and it's time for me to take a brief break from the action and slip into maintenance mode. I have a whole laundry list of things I have to do, from verifying PayPal and charge card activity to scanning the computers for malware. That list includes cleaning junk out of the computer and fixing registry problems - or rather, letting CCleaner take care of it for me. I also back up the websites (those that aren't on WA) and make sure the computers here are also backed up as well.
The scans routinely turn up some bit of funk or another, but for the most part the computers are kept safe from malware by a firewall, Malwarebytes, Avast, and a few other gatekeepers.
My worst enemy (and highest risk activity)
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Keeping the computer safe from me is another matter entirely. There have been more that a few instances where I've done some iddy-biddy (IDBD) thing to a website which brings the site down, crashing the whole thing about my head and shoulders.
Of course it has to be the site that's making the most money.
Of course it has to happen at precisely the time of day when the site's earnings are highest.
Arrggg! I think back... what did I just do? What could have caused this disaster?! I go into emergency think tank mode, hastily throwing fixes at the site - to no avail. Then, in a moment of clarity, it comes back to me - I have a site backup! It's a simple matter to blow away every file on the site and upload the backup. Presto! Relief washes over me - one of the best feelings in the world!
Murphy's Law at its best
Then there's the occasional hard drive that makes a little chirping noise, and you know your day is going to tank. Sure enough, moments later the screen goes black - or blue - it doesn't matter. You're hosed.
Once again, if you've got the base covered, you're golden. I keep a relatively recent backup of the hard drives, and make sure I can actually boot off the backups in a pinch. It's a bit of a pain to have to work off an external hard drive (s-l-o-w), but you have the makings of a recovery at hand.
How 'bout you? Do you practice safe computing? Have you got a backup prepared in case disaster strikes?
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