Richs rules for backups

1. Backups should be automatic every 24 hours.
2. Your daily back up files must be on a different physical hardrive or computer.
3. Do not convert the backup from the native file, I mean do not compress the file or allow it to be converted to a file only a proprietary program can open up. You need to be able to open your backup as you would your native file.
4. If the project spans more than one day or even an hour, do a file save as, project.name.day.month.year.ver.ext This should be filed within the working folder under a folder called BACK.
5. You cannot make too many backups.

This kind of backup will give you a layered backup. If you only follow step 1, and your file becomes corrupt with out your knowledge, then 24 hours later you will have 2 corrupt files.

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