PC backup

[Zod]

Just curious about something:

How often would people who use HEM and the like regularly back up your databases, and what do you use to do it?

[Wesley Harms]

I have 2 PCs and 2 laptops, how long would it take you to clean all the rubbish off them.

[Mike]

After importing my hands I archive to a folder which I manually copy to a NAS about once a month.

I haven't tried to do a Db backup using HEM in a while.. Last time i changed laptop i had to export all my HHs and do it that way.

HEM2 has much better Db management through the software (without needing to launch postgresql separately like before)

[Zod]

I'm asking because I was reading in the Girah thread that oldjude lost his database a while back. For those people who make their livving off the internet pokers I'm suprised that a proper backup process isn't a necessary part of the setups.

I'm thinking of putting together a quick guide, (I don't play enough online to justify using HEM) so was just wondering what people are doing at the moment and what they would need.

[Denny Crane]

There's a back-up/restore option in Hold'em Manager. The file is only a couple of hundred mbs, best option is just throw that on an external drive or into something like dropbox.