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Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:16:59 -0700
From:	"Harry Motin" <hmotin@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Reinstal MMOS2...Stupid Me...!

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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:00:09 -0700, Martin Rosenfeld wrote:

>> I don't know if they are still in business, but I use BackAgain 2000.
>> It runs well under OS/2, and I use it to back up to a removeable hard
>> drive.
>
>I have the last version they sold, somewhere.
>
>Using BackAgain 2000 can you really restore the OS so that it boots and
>has a desktop?

Martin,
Many of the backup suggestions are good. The idea is to pick one, use it, verify that it
works and write down and/or automate the exact procedure that you need to use to
make it happen.

I use BackAgain 2000 Server version 3 and bootAble. I back up to a second hard drive
on my system. I back up once a month, making and saving a backup for each hard
drive partition (except for the partition where I store my backups). Therefore, each
month's worth becomes a backup "generation". For more security I copy over the most
recent generation to a second hard drive. So, ... now I a all the generations (about one
year) on one hard drive partition and the most recent generation on another hard drive
partition.

I use use bootAble and a set of REXX scripts on the bootAble CD to automate the
procedure of restoring my system. I tested my entire setup by restoring a small portion.
And finally, I've done a full restore on at least 5 occasions.

It all works very well. But, as I said any system that works and that you've tested is OK!
HCM

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