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 ====== Data Backups ====== ====== Data Backups ======
  
-We keep regular backups of home directories on both our Unix systems and our Windows Active Directory servers. On Unix, you can directly access some backup snapshots - for more information, see [[:computing:department:unix:backup|Unix Backups]]+We keep regular backups of home directories on both our Unix systems and our Windows Active Directory servers. 
 +  * On Unix, IT staff can assist you in recovering lost files from  you home directory. 
 +  * On Windows, you can also directly access backup copies of your files using the "Restore previous version" menu.
  
 ===== Research data backup ===== ===== Research data backup =====
  
-By default **research data is not backed up centrally**. You need to make special arrangements for this (and in general you will need to contribute towards the storage hardware required).+Unix/Linux **research data is not backed up centrally** by default. We can perform offsite backups of your linux data hosted on our main file servers by special arrangement (there is a modest cost)
  
-For Windows-based research computers, we do not currently offer a network backup service. We recommend connecting such computers to our Windows Active Directory file server. If you store your files on the server, we can make arrangements to back them up.+For Windows-based research computers, we do not currently offer a network backup service. We recommend connecting such computers to our Windows Active Directory file server, where they will be backed up.
  
 ===== Laptop backup ===== ===== Laptop backup =====
  
-Retrospect, the system once used to back up individual Windows and Mac laptops, is no longer supported (October 2010).+The College runs a system called CrashPlan for backup of standalone computers. 
  
-We now have a new system called CrashPlan Pro available for backup of standalone computers. At present we are limiting subscriptions to one backed-up computer per faculty member, but we may expand its use in future, depending on feedback.+  * [[crashplan|More information on CrashPlan]]
  
-  * [[crashplan|More information on CrashPlan Pro]] 
  
computing/network/backups/home.1304639016.txt.gz · Last modified: 2011/05/05 18:43 by allan

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