Backups

[Imani]

This doesn't really go under troubleshooting or 'How do I' so I guess this is the best place, unless someone says otherwise ^_^

Now that I got my neighbourhood back, I want to start backing up files in case something like this happens again. So some questions:

1. What files/folders should I backup? Just my neighbourhood folder or some other folders too?

2. How often should I backup?

If you want, you can just say how you backup and what files you backup and I'll just adapt from that ^_^ Thanks!

[Flameback777]

This doesn't really go under troubleshooting or 'How do I' so I guess this is the best place, unless someone says otherwise ^_^

Now that I got my neighbourhood back, I want to start backing up files in case something like this happens again. So some questions:

1. What files/folders should I backup? Just my neighbourhood folder or some other folders too?

2. How often should I backup?

If you want, you can just say how you backup and what files you backup and I'll just adapt from that ^_^ Thanks!
1. Depends, if you want to save your downloads, pics, etc. I would just backup the whole EA Games folder.

2. Again, it depends. If you want everything you've done, backup after you play the game.

I myself, don't backup. I really don't care what gets lost because I'm not as obsessed as some people on this forum. :p

[suitemichelle]

copying Mirelly's advice read this for all the how-to's: http://forums.worldsims.org/showthread.php?t=4633

[surprised_by_witches]

I just backup my neighborhood folder, mine and my daughter's. I don't worry about movies, since I don't take them, or the main storytelling folder. I take way too many pictures. One day I'll have to clean some of them out. That could be fun, kind of nostalgic ...

Yes, Flamey, I am obsessed. I need to back up my sims regularly. I can't believe how upset I got when I almost lost them all ... I blew up my previous neighborhoods without looking back but Porta de Luca is different ... not sure it's a healthy obsession, LOL but who cares.

What I do, Imani, is back them up every time I add a new character or family, so I don't lose them, or after a special event like a wedding or graduation, or once a week if the other two haven't happened recently.

I make a new folder on a different part of my drive with a date and description of the backup, like 01-19-06 Xanthe Graduated and plop a copy of the neighborhood into it.

OK, maybe a little too anal, but that helps me figure out which backup I need to go back to, should disaster strike.