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General discussion (archive)Where do you back up your GOG to?(65 posts)(65 posts)
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Posted October 18, 2012
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DieRuhe: How do we back up? I mean, what files are we using? I know, dumb question, but what, do I install a game and then copy all the files?
Just keep the install files (exe, setup, bin) somewhere like DVD-roms, USB-thumbs, external harddrive or cloud storage.

Currently I keep them on an external harddrive but in the future I'll probably keep them on two harddrives, one at home and one at an undisclosed location in case of an apocalypse as well as cloud storage. :P
Posted October 18, 2012
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Big_McLargeHuge: Do DVD-Rs have a lifespan? If it doesn't get physically damaged at all, how long does it last? As long as it's not damaged?
According to the manufacturers, between 30 and 100 years. The DVD readers won't be around for that long, though, and neither will drivers for the formats used, most likely.
Posted October 18, 2012
I don't trust hard drives. I back them all up to DVDs.

Sometimes I use a Flash Drive for temporary holding if I need to free some space on hard disk but Flashs can break easy too.

One problem I will warn with DVD's and games that are big enough that you have to split them via 7zip to two disks - Double check the game installs and works afterwards because that compression split leaves a lot of room open for file corruption. I just had to pitch my two disk back up of X3 from Impulse (fortunately GameStop kept good with everyone's left over library from Impulse - And you'll find Stardock hosts your Stardock-developed games).
Post edited October 18, 2012 by carnival73
Posted October 18, 2012
External hard drive, internal and separate (i.e. a large drive dedicated solely to storage/backup) storage drive on my main rig, internal and separate drive on my secondary rig.
Posted October 18, 2012
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Big_McLargeHuge: Do DVD-Rs have a lifespan? If it doesn't get physically damaged at all, how long does it last? As long as it's not damaged?
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pH7: According to the manufacturers, between 30 and 100 years. The DVD readers won't be around for that long, though, and neither will drivers for the formats used, most likely.
Once formats make a solid and steady change I've got a lot of work to do re-backing up all of these DVDs.

Perhaps a century from now we'll all upload them to our heads and think them onto our PC while we play them.
Posted October 18, 2012
I periodically copy everything I've downloaded from GOG to my 500gig external drive. Even after 230-some games I still have plenty of room left. I also have a 16gig thumb drive on which I keep my favorite games. Don't ask me why.
Posted October 18, 2012
Nowhere. One of the reasons for digital distribution for me is that I don't need to store any copies.

'What if GOG winds up?' - well, there is a universal storage facility on Carribean islands, if you know what I mean.
Posted October 18, 2012
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It's sad that nowadays we have to clarify this. XD
Posted October 18, 2012
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carnival73: It's sad that nowadays we have to clarify this. XD
Indeed it is. That's why I forced myself to resort to using stupid text smiley faces, so people know when I'm not serious.
Posted October 18, 2012
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USERNAME:carnival73#Q&_^Q&Q#GROUP:4#Q&_^Q&Q#LINK:22#Q&_^Q&Q#Perhaps a century from now we'll all upload them to our heads and think them onto our PC while we play them.#Q&_^Q&Q#LINK:22#Q&_^Q&Q#
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Given that people act like robots most of the time anyway, I don't see how this is a problem.
Posted October 18, 2012
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jefequeso: I'm afraid I don't have anything of use on the subject of cloud storage. I just wanted to say that I just realized where your name came from, and you are thus awesome.
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Big_McLargeHuge: :). I love how everyone on this site gets it, but on Steam everyone thought i was the name of a new Burger King sandwich.
By everyone you meant like 1 person here and like 1 person on steam right? anyhoo, I backed up some of my games on dvd, but I haven't even made backups for a lot of them
Post edited October 18, 2012 by CaptainGyro
Posted October 18, 2012
Backing it up sounds like a good idea. I should start on that as well.
Posted October 18, 2012
Discs; 705 MB, 4.7 GB, or 9.4 GB, whichever the smallest needed for the job is.
Posted October 18, 2012
External HDD and burned DVDs.

Got to back dat ass up.
Posted October 18, 2012
I have been backing up my GOGs on DVDs, but since there are so many of them, it's not really handy anymore. So what I am planning to do real soon, is to setup my own home cloud using a NAS server to have them all in one place.
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