Database Error between 8 AM and 9 AM Mountain time

[Alex]

Just in case any of you guys experience a Database Error at some point between 8 AM and 9 AM Mountain time during the weekdays. The "error" is a byproduct of manual database backup I am running during that time after I get settled in at work. It should not last more than a couple of minutes, and should hopefully prevent large-scale loss of data in case we get true database errors.

[DominusNovus]

Originally Posted by Alex

Just in case any of you guys experience a Database Error at some point between 8 AM and 9 AM Mountain time during the weekdays. The "error" is a byproduct of manual database backup I am running during that time after I get settled in at work. It should not last more than a couple of minutes, and should hopefully prevent large-scale loss of data in case we get true database errors.

Great to hear. I'm curious, on a scale of 1-10, how stable and reliable would you rate the forum right now? I've been very hesitant to put any meaningful work into timelines and such, for fear of losing the results.

[Alex]

I do try to perform daily backups, at least every week day from work, so while stability may still not be at full 10, the worst case scenario should only result in a loss of a day, not of several weeks.

That said, I would suggest keeping backups of your timelines and/or stories on your own hard drive or flash drive, or e-mailing your stories to yourself. I do that in order to make sure that if I suffer computer malfunction, my works have not been lost. Plus, it allows me to work on them on multiple machines if need be - for example, I do work on my current novel both at work (when I have some time) and at home, and it helps to have a current copy available at both locations.