Ooooohhhhh.
You’re so smart, Matt. Thanks. That all makes perfect sense.
([size=50]Now how come I couldn’t figure that out???[/size])
My “Backing Up In The Cloud” Paranoid Thought Of The Day:
I mentioned downthread that I back up to gmail, and I’ve begun using Dropbox full time as well. Dropbox makes the whole “Cloud” thing so easy, I was tempted to stop the gmail part of my routine… until I got word from the online reminder service “I Want Sandy” that they will be going out of business on Dec. 19. Which got me thinking about our false sense of permanence in this world, especially when it comes to internet companies (and really, we should know better).
My point: Dropbox may not be around forever; plan accordingly. Given the economy, it’s reasonable to be a little wary of the prospects of a relatively young internet company – especially one that, y’know, stores your data.
If you’re backing up to a HD and using Dropbox as a backup to your backup, then you’re obviously fine. But Dropbox makes it all so easy, I can see some people (me) getting lazy and relying on DB for weeks at a time, until it occurs to them (me again) to back up to something physical. Trust no one.
I love Dropbox. Hope they’re here to stay. But I work pretty hard on this stuff, and I fear the perfect storm of data loss. As my old boss used to say, “Suspenders and a belt.” Back up as often as you can to every damn thing you have at your disposal.
Sean!!!
You old snake in the grass!! Heres me thinking youre a bit of a macho man an all, Hot dawgg!! 
D y mean like these?? Or how about black? What`s your take on vermillion?
KEITH!!! He’s out of control again!!!
(and obviously into MY martini stash! Harrumph. I guess it’s 5 o’clock somewhere… 
)
MM I wouldnt say Seans out of control, as such. I think he`s kept it pretty much under wraps…or… maybe…see through petticoats?
Vic-k, you have nice legs and red really is your color. Do you use the black hose to hide the termite infested wooden leg?
Guano features!!
Dont y start a smart mouthin Sean, year!! He dun gon made a statement!!! As is is right!! Yall leave well alone now!.
Ha hargh! You shall now wear a RED christmas hat until Santa comes !
(Wock drops a christmas hat next to the dog then drops a big bomb on the pirate hat.)
[size=200]SPLAT![/size]
It will take you until after christmas to clean that so wear the hat.
tehehehehe
As we can see, metamorphosis is almost complete He`s turning into his brain: Raw ethanol
If you want quiet, go Western Digital. If you buy on eBay or something, you can get a warranty through SquareTrade.
I got a 250 GB Western Digital from eBay, able to go in my iBook G4 + 3-year warranty from SquareTrade + a case from Newegg.com for around US $110 last November.
I went back and read MM’s original post.
I don’t think the flash drives are at fault, but her method of copying.
If it’s a very large project, and thus a package of many files, trouble may ensue.
The best way to backup/copy, always, is to ZIP the project first.
Use the Backup Project command, or the Finder: File: Compress command.
As for hard drives, I’ve had good luck with La Cie. The new mini-drives are highly portable.