lel Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ok so I'll build parts of my game, and then I'll copy the whole file ( that has all of the client and server and everything else in it.) I'll then paste it on to my USB Flash drive and replace the old file.With it being a 200 MB+ file…. It takes a while.Lets pretend that I don't add any more graphics, sound, or music or anything like that. I just make a few maps,NPC's,Items, ect... with all the old data (already on the Back up.)I imagine I don't need to copy all the files over again... In that case which files do I need to back up?If I add some new graphics, music, sounds, or ect......... Do I only need to add those small additions as well as a small amount of other files? Or is backing up every single file just the best way to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowwulf Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Unless you want to purchase something that can scan the modified dates and updated just what you changed then the fasted way would be to select your game folder and hit shift+del… JK. every file seperately and overwrite the backup.Or be anal like myself and always make a new backup zip named the date.Then every month put those backups in a folder with the month/year as the name.then every year put those folders in a folder with the year as the name.Then every decade... jk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lel Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 OMG Shadowwulf! Help me! I was doing everything you said as I was reading it and after the "shift+del" part my game disappeared, and I have no idea where it went! Where does "shift+del" send your files? Is there a web address or something?Just Kidding >.>Okay, thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealbreaker Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 if changing maps, replace maps folder in your backup-files…. etc. ? Else like already said writing a program checking changes would be quite efficient... OR: you just wait that 1 minute or however long it takes...-seal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Make a giant backup folder and hope your harddrive doesn't fail. Never had a problem with losing work in the last 7 years.Invest in quality harddrives. I use a 10,000 RPM high-end black Caviar 1tB for my Windows drive and a power-saving 7,500 RPM green Caviar 2tB of non-critical file storage.Keep an up-to-date copy of your game on a webhost or trust some friends with it just in case of emergencies. Or just keep using your little stick and stop caring about transfer times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSnow Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Just keep yourself up-to-date with what's on your USB, Maybe keep some important files on things like Dropbox, and like Robin said, keep a giant backup folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyokuHasu Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 http://www.flipdrive.com/Free Internet Drive for storing files.ITS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE IT THIS WAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 There are two types of backups.One which you can revert to when you computer blows up and one which you can revert to when you fuck up your source code.For the former you just need an up-to-date copy and for the latter you should keep a copy of every major version so you can look back as far as you need.For the former you should keep a few external copies flying around and for the latter you should keep a big folder.Simples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rithy58 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Robin's way is the simplest way I can think of. It's easy and it work so I would suggest that.However, there are software that do it for you. I'm not sure what my school use but it back up the files everytime we save it(harsh changed). It keep 10 of the most recent back up and 10 custom back up. It look like an addon for Visual Studios 2010 but I believe it can work as a standalone.. I tried google for it and this is what I found:http://www.ghacks.net/2011/03/11/protect-your-source-code-with-source-backup/http://www.snapbackup.org/Sincerely,Rithy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hash, dear. Not 'harsh'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyokuHasu Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Yay for Mother Robin, always looking out for her little chicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lel Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 Wow… Wasn't expect this much feed back..... Well I'm going to just back up the whole thing...... After thinking about it, I'm waiting a couple mins to avoid wasting weeks of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowwulf Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I personally use DriveHQ.com for milestone backups. Hasn't failed me yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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