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Backing up remote users

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by jcbrito_77

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I need some suggestions on backing up users data for user who only access the network by dialing in.
Thx, any suggestions will be appreciated

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by jcbrito_77

I need to backup mail that is located in the users local machine a PST file. I need suggestions on backing up there personal data, like what would be better a ZIP drive, upgrade laptops with CD burners. These are users that never come in the Office LAN
Thx

by blaine moore

Ah hah, I see what you mean now. I thought you meant shared resource type stuff that would be located on your servers.

While outfitting them with zip drives or cd burners is one way to see that they manually do the backup, that requires them to take it upon themselves to backup that sort of information to media and to ensure it is kept safe and/or sent to a central repository.

I would think that if you are having the remote users initiate the backups, have them backup their files to a shared network drive that they are dialed into. This could also be automated on your part. The files could then be backed up with the rest of the data local to the central location.

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