The only problem with that is that some programs (such as QB Pro [at least older versions...haven't tried lately]) Require a page file. I found this out because I had moved my page file to another drive, but QB wouldn't run unless I had at least a minimal PF on C:\.
That said, with the power of systems today, I hardly ever experience performance issues.
Mikel
"Keith Snyder" wrote in news:CHdbn.399$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe09.iad:
Obsoltet and unreadable ? Not necessarily an AND conditoin, b ut in the case of thumb drives, htere is a maximum number of writes that can be done to a re-writeable device like a thmb drive. Fo most of us, we'll be long gone when that circumstance occurs. However, if your thunb drive was used as a paging device (Ready Boost), that day will come sooner. Same for SSD devices. I was at the local computer store listening to a customer griping because his 2 month old SSD did a stage left exit. The tech eas asking him how he used it. To paraphrase him- "I installed hte drive as my C drive and after a couple of days saw that it was lightening fast - moved my pagefile.sys from my 10000 rpm WD Raptor drive onto it. Boy did it ever make a 512 mb RAM system hum... The customer learner the expensive way that the SSD has only a finite number of writes available.
So yes if it can fail, it will.
I keep my Quicken data backups on an external USB RAID 1 enclosure. It has all of my personal, sensitive data, and in case of a failure of some kind, I can determine the failing drive of the 2 and replace it, rebuild the array and I'm off to the races again.
I bought 3 320G SATA II drives, used 2 in the RAID array, and have a spare standing by if I get a failure on one of the first two.
Once a week, I get the unit out of my safe and backup the personal data and other critical files. It then goes back intothe safe. The safe is good up to 2450 F in case of a fire and water sealer if the river rises and the sump doesn;t work.
Do you REALLY think that ANYONE else really gives a shit about YOUR oh so secret personal financial data?
No one and I do mean NO ONE probably touches YOUR dick but you.
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Considering the amount of personal and financial info that can be stored within Quicken if you use all of it's features, isn't your reply just a bit silly?
If anyone wanted to steal your identity and siphon your bank accounts then Quicken's stored info on account numbers, itemised transactions, name and where you live, property inventory etc are extremely valuable to crim's. Much of that info would make it very easy to open new credit accounts in your name that you would find it very difficult to deny to the debt collectors. The scanning of statements/invoices and storing them within Quicken linked to the particular transaction etc will somewhere provide your signature and allow forgeries. I suppose your answer is to restrict or black out those types of personal info, but the whole purpose of using a program like this is that you can eliminate a very large amount of the paper copy of financial transactions. Personally I'm working towards that position, but I require the transactions to not only be a true statement of my financial affairs but also to be able to be used in the case of a tax audit. If audited, the stored documentation must be able to be verified as being legitimate so alteration to hide details just wouldn't be allowed.
There is no way I would use a program that stored that data out of my control. It's my problem to ensure that the data is backed up and stored safely.
PhilD
Well, I certainly prefer to have my data on my own computer rather than in the cloud, so to speak. However, I don't go paranoid when I occasionally have to turn the machine over to others for servicing. My signature is nowhere on my computer. If any financial institution harms me on account of some trivia on my computer, THEY will be liable. In the meantime, I shall not cringe in fear about remote possibilities. Hell, do you hide inside whenever there is lightning in the sky?
"Sharx35" wrote in news:4Swbn.64833$PH1.33646@edtnps82:
OK, but I don't wet myself in salt solution, then go stand on top of a knoll to watch the lightning show either.
Good point! What medium do you suggest?
"Keith Snyder" wrote in news:_Vybn.73123$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe10.iad:
External Hard Drive. USB or Firewire.
That would depend on how many digits and how many commas were in the amounts.
-- Jim
Err, YES.
The tropical area I live in is one of the most lightning prone areas in the world. If I can see it and hear it, particularly close together, I'm out of the spa or shower and shutting down and unplugging as much as I can. Too many blown power points in the past. Self preservation like my PC data.
PhilD
I agree completely. The only advantage of "cloud" computing is that after your identity is stolen and all your money is gone you could sue someone IF you still had funds for an attorney plus fees and IF you could afford to wait the years it would take to get the case through court.
Ditto and disconnected from the computer and stashed elsewhere when not in use.
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