XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: hugybear@gmx.net   
      
   On 06.11.24 06:56, knuttle wrote:   
   > On 11/05/2024 9:48 PM, Jörg Lorenz wrote:   
   >> On 05.11.24 21:43, sticks wrote:   
   >>> On 11/5/2024 8:19 PM, The Real Bev wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> One of the things I really like about Firefox is the "Firefox Account".   
   >>>>> The ability to get it all set up on a different computer by just syncing   
   >>>>> into the account has made life easy many times.  With the old people I   
   >>>>> have to maintain systems on, I set them all up on one.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Heh.  I am one of those old people and I started using Netscape .9 for   
   >>>> linux.  I even used Mosaic a few times!   
   >>>   
   >>> I meant no disrespect, and should have said older than me (I ain't no   
   >>> spring chicken).  Couple days ago, my mom got silly and called the   
   >>> number on an email from someone claiming to be from paypal saying they   
   >>> were charging her account $500.  My younger nephew was there at the   
   >>> time.  She figured out during the call it was a scam and hung up.   
   >>> Delete the email and move on.  No harm.   
   >>>   
   >>> For some reason the nephew decides she needs to reinstall windows cause   
   >>> she got phished.  Not sure exactly what procedure he used, but he   
   >>> effectively did a full install and erased everything she hi DONad on her   
   >>> system.  All pictures, documents, contacts...every damn thing.  He never   
   >>> asked if she needed anything saved or backed up.  Then, he got stuck in   
   >>> an endless loop which would not allow it to finish the installation.  He   
   >>> texts me for help, and I let him sweat it out.  When he failed to figure   
   >>> out how to move forward I told him to just leave it and I would take   
   >>> care of it.   
   >>>   
   >>> I was able to get it done and get everything installed again, and   
   >>> Firefox was the only thing that was back as it should be because of   
   >>> having the Firefox Account.  Didn't lose any email since I had her on   
   >>> IMAP, but he toasted all her contacts.   
   >>   
   >> My goodness! Use a Mac with iCloud.   
   >>   
   >>> I imaged it all before giving it back to her and hope she learned a   
   >>> lesson or two.   
   >>   
   >> Obviously not yet.   
   >>   
   >>   
   > I don't use the cloud, but have two computers and an external drive.   
   > The computers are synced so they have the same files, and the Desktop is   
   > backed up to the external drive.   While in some people eyes this is not   
   > a backup as all are in the same house, but it is a back up as a file can   
   > not be deleted or accidentally saved by mouse dribble.   
      
   A disaster like stick's is not very probable in your case. I prefer a   
   less time consuming way to have always and everywhere access to my data.   
      
   BTW: A cloud is not really a backup. For this purpose I use Time Machine   
   to even protect my data from a total failure of Apple Servers. It is   
   done continuously (every hour) on my lead machine.   
      
   Data should always totally independent of the hardware. You should be   
   able to smile if the Android or iPhone or even the laptop drops into the   
   sea or is run over by truck.   
      
   --   
   "De gustibus non est disputandum."   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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