- Never do something you can't undo.
- Always check the backups, never assume they are working. Make sure you can restore from them, too.
- Write down what you did, even if you know you will never forget it, you will.
- If you do it more than once, write a script.
- Get to know your users before there is a problem, then when there is, they will know who you are and maybe have a little understanding.
- Remember you are performing a service for your users, you don't own the system, you just get to play with it.
- Check your backups.
- Never stop learning, there is always something you should know to make your job easier and your system more stable and secure.
- Check your backups, again.
If you have a few different computers and drives, it can be annoying making sure the same data is each one you need. Today we take a look at making folder and data synchronization easier with the Microsoft SyncToy 2.1 utility. You might have a flash drive that you use to carry files and documents from the workplace to your home office and vice versa. Sometimes though, you might forget to copy the files you need over to the drive. With Microsoft’s SyncToy it allows you to easily make sure the data between drives and folders is synchronized everyday. There are a lot of reasons you might want to synchronize folders. For example, maybe you want to sync your My Pictures folder with the one at work, or sync your music at home with music on another computer. This is a free tool from Microsoft that was once part of the XP Power Toys but has continued to grow and improve. Installing SyncToy When you install SyncToy it also installs Microsoft Sync Framework 2.0 Core Components, which is t...
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