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Thank you! I typically leave my computer on 24/7 so at night would be the best. I really liked your idea of having 6 files on hand and then deleting the old. What saved me during this last disaster was the ability to use restore in windows. I actually have a backup system in place but it failed. My network back up was full and the system administrator did not catch it (located off site). So, I am going to add my own backup to be safe.
I don't think I need the entire library copied every night - I agree that would be too much. I currently have about 1,000 books. But, the file is not really that big - around 850 MB
1. A complete back up (metadata, covers) once a week. I think the saved disk technique (similar to dwanthny) would be ideal but I don't believe that can automated. So, I will do that manually.
1. In a perfect world (sigh) a back up would occur of the NEW books I added that day (with covers) along with a daily metadata.
Would this work if I needed to restore the library? My goal would be to be able to restore everything completely (including covers and metadata).
Or if I just copy the metadata nightly, what happens if I copy over the metadata and one of the books is not in the library file?
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