backups

• all user files backed up to tape at 4am every day
• if you need a file restored from tape, email as soon as possible


• we also back up user files to disk (/snapshots) at noon, 4pm, 8pm, and midnight
• you should be able to copy your own files back from /snapshots
• more info on /snapshots


• by default, emacs saves a "tilda" copy (ex: prog.c~)
• vim can save a "tilda" copy (add set backup to your .vimrc)
• make your own backups of important files with cp