Ballistic app users.....

[Handsome Rob]

For those of you using Shooter, Strelock, Applied Ballistics or any other app on your phone:

Remember to back up all your data online!!
My phone took a dump last week & I've lost ALL my data.
3 year's worth of range testing, chrono readings, drops & compensation for all my rifles out to 1250 yards, all my reloading data: Gone.

I couldn't tell you how much ammo or range time it took to compile all this data & in a split second it was all lost.

Most, if not all, of these apps have a backup facility. Please don't make my mistake & use them!

Edited July 16, 2016 by robtattoo

[DaveTN]

That's a lot to lose. I’ve seen friends and family lose everything they have....Pictures, documents etc. It's sad to see.

We live in a digital age. You need redundant backups for everything; have a plan. Hard drives fail without warning.

Edited July 16, 2016 by DaveTN

[Omega]

That's rough,  Strelok on mine is backed up to an online service, Google Drive,  but you have to back it up every now and then to keep the data fresh.  Is your phone wiped out or can you access the files or sd chip?  

[Wingshooter]

That's a good reminder. That really stinks to lose data.

I want to start using a ballistic app, and I'll make sure to back it up. What app do you recommend?

[Handsome Rob]

Personally, I use Shooter but now I've got an involuntary do-over I'm giving some serious thought to buying Applied Ballistics.
Everyone I respect in the long range game uses it (well, the poor ones that can't afford G7 rangefinders anyway) & Brian freaking Litz wrote it so, y'know....

Sent from a mountain somewhere, using telepathy.

[gunslinger_Griff]

Great reminder.. Thanks.. 

PC, phones, apps.. you just need to lose your data once and THEN you're a believer in backups..   Been there.. done that...