Do you back-up? Why, of course you do!
There are two kinds of people, according to the ancient geek philosophy: those who have lost data and those who will. Losing my external hard-drive data was painful! I thought I had safely tucked that data away. What I failed to understand is that no back-up plan is 100% fail-safe.
A hard-drive crash may happen without warning. Other times the disaster will announce itself with strange whining, humming, and other ominous sounds.
Back up your files. Then if (or when) your drive does crash, you can buy a new one but move on with your data intact. Just make sure to save your data in more than one “box”.
Where, you ask? There are many, many options!
External hard-drive
Thumb Drive
Recordable CD or DVD or
Send your data to a cloud location
About 2 months ago, Darin King’s blog showcased Dropbox.
Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers. You can even download Dropbox apps for your smartphone or mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry). Everything in your Dropbox is available from the Dropbox website, too. Wow! Talk about access! Check out: The Ultimate Dropbox Toolkit & Guide
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