http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-you-should-have-redundant-backups-of-your-computer-data/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/why-you-should-have-redundant-backups-of-your-computer-data/#comment-749730 Bryan Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:18:06 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1904#comment-749730 The impact? I'm experiencing it now -- my laptop's hard drive crashed almost three weeks ago. No business loss, since all my laptop usage was personal (fiction writing, hobby photoediting). But it put a a <i>serious</i> cramp in my routine. I have bills to pay before replacing the laptop, but I'm definitely replacing it ASAP. Fortunately, the vast majority of my creative output was saved to a different drive, so once I replace the computer I will still be able to access my work. But then I still need to arrange a backup routine for <i>that</i>... The impact? I’m experiencing it now — my laptop’s hard drive crashed almost three weeks ago. No business loss, since all my laptop usage was personal (fiction writing, hobby photoediting). But it put a a serious cramp in my routine. I have bills to pay before replacing the laptop, but I’m definitely replacing it ASAP. Fortunately, the vast majority of my creative output was saved to a different drive, so once I replace the computer I will still be able to access my work. But then I still need to arrange a backup routine for that…

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