Comments on: Make sure you have backups http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/11/21/make-sure-you-have-backups/ Distracting the Mind with Information Overload Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brendan Cooper http://www.u-g-h.com/2008/11/21/make-sure-you-have-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-71625 Brendan Cooper Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:23:40 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=2711#comment-71625 Absolutely! I adhere to the view that data which isn't backed up has no value. In fact, I would add to your recommendation: buy *two* USB hard drives, one permanently connected to your PC for quick retrieval in case of emergency, and another off-site - in a drawer at work for example - which you periodically bring home to back everything up. And don't just back up your data - use a utility such as Norton Ghost to back up your operating system too. Because hard drives *will* fail eventually, it's just a case of when. Just had to comment on this post: I've lost data before and it's painful...! Absolutely! I adhere to the view that data which isn’t backed up has no value. In fact, I would add to your recommendation: buy *two* USB hard drives, one permanently connected to your PC for quick retrieval in case of emergency, and another off-site – in a drawer at work for example – which you periodically bring home to back everything up. And don’t just back up your data – use a utility such as Norton Ghost to back up your operating system too.

Because hard drives *will* fail eventually, it’s just a case of when.

Just had to comment on this post: I’ve lost data before and it’s painful…!

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