a public service announcement from lildb.

Dude.  Back up your fricking files.  Do it now.  I know why you haven't, I mean, my excuses are similar, if not exactly the same ones, but they're flimsy and you need to ignore those excuses and back up your writing files, and your photos, and anything else you might wish desperately for if your pc crashes and you are ska-rewed and all those shots you took of your kid's first birthday or whatever are just gone, like you had to run screaming out of your computer 'cause it was on fire and all you could do was grab the LOLcat and a bag full of garbage as you fled.

I love you and this is why I say all of this.  Possibly also because last night my pc crashed HARD and I checked my knickers and, indeed, there were items there that should normally be deposited in the toilet.

Ftr, everything is currently alright, but I'm backing everything up today, after I get some new discs. 

Dude.  Do it. 

You're welcome.

Comments

[Cristina]

I totally need to do this. I keep putting it off. What do you use to back up your files? Do you back up everything? Is it easier to use an external hard drive or just copy to CDs? Could I possibly ask any more questions??? Sorry!

[Mary]

We spent $100 on an external hard drive and that was a godsend. I can't tell you how awful I would feel if I lost all our photos, etc.

there are online storage services, too, that are helpful. Take it from someone who had to recreate 5 years of Quicken files from scratch, you do NOT want to lose this stuff.

[Emily R]

Oh, that sucks! Thanks for the reminder, though...

[Pare]

I hear you, I hear you - I just have no clue whatsoever how to do that.

[Motherofbun]

Oy! So sorry to hear that your computer crashed. YIKES! Hope you are able to get your files back. (Mine crashed a few weeks ago. So I can completely understand...)

You had a post awhile back that really stuck with me. So if you'll excuse me, I need to dig through your archives. I may bombard you with questions too via e-mail...(You won't have to answer them if you don't want to. Cause I know you've got lots going on.)