Many people believe that there is no need to back up their
work somewhere other than their computer. I was one of them.
Having used computers since the 1980s with no problems, in
2012 my newest computer decides it doesn’t want to boot properly, hence no access
to a list of passwords and sites, not to mention my WIP that I will have to
begin anew because there is no money to take the computer in and find out what
is wrong and retrieve a CD stuck in the drive that is the set up disk for my
new printer.
Miffed would be an understatement about this. Thank goodness
there was an older computer that was able to be connected and allow internet
access, except for rebuilding the password and site list from scratch. I still
have trouble with a blogger account that Google hasn’t given me a password
reset link yet.
Be forewarned, anyone working on a computer needs to save
their work to somewhere other than the hard drive. I will not recommend any
place, but there are numerous site online, or use a flash drive. Wish I would
have.
Having information on something other than the computer
itself will same time and some hair pulling if the hard drive crashes or
something that makes the computer inoperable for some reason.
I would also like to recommend creating a backup copy of
your files onto some type of medium so that you have ready access to those
files should the need arise. Wish I did.
Robert Medak
Freelance Writer/Blogger/Editor/Reviewer/Marketer
