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Deirdre
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 Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:38 am Post subject: Word from the wrong end of things |
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No matter how new your computer is, back up your files.
We just lost 6 months' worth of movies and photos because the drive on our Brand-new (bought December 31) iMac failed.
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bobsouer
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Deirdre,
Ouch! And thank you for the reminder to get a back-up session going for my new Dell.
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Diane Maggipinto
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SteVO
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Carbonite.com $55 a year. I can't tell you how important off site storage has been for me. I make a habit of crashing computers just so I can recover them (ouch) I've learned the hard way that backing up pictures, documents, etc on a DVD, detachable drive or whatever other media you have is only complimented with an off site back up solution. I hope you didn't lose too much good stuff... 
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Lance Blair
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Sorry for your losses - thanks for the reminder, I'm saving all my computer/programs/doc stuff right now. I always create backups for my recordings, but I really need to save everything else too!
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ccpetersen
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Backed up this past weekend.
There are places that can recover that data for you... probably cost something though.
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KarenL
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I'm with Azkope - Carbonite Carbonite Carbonite. Requires absolutely no effort on my part, and recovery is a breeze.
As CC said, there are companies that can retrieve info from a hard drive - even when it's seriously fried - but it's co$tly. Sometimes insurance will cover it though, so check your policy.
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Deirdre
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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Drive recovery is out of the question.
I'll look at Carbonite, by jove.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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I use Carbonite. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to sleep at night. (As a bonus, when I got my new desktop box recently, switching everything over was a breeze!)
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JBarrett
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Another Carboniter over here. Half the time I forget it's even there. It's kinda like it's out-of-sight out-of-mind peace-of-mind.
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Chrissy
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| What a bummer. I'll have to check out Carbonite.com also. |
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bobsouer
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I am now officially a Carbonite convert, as of this evening.
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Scott Pollak
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I've been using Carbonite for about 3 years now and it's come in handy more than once.
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COURVO
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I am the WORST at this... never been badly burned, so have come to think I'm immune...when I'm really clueless and obvlivious...
CARBONITE it is!
Thanks!
CourVO
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