Have You Backed Up Your Files Lately?

July 11th, 2009

Have you ever went to find a file on your computer and cannot find it? I know I have done that a few times. It seems that the file has vanished into thin air and no matter how many puppy dog searches I do I cannot find the file. My thoughts are if only I had backed up the file or printed a hard copy. Usually I don’t think twice about backing up my computer files. I have this false sense of security. I’m mistaken thinking that it’s not going to happen to me. I know that after living with lupus, which I didn’t think would happen to me. The joke was on me.

Well, I actually need to back up the files on my computer. I have pictures of my daughter, software programs, and Microsoft Word files. If I lost all of these programs I’d be pretty disappointed.  I’m going to use a service called IDrive Online Backup to back up the files on my computer online. You receive 2 GB of storage space for free or 150 GB of storage space for only $4.95 or $49.95 a year. It’s a small price for piece of mind when it comes to priceless memories or computer software that you don’t have a CD back up. I’m going to check out the free one for some of my favorite pictures.  I really should print out the pictures to have a hard copy of the pictures too.

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  1. Sherlock on July 11, 2009 7:46 pm

    I’ve used Carbonite.com for two years and needed it to download files to new computers twice and a reformatted computer once. It’s 50 a year for unlimited space.

  2. Joy of This Girl's Bookshelf on July 13, 2009 12:59 pm

    Haha – puppy dog searches! It took me a second to realize what you meant, but then I got it. That’s a great phrase. ;)
    Backing up your files is certainly important. You never know when your computer will fail or a virus will wipe stuff out. I keep important files on a thumb drive and a CD, anything I can’t replace. Most of my software is free to download (Firefox, Thunderbird, Openoffice etc), which is great because I’m not losing any expensive software if something goes wrong. I also keep a lot of stuff in my email account – I have like 7gb on my gmail account, which is plenty of room for whatever I want to store – mostly word documents and some photos.

  3. Dorothy L on July 17, 2009 6:15 pm

    What a great tip to offer. Losing ones saved hard work and memories is a lot like losing a wallet. Trust me…I have experienced both and you can never be too sure when it may happen.
    I definitely back up your post with telling everyone to do exactly that…back up your files :)

  4. chronicchick on July 18, 2009 1:02 am

    Thanks D, I need to follow my own advice.
    CC

  5. chronicchick on July 18, 2009 1:03 am

    Joy,
    Ya the puppy dog search, I figured it would cause a few people to be confused, but that’s the fun thing about writing. :)

  6. chronicchick on July 18, 2009 1:05 am

    Sherlock,
    Thanks for the info.
    CC

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