Backing up whole computer
I know, I know....I should have been doing this all along but never have partly due to fear and this question... So when I back up the total computer to CDs (I don't have an extra modem & am not ge...
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If you're really serious about making sure you don't lose pictures and such then you need to save to a DVD, or a CD if you don't need as much space. You're correct that your hard drive can die, and being prepared for it can make it a much less stressful ordeal. :) If all you're concerned with is pictures, you can simply drag and drop those to a DVD. No need to make a big deal out of it.
Saving to a couple different devices is a good idea as long as one of them is a DVD or CD for actual physical storage. USB hard drives can crash too, thumb drives can become corrupted, online storage can go away taking all your data with it. Multiple backups, and multiple types of backups will help ensure that your data survives.
And make sure you store some of the copies of your data offsite, where it won't disappear at the same time your original data does in case of a disaster.
Saving to a couple different devices is a good idea as long as one of them is a DVD or CD for actual physical storage. USB hard drives can crash too, thumb drives can become corrupted, online storage can go away taking all your data with it. Multiple backups, and multiple types of backups will help ensure that your data survives.
And make sure you store some of the copies of your data offsite, where it won't disappear at the same time your original data does in case of a disaster.
