Oh No!!!!

[Linda Paulson]

I might be MIA for awhile......in the last couple of hours my computer has started acting SICK! It takes forever to download even a tiny file (and we're at about 1000kb download speed)...and then it can't seem to handle unzipping without having a major melt-down. Also it's making a rythymic clicking sound while it's stalling out. Christopher thinks it might be my hard drive. :(

And I haven't backed up ANYTHING since coming home last month.
So guess what I'm going to be doing???

Hmmm...you think those over 100 layer layouts I made wore the old thing out??? :confused: I sure hope it'll still burn back up copies for me!

[Amy Eileen]

Oh No! is right, I hope everything works out ok for you Linda.

[showme]

Wondering...how many hard drives...how many external drives...how many DVDs we're all going to need to back up our files! Linda, hope you get to save those 100+ layouts!

[Sandersmr]

Ouch!!! I lost a laptop last year to hard drive failure and it had been months... fortunately I had almost all of my photos and scrapping stuff on a EHD. I now have an online backup as well as my EHD and I need to back up to a second EHD - JUST IN CASE!!!

[Linda Paulson]

Breathing half a sigh of relief........I have my new layout files backed up (all the DSAG ones).....I need to check on where I got to in my other files since my last back-up.
And then I've got to burn copies of all my new kit files...ohhh...I'd so rather be scrapping but this is important!

So in light of this head's up warning...I'm issuing a CHALLENGE to each of you to BACK UP YOUR FILES!!!

Should we start a new thread and post to it, say once a month that we've done our back-ups??? :rolleyes:
Can someone be in charge of passing out the gold stars?? :D

[wen2tap]

Ohhhh Im so feeeling you Linda, I had a virus on my lappie last week and had to wipe everything and start again.... so painful, lucky I had everything on EHD but thats nearly full and I really worry if something happens to that EHD
Maggie were do you store online??

[Sandersmr]

I'm using www.titanize.com. It's a little more expensive, but you have access to the actual files (not just a backup file) and can access them from any computer or can send them - so basically you can use it like a Photobucket or USendIt account.

There are some other ones that I have heard good things about that appear to be strictly online backup services - the one I have heard the most about is www.mozy.com.

[Jen]

Hope your puter doesnt die on you. Hate when that happens. Bought a 200mg external hard drive to put my things on. Realize that probably that isnt to safe either cause it can go bad and then lose everything.

Just wish I knew how to do a automatic back up thing every so often. Someone once told me that you can buy a cd that will backup certain folders or whole hard drive as often as you schedule it but cant rember the name.

[Donna]

OK -- my computer was acting crazy this morning- mainly internet issues-

Do you see a conspiracy here?

;)

YEs Linda-- that was on my list to do a BACKUP challenge!

:)
Donna

[Sandersmr]

I was getting the dreaded Page Not Found this morning when trying to get into the DSAG website - how scary is that!?!?!?!

[Lisa Dozier]

Good luck Linda! I want to recommend Carbonite to everyone. It backs up everything automatically - so if anything happens to your pc then you just go online and download your files. It has taken me a month to back up only 50% of my files! :p I have so many! But the good news is that the storage is unlimited. It will not back up an ehd or your programs- but everything else for 50 dollars a year. Peace of mind. You can do it yourself to dvd's and an EHD which I do routinely- but in case a hard drive failed- can you imagine the nightmare of pulling out all those dvd's and re organizing everything? This way it stays organized too. Or if you had a fire- you are still secure in replacing it all. Just a thought- no affiliation- but if you mention my name I think I get an extra month or something. hugs! :)

[rlma]

Oh Linda! I hope you get everything backed up!!! Yikes, so scary. I have one EHD, but need to purchase another, jic.