"My computer crashed" or "My computer died" "HELP!"
As technicians, it is our job to get your computer up and running again as soon as possible. We always repair the machine or provide a replacement. Almost always, the client asks "What about all my files! I'm not gonna lose everything, right?
Reality check: When your computer takes a dump, there is no magic wand at our disposal to resurrect data that is lost. Despite what you see on TV, there really is no "Easy Button" that we can press to fix every problem. Ultimately, it is YOUR responsibility to back up your email, internet favorites, pictures, music, or anything you can't afford to lose. If it is important to you, BACK IT UP.
It's almost 2009. There are lots of inexpensive ways to back up data. Take your pick!
1. Jumpdrive. My favorite because they're cheap, portable, and can hold tons of data.
2. DVD. Most everyone can burn CDs and DVDs now. Guess what: you can burn things other than songs and movies. You can burn data such as pictures, email, Word and Excel files, etc.
DVDs can hold up to 4.3 GB of data.
3. Network folder. If you have a home network, share a folder and make it a "network drive". You can save stuff to it just like any other drive.
4. External hard drive. They cost less than $100 now and conveniently connect via USB and Firewire. Easy to install.
5. Cell Phone/iPhone. You can purchase a SIMM card that sticks into your phone and it acts like a hard drive. Connect your phone to your computer via USB, and you can transfer your stuff.
Listen to your Technologist. When a technological disaster strikes, you'll be prepared.
You're welcome.
1 comment:
Technologist - I agree, you should always back up your data and there are relatively inexpensive methods todo that. One very effective method is using an external, or internal, hard drive. There is a very inexpensive utility called Syncback, that you can schedule your backups, very much like the expensive software does. It is a very inexpensive and intuitive program.
That being said, usually when a hard drive goes down, you can still recover the data, even without data recovery software. More than likely your installed programs can not be recovered.
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