I got my computer back yesterday. It was BAD, very bad! They were SHOCKED it was still running My main C: Drive from 1998 was shot. The best they could do was pull the data and put it onto my new hard drive. I lost 10 years worth of programs!

My other internal is also on it’s last leg! It’s only 2 years old. I’ve lost most of the files on it. The hardest thing to face is the fact that I lost 2 years worth of FAMILY photos! While I’ve been good about securing my client’s images, I have slacked on my own!

Once I finish getting the data I can off my internal, I’m sending it out to see what I can retrieve of my own images.

I thought I was safe with 2 internal drives, an external and DVD backups. The problem was, my DVD burner stopped working (likely due to the condition of my internal drives). So I never got around to transfering my own images.

I’m done trusting harware storage. I will continue to back up client images on my external, and on DVD, but I am also moving to secure online storage as well. I’m currently uploading all of my more recent personal images online as we speak!

Please, back up those digital images you have at home! Places like Flickr.com allow unlimited photo storage for $25/year! There are places like mozy.com and mediamax.com that will allow you to back up videos, files, data, etc.

Do NOT trust your computer, or your DVD or your external! Everything has a flaw!

Again, no client images were lost in this crash. Just my own ;(

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