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· Virus Prevention and Removal.
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· Hard Drive Upgrades.
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Advice Column.
There are many ways you can unintentionally lose information on a computer. A child playing the keyboard like a piano,
a power surge, lightning, floods. And sometimes equipment just fails.
If you regularly make backup copies of your files and keep them in a separate place, you can get some, if not all, of
your information back in the event something happens to the originals on your computer.
Deciding what to back up is highly personal. Anything you cannot replace easily should be at the top of your list. Before
you get started, make a checklist of files to back up. This will help you determine what to back up, and also give you a reference
list in the event you need to retrieve a backed-up file. Here are some file suggestions to get you started:
* Bank records and other financial information
* Digital photographs
* Software you purchased and downloaded from the Internet
* Music you purchased and downloaded from the Internet
* Personal projects
The best form of backup is external like CD's and DVD's, or an external USB drive. Also a hard drive can be partitioned
(split into 2 or more sections) to keep data safe in one partition separate to your C:/ drive where your operating system
(Windows) resides.
Feel free to email me for advice on keeping your data safe and keeping viruses from your computer.
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