Re: Learn from my mistake. Back up your data.

How do you back up data that you intend to modify? Do you use an external drive? A separate internal drive? Some kind of thumb drive? I'm looking to form some good back-up habits, a process that is efficient as possible, avoids unintended duplicates or mixed-up versions, but that is easy to use and remember. Have you developed a system for making and organizing your back ups?

I back up everything I intend to keep whether I anticipate a harddisk crash or not; I just get paranoid if I don't.

I usually use CDs to back up data I don't intend to modify; these are the ultimate backup buddies. Once you write to a CD and Finalize it, not even a malicious virus attack can wipe it out. :-D

- Tricob.