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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* trust me I do too! But this is the first time I haven't had all of my data backed up I hate technology!

I do as well well computers. I've had to re-format so many times and lots so much data.

Luckily I've had 0 problems w/ my video game systems! *knocks on wood*

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so the HD is toast?

You can pay to get all your stuff...just depends on how much you want to pay !!!!!!!!!!!! cause its moneyyyyyyyyy.

my dads hd crashed about a month ago

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i dont know if anyone suggested this, but i highly recommend you get an external USB hardrive i got myself a 320GB one from Futureshop recently, before getting a new laptop, and has backed every single file I had on my old one

i believe this will last me a life time!

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Originally posted by Swamper

LONG LIVE DEL!!!!

Seriously Del...like you haven't done enough for me already! You helped save my computer!

Cale downlaod that CD and ran it this weekend...he was able to recover my data!!

Unfortunatly it's too late for my projects. I still had to re-do the work I had done. But at least now I have copies of the projects I had done previously (always good to have copies). Not to mention all my pictures...thank god! That was gonna be a chore and a half trying to get back some of those (with a few I would have lost forever).

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

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so sorry Lease

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew i believe this will last me a life time!

nothing lasts a lifetime. hard drives with it's moving parts are meant to fail. even burned dvd/cds supposedly have a shelf life of 5+ years...

after 3 hard drives died on me (like lisa's first) i have learned to periodically backup everything on a monthly basis

backing up is like brushing your teeth, you should do it regularly

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Originally posted by Porky nothing lasts a lifetime. hard drives with it's moving parts are meant to fail. even burned dvd/cds supposedly have a shelf life of 5+ years... after 3 hard drives died on me (like lisa's first) i have learned to periodically backup everything on a monthly basis backing up is like brushing your teeth, you should do it regularly

Yeah..i've learned from past experiences to keep everything backed up.

And there's no reason not to these days with so many programs and stuff to help backup your stuff for you.

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Originally posted by Porky nothing lasts a lifetime. hard drives with it's moving parts are meant to fail. even burned dvd/cds supposedly have a shelf life of 5+ years... after 3 hard drives died on me (like lisa's first) i have learned to periodically backup everything on a monthly basis backing up is like brushing your teeth, you should do it regularly

it's an external one, why would it die if i switch it on like twice a month to back up my pics and music

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew it's an external one, why would it die if i switch it on like twice a month to back up my pics and music

i have 5 external hard drives..... one of them died last year (i used to switch on twice a month just like you!) making me cry like a little girl. i now backup even my external hard drives!

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew it's an external one, why would it die if i switch it on like twice a month to back up my pics and music

Stopping and starting a drive puts more strain on the HD than leaving it on....

I had my computer on for like 40 days last summer, then shut it off before going on vacation...i come back, turn it on and 1 HD, dead, capout ...

Tried everything i could...no luck. At least it was under warranty.

The sad part...over 300movies, tv shows and my porn stash...all gone


Of course this was like the only drive not on a raid 5 array....and how the heck do i backup 400GB of data!

what kind of freaky porn are you trying to retrieve?

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Originally posted by devnull Stopping and starting a drive puts more strain on the HD than leaving it on.... I had my computer on for like 40 days last summer, then shut it off before going on vacation...i come back, turn it on and 1 HD, dead, capout ... Tried everything i could...no luck. At least it was under warranty. The sad part...over 300movies, tv shows and my porn stash...all gone Of course this was like the only drive not on a raid 5 array....and how the heck do i backup 400GB of data!

hmmmm im pretty sure a USB HD is not supposed to be on all the time, not only it heats up, it's pointless to have it plugged in when im not using it

im sure they've taken that into an account when making them

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Feel the energy deep inside your system
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