As someone who just about lost all of their important files, I would like to remind all of you to back up your data!
I bring this up because I very recently had a drive go bad, and without a backup I am in big trouble. And by trouble, I mean that I lose my documents, mail, my pictures and music files. Luckily, I was backing up to my iPod (really!) and was able to restore my files, thus saving myself a giant headache, not to mention heartache.
I know this sounds like a public service announcement, and it is. If you are like me, and you have thousands of pictures and music files, backing up is one of the smartest things you can do.
I think it was Bob LeVitus, aka Dr. Mac, who told us, 18 years ago or so: you need TWO back-ups of your data, three is even better. Update them every night. Where have you been, all this time? I’m sorry for your loss, anyway.