tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post8342182098825866018..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: Making Mistakes, Changing HabitsSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-29133836999451806892012-10-01T19:45:52.350-04:002012-10-01T19:45:52.350-04:00I have an external drive with my writing, my music...I have an external drive with my writing, my music and my photos on it. I have to remember to back up more often though. And great tips about the other stuff! I wouldn't have thought of it! :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-63784850006966985732012-10-01T16:33:55.172-04:002012-10-01T16:33:55.172-04:00Windows creates a folder called Favorites to store...Windows creates a folder called Favorites to store all your bookmark information. On my PC it's in C:/Documents and Settings/[my user name]/Favorites.<br /><br />Include this folder in your regular backups and you won't have to write them down.<br /><br />LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-48236215478808251462012-10-01T10:37:53.682-04:002012-10-01T10:37:53.682-04:00I am so sorry you lost all of those valuable progr...I am so sorry you lost all of those valuable programs. I have discovered that "3" is the "magic number" for laptops and computers taking a nose dive. I vow to never keep one again for more than 3 years. I have had crashes too with no back up. Now I have some things backed up but I am a far way from having everything backed upCat and DOG Chat With Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02666719374831725417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-49342322351358407472012-10-01T08:59:56.696-04:002012-10-01T08:59:56.696-04:00Hi, Mason. So sorry to hear that your computer cr...Hi, Mason. So sorry to hear that your computer crashed. Thank you for the tips and reminders about backing things up and writing down links.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-45815978685294814162012-10-01T07:52:03.633-04:002012-10-01T07:52:03.633-04:00Mason - I'm sorry you had to learn all of this...Mason - I'm sorry you had to learn all of this the hard way. So frustrating and upsetting for you! Thanks for being willing to share with the rest of us so that someone else doesn't have to go through the same things. Folks, trust me, Mason's right. Back it all up! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-19245943921676873162012-10-01T06:44:06.438-04:002012-10-01T06:44:06.438-04:00I'm so sorry this happened to you. I, too, lea...I'm so sorry this happened to you. I, too, learned the hard way about backing up a few years back when an old computer crashed. Thankfully, I had the important things backed up - photos, documents - as your experience shows, it's more than that that gets lost. I've since become paranoid about backing up. One thing that has really provided peace of mind for me is using a remote online back up. It backs up everything in real time, all day long. I use Carbonite, but there are a number of services like it out there. <br /><br />For the bookmarks: you can back them up, so you don't have to keep a written list. Use the "export" feature to do so - but don't forget to back up the exported file.Ingrid Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874816179648089811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-11395829500317958332012-10-01T05:41:10.704-04:002012-10-01T05:41:10.704-04:00Such good points, Mason! I'll admit that I don...Such good points, Mason! I'll admit that I don't have a written list of the websites that I've bookmarked. Good idea to make that!<br /><br />So glad that Staples was able to recover much of what you had on the computer. You're right--we depend on these contraptions much more than we realize!Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com