Monday, June 26, 2006 — The experts say back up your hard drive...if not daily, then after every time you use your computer.
Wardrobe stylist Darragh Marmorstein lost five years worth of photos related to her job when the hard drive on her computer quit working.
"I take photos of every job I've done," said Marmorstein, "and when I turned on my computer one day and the screen went black, I didn't know what to do."
Symantec security expert Alan Hansen says a recent survey conducted by his company showed that 91% of computer owners store personal data (music files, photos, banking information) on their computers, yet only 57% of them back up their hard drives. And one in four have lost personal data due to a hard drive crash.
Norton Save & Restore is designed to help computer users back up their data quickly and simply. The product creates a complete backup of your computer's hard drive...not just your music and photo files but the critical system files that keep your computer running. It even schedules automatic backups of your computer. The product retails for $70.00. Get more information here.