Why Make a Backup?

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Last Updated: December 29, 2007

In the most extreme example, a hard drive failure requires reinstalling Windows, Windows updates, other software, data, and user settings. This can take 12 to 25 hours of sitting in front of a computer no matter how fast your computer is or your skill level. Life's too short. Make a backup that will restore everything within a few hours. You need to at least backup the digital photos.

Disaster can strike in several ways.

• Accidentally delete or save over an important file
• Computer virus, worm or trojan can disable your computer
• A child could accidentally disable your computer with a few mouse clicks
• Theft
• Natural disaster such as fire, flood, hurricane, tornado, earthquake, or lightning strike
• Hard drive failure
• Software installation problems

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