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Always, always remember to backup important data on a regular basis. If at all possible store the backups in a safe place away from your main computer - this may seem a little over the top but a fire, flood or theft can easily take out both your ‘live’ data (that already on the computer) and the backed up data. Losing one is annoying; losing both is an absolute disaster.
With an up to date backup stored somewhere safe, you know that if the worst comes to the worst you can reformat your computer and restore your data – it may be a time-consuming and unforgiving task, but at least you will not lose everything you have worked on. Which alternative do you prefer?
Putting in a little effort now will eliminate a lot of heartache later on.
