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Posted by Alina Bradford Feb 17, 2008 |
A week ago my hard drive started to crash. Luckily, I noticed and backed up my files quickly before my laptop completely went up in flames.
Why does an artist need to back-up their files?
Well, I have digital images of my art work, promotion materials, and one-of-a-kind digital art on my computer. A crash without backed-up files would have cost me years of work.
I've had this happen before, and, guess what? My files were not saved. Oh, yes, I cried.
How can you keep you files safe?
Well, the easiest way is to open an email account just for files. Then, email all your files to this email address. Not only is this a great way to back-up your files, but it is also a convent way to access you files if you are using another computer.
There are more sophisticated ways of backing up your files. I use Dell DataSafe, but there are many other great sites out there. They automatically backs-up your files every few days. I also use (just in case) a 1GB flash drive to back-up my files.
So, back-up your work often! There's no excuse!
Alina