Comments on: Back Up Your Hard Drive! http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/back-up-your-hard-drive/ The official blog of Military Spouse Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Christy http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/back-up-your-hard-drive/#comment-915 Christy Thu, 15 May 2008 04:33:31 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-915 Yes, I have everything but the money to get it fixed or even to have it looked at. So, it will just sit there until I can come up with the money. Yes, I have everything but the money to get it fixed or even to have it looked at. So, it will just sit there until I can come up with the money.

]]> By: JA3 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/back-up-your-hard-drive/#comment-907 JA3 Wed, 14 May 2008 13:11:27 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-907 Because computer networks are my usual paid job, during my wife's deployments I am invariably The Official Spouse Club Computer Fix-It Guy. This is another good place to look -- if there isn't some computer talent among the spouses, there will invariably be someone who has dealt with a problem and can recommend a local source of knowledge. If you do end up using your acquaintance with a computer pro for free support, buy them a coffee or a beer or a lunch sometime. Jessica, if you have a brand new Mac with OS 10.5 (check "About this Mac" under the Apple menu) you have built-in backup software called "<a href="http://www.apple.com/support/leopard/timemachine/" rel="nofollow">Time Machine</a>." Because computer networks are my usual paid job, during my wife’s deployments I am invariably The Official Spouse Club Computer Fix-It Guy.

This is another good place to look — if there isn’t some computer talent among the spouses, there will invariably be someone who has dealt with a problem and can recommend a local source of knowledge.

If you do end up using your acquaintance with a computer pro for free support, buy them a coffee or a beer or a lunch sometime.

Jessica, if you have a brand new Mac with OS 10.5 (check “About this Mac” under the Apple menu) you have built-in backup software called “Time Machine.”

]]> By: thomaslitchford http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/back-up-your-hard-drive/#comment-886 thomaslitchford Sat, 10 May 2008 00:40:24 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-886 Christy, do you still have the hard drive from the dead computer? You can probably get those wedding pictures off of it. Take it to a computer repair shop. Power surges tend to wreck some parts of the computer while leaving the hard drive undamaged. Christy, do you still have the hard drive from the dead computer? You can probably get those wedding pictures off of it. Take it to a computer repair shop. Power surges tend to wreck some parts of the computer while leaving the hard drive undamaged.

]]> By: Jessica Boots http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/back-up-your-hard-drive/#comment-883 Jessica Boots Fri, 09 May 2008 23:24:06 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-883 I am so happy you didn't lose everything. That is a great point and something I NEED to do so badly. I just switched from a PC to a MAC and am still learning the ropes with the new system. Backing it up is something I just don't know how to do. I am going to call Apple and see if they can walk me through it. I have my LIFE on my computer. Like most people do I suppose! Great Post! I am so happy you didn’t lose everything. That is a great point and something I NEED to do so badly. I just switched from a PC to a MAC and am still learning the ropes with the new system. Backing it up is something I just don’t know how to do. I am going to call Apple and see if they can walk me through it. I have my LIFE on my computer. Like most people do I suppose! Great Post!

]]> By: Christy http://milspouse.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/back-up-your-hard-drive/#comment-882 Christy Fri, 09 May 2008 23:12:17 +0000 http://milspouse.wordpress.com/?p=159#comment-882 YEAH!!! We had a power outage in January and our desktop (with ALL pictures from our wedding and our daughter and ALL my college work and everything else) died. Everything but the actual computer works. :( So, now I have a 16 GB flash drive and save everything to that and my laptop. It was a rude awakening to how much I depend on the computer. YEAH!!! We had a power outage in January and our desktop (with ALL pictures from our wedding and our daughter and ALL my college work and everything else) died. Everything but the actual computer works. :( So, now I have a 16 GB flash drive and save everything to that and my laptop. It was a rude awakening to how much I depend on the computer.

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