I
am just getting back on line after working for a week on my
laptop. It feels like skinny dipping, because all my software
and webs were on my main PC. Well last week I tried to wake
my computer form it's sleep and guess what it would not wake
up! The motherboard failed! I really almost lost it
because I had not backed up recently,
but as it turned out the hard drive was in good working order, we could
not boot past the bios
screen on the PC! Well to make a long story short, I just
received the rebuilt computer back this evening in a new tower, and I
have backed up all my systems! It is like a good old
fashioned family reunion with tears in my eyes and gratitude in my
heart! The lesson I learned from this?
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Robert Schwabe - Orange Park FL Real Estate (Keller Williams- First Coast Realty) I did not lose it..mentally, but I knew I messed up. I relied too much on the fact I was working a newer computer.
Aug 01, 2009 04:44 AM
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Victoria Oak Bay Realtor Fred Carver 250-598-2963 for Victoria Oak Bay Homes (Re/Max Camosun Oak Bay & Surrounding Area Real Estate) LOL! Fred it was an "Aha moment" and an "Oh No Moment"at the same time! I will check out dropbox!
Aug 01, 2009 04:45 AM
Christie's International Real Estate - Hillsdale, NJ
Bergen County NJ Real Estate
Jim - Sorry to hear it. At the least get an external HD to back up to on a weekly basis. Glad to hear you're back up and running.... whew...
Aug 01, 2009 05:31 AM
Loans, Inc. - Orlando, FL
I like to take a multi-prong approach. Periodically I prefer to take a complete "snapshot" of my entire hard drive, burned to bootable DVD's. This gives me a complete system should the hard drive die. Just pop in a new hard drive (4 screws and 2 plugs), put in back up DVD and I'm back to where I was before the hard drive crash.
The other side of the prong is incremental backup, that is only the files I've used or changed. I find the combination of the two to be effective from both a cost standpoint and a recovery standpoint.
If you didn't back it up, it didn't happen.
Aug 01, 2009 05:38 AM
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate
Wow what a bummer Jim. I guess you found out the hard way. Never again I am sure:)
Aug 01, 2009 10:33 AM
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Robert Hammerstein (Coldwell Banker) Well I had the external drive, I just wasn't using it. My bad!
Aug 01, 2009 01:14 PM
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty) Well Bill it has been a long time, and I forgot the lesson! I should be backing up regularly.
Aug 01, 2009 01:17 PM
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate
I learned the hard way too.
As one person told me it is IF your computer is going to fail it is WHEN.
:)
Aug 01, 2009 04:25 PM
RE/MAX Elite - Brentwood, TN
REALTOR, Brentwood TN Homes, Real Estate
Jim- I too learned this lesson the almost catastrophic way. Always back it up! Good to see you~
Aug 02, 2009 06:15 AM
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Missy Caulk-Ann Arbor- Realtor(R)- Ann Arbor Real Estate (Keller Williams-Ann Arbor) I was really blessed this time by the Grace of God. I messed up, and everything is running well again. It cost me about $290....to rebuild the system professionally.
Aug 02, 2009 02:09 PM
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Brentwood TN Real Estate/Homes - Vanessa Stalets REALTOR® (RE/MAX Elite) I need to remember to back it up! Take care!
Aug 02, 2009 02:10 PM
Real Skillz-Clear Marketing for Your Real Estate Vision - Lake Geneva, WI
Oh Jim, I so hear you, and actually this week I will be working to revive my laptop.
Aug 03, 2009 03:34 AM
First Coast Sotheby’s International Realty - Ponte Vedra, FL
Uniting Extraordinary Homes w/ Extraordinary Lives
HI Jim, I use a Mac adn have what is called time capsule. It automatically backsup constantly as long as my comptuer is on. (Wirelessly) I don't need to do anything and have a complete mirror of my computer(s) on the timecapsule!
Aug 03, 2009 10:56 AM
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Rebecca Levinson, Real Estate Marketing Consultant (Real Skillz-Clear Marketing for Your Real Estate Vision) Good luck with that!
Aug 03, 2009 04:01 PM
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Janie Coffey, GRI - Miami Real Estate (Janie Coffey and Papillon Real Estate, LLC) That sounds like a great idea!
Aug 03, 2009 04:02 PM
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Bill Gassett Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate (RE/MAX Executive Realty) LOL! 2 days later my laptop almost fried. The good thing is I really do not have any important data on the laptop.
Aug 04, 2009 01:42 PM
Premiere Property Group, LLC - Vancouver Washington - Vancouver, WA
Broker, SFR - Vancouver WA Real Estate
Hello Jim, Great story with lot's of great ideas. I hadn't heard of Synctoy or Drop Box. My laptop was my main machine for many years and died a slow death -- thus, I was backing it up regularly. One of my clients runs a PC shop and I had him build my new desk-top. Windows 7 is awesome with a quad-core and 8Gig of RAM! Oh yes, I had better back it up as well! John
Aug 04, 2009 03:19 PM
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Alexander-Slocum REMAX Team - Vancouver WA Real Estate (RE/MAX equity group, inc. - Vancouver Washington) I learned a lot here, and have a lot of new ideas to check out! Back up is the key!
Aug 04, 2009 03:40 PM
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