Word to the wise: Backup everything you have on your computer vol. I suck

[big j 33]

Well apparently I got hit with some sort of virus or something corrupted my computer, despite having AVG and spyware protection, and I lost everything. All ofmy files slowly got deleted until Windows couldn't properly run anymore.

I didn't have any of it saved to an external hard drive or any other safe location. Lost 9000 songs, all my pictures of vacations and family, schooldocuments, etc.

I also can't find my XP reboot CD so I was forced to upload ubuntu instead.

So just in case, backup everything you have on your computer and make sure it's safe from possible deletion.

*Awaits various "should have got a mac" posts or mac > PC yeah yeah... I should have got a mac if I could have afforded it 4 years ago, but ohwell.

 

[lazy b]

Happened to me last summer, so I know how it feels. I felt like crying after I lost everything.

If you don't have an external HD try looking at backing your stuff up online.

 

[coolnificent]

How much pr0n did you lose

 

[jumpshot]

Wut type of pr0n were u looking at?

 

[cwrite78]

always back up your porn

 

[jjsrf]

brother, i have way too much porn to back up...

 

[TheGodFresco]

i need to do this as well, i have WAY too much music too lose it.

 

[big j 33]

I didn't mind losing any porn, it was just 4 years worth of music that I lost which is heartbreaking. Plus all my pictures of my family and vacationsand all that.

 

[ripfan8i6]

this has nothing to do with being a mac

 

[eight2one]

Originally Posted by Jumpshot

Wut type of pr0n were u looking at?

mature, hairy, amateur.

 

[mytmouse76]

pictures hurt the most...

 

[pusha x vinsanity]

Originally Posted by SNEAKERHEAD7792

i need to back up my stuff i think i got a virus

anyone got a tutorial on how to back up your stuff?

Uhh.... Copy, Paste to external...

 

[imnacho]

Get Linux, you will never have virus (ma)c or BSODs (win2).

That's the obvious answer but really backup everything important either on an external or in a partition of your HD so if the SO mesups or whatever youhave your informatión on another partition.

I usually give 10GB to the SO and the rest is for information, never had a problem.

 

[p0tat0 5alad]

man I had a little scare last week. But luckily nothing got erased and I was able to get rid of the virus.

 

[big j 33]

Yeah I'm running ubuntu right now, I kind of like it... real smooth so far.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

I've lost my music twice in the past but now I back upall my writing projects immediately and my music once every few months.

 

[paul is on tilt]

I just backed up my files on my external because I was recently forced to use my reboot disk. One time, I lost all my music, pictures, etc, but that was when Ididn't have that much music. Just a few hundred music files then.

 

[biggie62]

mac ftw!!!

 

[cwrite78]

Originally Posted by Biggie62

mac ftw!!!

you can still get hard drive failures. no computer is immune to that.

 

[imnacho]

The SystemRescue (or SystemRecovery, I don't remember right now the name) CD also has a lot of options to recover the data you lost when you have an OSfailure, that's only one of the many apps it has.

 

[dathbgboy]

Glad my laptop has a 10gb recovery disc and I have a 160gb external hdd. I'm thinkin bout upgradin my flash drive again from 1gb to 4+ or get a moreportable external hdd

 

[purple face]

Linux > PC

 

[703 hwy]

Thieves!