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<blockquote data-quote="lil" data-source="post: 157875"><p>To add to technologist's excellent response; it is your responsibility to back up - whatever your computer is, if you don't your playing russian roulette with your precious files. Hard disks are mechanical and can fail at any time.</p><p></p><p>Apple isn't perfect I shall grant you that, but all I do is each week, a back up my data files on to a CD-R disc (using multisessions so I don't have to use a new disc every time, until the CD-R fills up).</p><p></p><p>I got 50 80min CD-Rs for something silly like £10, and it means that all my iTunes, documents, pictures, everything except my applications (no need to, those can be easily reinstalled again from their CDs) are backed up regularly.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying this to rub it it, I'm saying this to inform you that actually, backing up doesn't have to mean a large outlay. In fact after you have done it the first time, it probably doesn't take me more than 10 mins to back up new files, burn them, write the backup date on a slip of paper, pop it in a jewel case safely and I'm done for the next 3/4 days.</p><p></p><p>The problem with hard disks is their inherently amazing mechanics (something overlooked), spinning at 90 times a second (on later PowerBooks they are all 5400RPM) and then taking all the bumps and knocks from being in a portable system. Apple seems to use Hitachi GST mechanisms (Travelstar ones which they purchased off of IBM's disk division) which you will find the very same drives in use on the ThinkPad series.</p><p></p><p>I had a similar issue myself even to this, keeping Classic well away from it has ensured that it has run faultlessly.</p><p></p><p>I do hope you all get some resolutions to your problems, but in summary, it doesn't have to be expensive to back up; it's a life-saver, just requires a little time to do it at least each week (depending on how much you work on).</p><p></p><p>Vicky :Flower:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lil, post: 157875"] To add to technologist's excellent response; it is your responsibility to back up - whatever your computer is, if you don't your playing russian roulette with your precious files. Hard disks are mechanical and can fail at any time. Apple isn't perfect I shall grant you that, but all I do is each week, a back up my data files on to a CD-R disc (using multisessions so I don't have to use a new disc every time, until the CD-R fills up). I got 50 80min CD-Rs for something silly like £10, and it means that all my iTunes, documents, pictures, everything except my applications (no need to, those can be easily reinstalled again from their CDs) are backed up regularly. I'm not saying this to rub it it, I'm saying this to inform you that actually, backing up doesn't have to mean a large outlay. In fact after you have done it the first time, it probably doesn't take me more than 10 mins to back up new files, burn them, write the backup date on a slip of paper, pop it in a jewel case safely and I'm done for the next 3/4 days. The problem with hard disks is their inherently amazing mechanics (something overlooked), spinning at 90 times a second (on later PowerBooks they are all 5400RPM) and then taking all the bumps and knocks from being in a portable system. Apple seems to use Hitachi GST mechanisms (Travelstar ones which they purchased off of IBM's disk division) which you will find the very same drives in use on the ThinkPad series. I had a similar issue myself even to this, keeping Classic well away from it has ensured that it has run faultlessly. I do hope you all get some resolutions to your problems, but in summary, it doesn't have to be expensive to back up; it's a life-saver, just requires a little time to do it at least each week (depending on how much you work on). Vicky :Flower: [/QUOTE]
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