On Monday my computer crashed. A virus got round my AVG protection and crashed my computer and wiped all the data on it. My local computer shop has cleaned the machine and reset it, but my documents and pictures have gone completely
Fortunately I have only had the machine 3 months and when DH was setting it up for me and moving my documents etc across from the machine that was being replaced, he backed up first to a hard drive so I can reload all my files up to approx early August from that.
This means not only have I lost any new documents I have opened since August, but also all the data I had entered on existing documents since then. For me this includes my calendar, and all the spreadsheets that run my life..
I am now instituting a new regime of backing up files weekly. First thing Sunday morning. Fortunately I can still get email and internet on my old pc
But if you use a computer start backing up. With AI the viruses and other disruptive systems are coming thicker and faster and on occasion they get round existing protection before that protective system can stop them I have bought another years protection for the replaced and essentially defunct previous pc. I am taking no risks now.
Another form of prepping.
If you use a computer do you do back ups and hoe often - a precautionary tale.
