[lilyk]

I have pictures and email that I would be devastated if lost them. I have lost important data previously when my old computer wouldn't boot up anymore.

[lilyk]

I have pictures and email that I would be devastated if lost them. I have lost important data previously when my old computer wouldn't boot up anymore.

[Jason Dunn]

...and the winner of this contest is...Heatwave316 Thanks to everyone for entering - it was great to see 160 entries for this contest, although it was hard to read about some data loss stories - I feel your pain, I know what it's like. For the 159 of you who didn't win, and to everyone else reading this, I'd really encourage you to back up your data if you're not already doing so. An external USB hard drive is a great way to start, but automatic online backups are an even more economical way to back up your data and they have the added protection of being off site - that local hard drive sitting next to your computer? Fire, flood, theft, or any number of other things will take that hard drive out if it takes your computer out. My personal choice for online backups is Mozy [Affiliate], and they just so happen to have a 10% discount coupon this month. The coupon code is DECEMBER. I'm currently backing up just over 180 GB of data with Mozy (yeah, it took a while to upload) and all my restore tests have worked quite well. Give it a try!

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Congrats to the winner!

[Heatwave316]

Thanks to Digital Home Thoughts & Seagate!!!