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Computers Files, Pictures, Video Back-up

You've probably seen the commercial: A family’s home is devastated by fire. A heroic National Guardsman locates a photo album (symbolizing the most valuable material family possession), wipes it off, and hands it to the grateful survivor. If this resonates with you in the slightest, you may want to insure the safety of your own digital photo files against disaster. And while were at it, what about your family videos? And your tax information? And all those other irreplaceable work and personal files? We don’t need a nightmare scenario to make regular, comprehensive backup the right move. The sad truth is, hard drives crash. Like all mechanical devices, they wear out. Storing all your photos and files on your PC's hard drive is like speeding down the wrong side of a freeway — it's not a matter of will you crash, it's simply a matter of when. The older your hard drive is, the more likely it will go down, taking all your irreplaceable digital memories with it. Of course