Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me

jan roos · 10-31-2008, 08:31 PM

2 Nights ago my Laptop finally gave up the struggle. I sensed this was gonna happen so a few days before I went and bought an external hard drive From Iomega and backed up most of my documents and all of my wife's pictures etc. After my Laptop gave up I went and bought a new one yesterday and am now trying to install my stuff on my new laptop but with no avail. I think it never uploaded correctly in the first place or I have no idea how to use this external drive,

Anyways, The most valuable things I have lost is the many many top quality WSO's I had on my old laptop. I had just about all of steven wagenheim's products, Dean Shainin bum marketing, product creation WSO's traffic generation ones and the list goes on. A lot of these products I haven't even read yet and saved it for later when I needed it. The other thing was all of our pictures from when we were travelling the world. Very sad.

Model of the story is learn from me and go back your PC up properly.

Cheer

JohnnyPhunk · 10-31-2008, 08:39 PM

I had a similar problem before as well. But now I use online backups to automate backing up of important files. (datadepositbox.com)

It's important, but a PITA to do (backing up) and I tend to forget to manually back up, so automation has been a blessing for me.

Joe Giannetti · 10-31-2008, 08:39 PM

Jan.....

I feel for you.....my hp desktop crashed and I had Nothing backed up......+

Mohamed_Mnafeg · 10-31-2008, 08:43 PM

try file recovery software

LADWebDesign · 10-31-2008, 08:44 PM

Where did you buy your new laptop? Circuit City has a free service where they will transfer all of your files from your old computer - even if the computer has "died". They just swap out the hard drive and place it into a working computer, then they upload the files to your new computer.

I bought a new Mac at a Mac store, and they did the same thing for me.

Go back to the store where you bought the computer and see if they will transfer the files for you.

Linda

Matt Johnson · 10-31-2008, 08:48 PM

Jan,

Did your laptop physically die or did Windows just stop booting up? There may still be ways to rescue all of your files...

Matt

jan roos · 10-31-2008, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LADWebDesign

Where did you buy your new laptop? Circuit City has a free service where they will transfer all of your files from your old computer - even if the computer has "died". They just swap out the hard drive and place it into a working computer, then they upload the files to your new computer.

I bought a new Mac at a Mac store, and they did the same thing for me.

Go back to the store where you bought the computer and see if they will transfer the files for you.

Linda

Good Idea, My laptop was infected with spyware etc or atleast that's what windows kept telling me even though I did a full spyware scan and repaired everything. If they transfer my files wouldn't they then also transfer the virus or spyware that caused the crash in the first place or can they transfer selected files? I bought from bestbuy hopefully they can do it.

Cheers

TheVCF · 10-31-2008, 08:50 PM

This is a mistake many people, and even Large Corporations make in their Disaster Recovery Plans!

...

Yes! #1 Backup All of your computers and important data, etc. Regularly!

... And ...

#2 TEST the Backup! => Make sure you can recover using this backup!

what good is a backup that is corrupt, incomplete and/or you can't restore?

I hope this helps and Have a Happy Halloween!

- Michael

jan roos · 10-31-2008, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Johnson

Jan,

Did your laptop physically die or did Windows just stop booting up? There may still be ways to rescue all of your files...

Matt

The laptop turns on but windows doesnt boot up it just shows a blank page.

Matt Johnson · 10-31-2008, 09:13 PM

Download a Linux Live CD (they're free).

It's an entire Linux operating system that runs from a CD. No changes at all will be made to your system and you won't be able to screw anything up.

You'll be able to access all of your files and transfer them to your external drive

I've done this several times in the past to rescue files when Windows has gotten messed up and it's worked everytime as long as the hardrive isn't physically damaged.

Here's two popular ones:

KNOPPIX Linux Live CD
Ubuntu Home Page | Ubuntu

If you go with Ubuntu, they have a huge user community that will be able to help you if you have any problems:

Ubuntu Forums

Good luck!

Matt

Internet Stores · 10-31-2008, 09:25 PM

Yes..I totally agree...we must make sure to back up everything and often! I especially since I am using a laptop. I often get "lazy" and don't actually back up as often as I should. Although, I do have an external hard drive for back up. I should be backing up more!!

Jenni Mac · 10-31-2008, 09:28 PM

Getting your data off a laptop that has died is a great idea, IF they can get it off!

This happened to me about a month ago and they ran the various recovery programmes for 2 days and nothing! They couldn't get anything off.

Some stuff I had on my pen drive, but not a whole heap - WSO, eBooks I'd written. 10 days after getting my new drive installed, my pen drive got fried and I lost that too!

I look at it this way, I'm still here, I'm still running my business and whatever I've lost I didn't really need.

Peter Nguyen · 10-31-2008, 10:46 PM

Yeh, it's really important to backup your data.
I have copies of my data on my laptop, pc, and 2 USB flash drives.

10-31-2008, 08:31 PM	#1
jan roos Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA. Posts: 2,172 Thanks: 473 Thanked 543 Times in 248 Posts Contact Info	Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me 2 Nights ago my Laptop finally gave up the struggle. I sensed this was gonna happen so a few days before I went and bought an external hard drive From Iomega and backed up most of my documents and all of my wife's pictures etc. After my Laptop gave up I went and bought a new one yesterday and am now trying to install my stuff on my new laptop but with no avail. I think it never uploaded correctly in the first place or I have no idea how to use this external drive, Anyways, The most valuable things I have lost is the many many top quality WSO's I had on my old laptop. I had just about all of steven wagenheim's products, Dean Shainin bum marketing, product creation WSO's traffic generation ones and the list goes on. A lot of these products I haven't even read yet and saved it for later when I needed it. The other thing was all of our pictures from when we were travelling the world. Very sad. Model of the story is learn from me and go back your PC up properly. Cheer
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Joe Giannetti Advanced Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Meriden Ct USA Posts: 543 Thanks: 27 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Social Networking	Re: Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me Jan..... I feel for you.....my hp desktop crashed and I had Nothing backed up......+
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LADWebDesign Web Goddess War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central Florida, USA Posts: 355 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 11 Thanked 23 Times in 21 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me Where did you buy your new laptop? Circuit City has a free service where they will transfer all of your files from your old computer - even if the computer has "died". They just swap out the hard drive and place it into a working computer, then they upload the files to your new computer. I bought a new Mac at a Mac store, and they did the same thing for me. Go back to the store where you bought the computer and see if they will transfer the files for you. Linda
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10-31-2008, 08:48 PM	#6
Matt Johnson Lead Button Pusher War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 88 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me Jan, Did your laptop physically die or did Windows just stop booting up? There may still be ways to rescue all of your files... Matt

10-31-2008, 08:39 PM	#2
JohnnyPhunk Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me I had a similar problem before as well. But now I use online backups to automate backing up of important files. (datadepositbox.com) It's important, but a PITA to do (backing up) and I tend to forget to manually back up, so automation has been a blessing for me.

10-31-2008, 08:50 PM	#8
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10-31-2008, 09:13 PM	#10
Matt Johnson Lead Button Pusher War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 88 Thanks: 12 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Social Networking	Re: Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me Download a Linux Live CD (they're free). It's an entire Linux operating system that runs from a CD. No changes at all will be made to your system and you won't be able to screw anything up. You'll be able to access all of your files and transfer them to your external drive I've done this several times in the past to rescue files when Windows has gotten messed up and it's worked everytime as long as the hardrive isn't physically damaged. Here's two popular ones: KNOPPIX Linux Live CD Ubuntu Home Page \| Ubuntu If you go with Ubuntu, they have a huge user community that will be able to help you if you have any problems: Ubuntu Forums Good luck! Matt

10-31-2008, 09:25 PM	#11
Internet Stores HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 202 Thanks: 39 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me Yes..I totally agree...we must make sure to back up everything and often! I especially since I am using a laptop. I often get "lazy" and don't actually back up as often as I should. Although, I do have an external hard drive for back up. I should be backing up more!!

10-31-2008, 09:28 PM	#12
Jenni Mac Passive Income Queen War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 507 Thanks: 103 Thanked 41 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me Getting your data off a laptop that has died is a great idea, IF they can get it off! This happened to me about a month ago and they ran the various recovery programmes for 2 days and nothing! They couldn't get anything off. Some stuff I had on my pen drive, but not a whole heap - WSO, eBooks I'd written. 10 days after getting my new drive installed, my pen drive got fried and I lost that too! I look at it this way, I'm still here, I'm still running my business and whatever I've lost I didn't really need.

10-31-2008, 10:46 PM	#13
Peter Nguyen Aussie Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 180 Thanks: 175 Thanked 19 Times in 15 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Make sure You BAck Up Your PC. Learn from me Yeh, it's really important to backup your data. I have copies of my data on my laptop, pc, and 2 USB flash drives.