Re: [APML] Off topic request for opinion

["Joseph O'Neil" <joneil@multiboard.com>]

>   Since this is OT, I'm replying off the list.
>   An alternative you might consider is to buy another hard drive, (they are
>fairly inexpensive these days) and load up the new OS to the new one.  That
>way you can get back to where you were very easily!
>    -Jay-

         Actually Jay, you comment made it on list.  :)  However it is a 
good one, and to bring it back on topic to this list, to protect your 
images & scans, does not every one here use two hard drives?

         You see, I have two hard drives, that is,  physically seperate 
hard drives on my system.  Each hard drive may be sub divided into two or 
three "drives" in Windows.  So drive 1 is "C", "D" and "E" for example, 
while drive 2 is "F", "G" and "H". My experience then is to have your O/S 
and your main program files on the first physical drive, and then all my 
"working files", that is, word processor documents, web page documents, 
Tiffs, Jpegs, raw scans, etc, etc, on the second physical drive.
         I find that when and if a hard drive ever corrupts, gets nailed by 
a virus, or physcially breaks down, 99% of the time it is the drive with 
your operating system on it.  So if your first hard drives fails, all your 
essentail data is safe on the second physical drive.  It is very easy to 
re-install new programs, but recovering all your documents & images from 
backups, even from CDs, can be a pain in the butt.   Especailly if you are 
not religious in your backup proceedures. Hard drives are low enough in 
price anymore it is well worth the investment for protection of data, IMO.
joe




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