tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post8428944552539878740..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Computer DownBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-12373952723092635792013-09-05T00:47:24.097-04:002013-09-05T00:47:24.097-04:00I'm glad you're back up and running. Comp...I'm glad you're back up and running. Computers are great until they don't work.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-44361855171075197092013-09-04T21:38:35.875-04:002013-09-04T21:38:35.875-04:00I've tended to keep my backup drive attached a...I've tended to keep my backup drive attached all the time, Ellen, but maybe that's not such a good idea. I'm really not sure how my laptop got affected, too, but it somehow did. Sigh. I've always had a touch of paranoia, but it's growing now!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-74437571988876175582013-09-04T21:02:03.947-04:002013-09-04T21:02:03.947-04:00I have an external 500 gig external drive, and bac...I have an external 500 gig external drive, and back up documents and pictures to it at least once a week. Then I move the backup over to my laptop. And I don't turn on the backup drive *except* when I'm doing the backup. So if anything happens to my main computer, the backup drive is probably safe, and the laptop even safer.<br /><br />If I get malware -- I'll pull the main drive, stuff in the Linux drive, and probably be safe to look over the infected drive externally.<br /><br />I used to be a museum curator. Paranoia is a bona-fide occupational asset. Entropy is always gnawing around the edges, trying to bite chunks out of your stuff.Ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-90487465620176127572013-09-04T11:58:45.514-04:002013-09-04T11:58:45.514-04:00Wow, Nora. Sounds like you've really got it f...Wow, Nora. Sounds like you've really got it figured out--and I should take lessons from you!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-79826437982857472362013-09-04T09:43:45.203-04:002013-09-04T09:43:45.203-04:00I have THREE hard drives on my newest computer. Th...I have THREE hard drives on my newest computer. The one with all the programs which actually boots the computer. The second is a 500gig internal back up drive where I save all my files... The third is a 1.5 Terrabye external drive with duplicate backups. <br /><br />I've been through drive crashes before...it hurts, and takes up way too much time redoing things back to the way I liked them. <br /><br />I have Norton 360, Reg Tool, and the Win 7's own firewall and virus software all up and running. It's the way things are these days. But if you make sure they are all up to date, and have auto scheduled scans you shouldn't have a problem anymore. NoraAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820850644240626655noreply@blogger.com