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What’s more important? Your stuff or the computer?

 

 

 

 

Ah, the question is posed yet again. What’s more important? Your data (stuff like pictures, music, taxes…) or your computer itself? I tell everyone that your stuff is way more important than a computer. I’ll explain with a short story.

You buy a computer. Many of our clients bought their first ones in 2003 when prices dropped like flies and you could buy them online easy. Many of our users still have these computers! The computers are starting to age, though, and are getting near the end of life. But those same clients, in all of these 9 years have never backed up their data. Are they lucky? Yes!! Losing your data can happen fast! Ask someone whose computer got zapped by a power outage; the computer is fried and sometimes the data is destroyed. Not all the time, but it has happened. Hard drives can also go bad just because…for no reason!

Backing up your stuff is so inexpensive, it is almost silly not to do it. External hard drives can be as low as $50 for 320 gigs and that can probably get all of your stuff on it. Online back up is a wee bit more at $5.99 a month to get started with 50 gigs. Click on the icon below to try online backup with 2 gigs for free.

Now back to the question, what is more important? A computer nowadays can cost $300 to $500 to replace a basic tower unit. How much are those pictures worth? Yep, they are priceless. Those music collections took years to burn on your computer and who knows how much time. Do yourself a favor and back up today! If you need our help, fill out the form below or call us to get help!

612-865-4475

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