RE: Backups
> >I thought it might amuse you folks to hear that I am a
> >long-term programmer who does not use backups.
> >I don't use an autosaving editor or a UPS. The rare backups
> >that I have made have never been used.
>
> >I do save my edit files frequently, and on the rare times
> >that Windows crashes,
>
The problem with power going out is not just your unsaved work. It can
easily wipe out a whole drive. This can happen if you get a very short
"blip" -- the power cuts off, and before the motor on your drive even
gets a chance to wind down, it comes back with a big surge and kablooie.
This happened to me. I was able to recover the data, but I had to go
out a buy a new drive to copy it to (you have to copy it elsewhere).
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