Hard drives fail

After my last post on protecting yourself against email viruses, it feels strange to report that my hard drive crashed.

What? Wasn't I protected? Well, yes I was. In fact, I had just updated my Norton antivirus program (I usually do that once a week automatically, but did some extra's with all the viruses that were trying to get through). I crashed anyway...but apparently that is not the cause.

Hard drives can fail...apparently anything with moving parts can fail. And it can happen without warning. It's a bummer, let me tell you. Panic? No...am trying to keep that at bay.

The good news is that I spent HOURS on the phone will Dell trying to determine what happened. They are sending someone to my house on Monday to install a new drive.

The best news about all of this is that I do back up my hard drive regularly, and had just done a back up about 24 hours prior to this crash on Wednesday evening. Chances are, once the new drive is in place, I'll be able to restore my data to within 24 hours of the crash. It does mean however, anything I did, any emails I received anytime on Wednesday are gone. And since I keep my calendar on my computer, I have no idea if I have appointments with you or even how to contact you.

So...if you were expecting to hear from me, please contact me again. If I have or miss an appointment with you...please let me know.

So, in addition to virus protection, please back up your drives....be ready for the unexpected.

Barbara