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Cindy Hamilton[_2_] Cindy Hamilton[_2_] is offline
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Default My D: drive is SAFE! I just can't say it at home on my XP PC.

On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 8:17:42 AM UTC-4, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 3/22/2021 5:02 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
> >> A couple months ago I got a 2 T external hard drive for under $90. It is
> >> a breeze to use.

> >
> > Overkill. Bigger is not always better (or necessary)
> >
> >
> >

> Not overkill. If you are smart, you will make and keep backups from
> several dates, in case a file has gotten corrupted or gone missing
> without you knowing it.
>
> That has been my practice for years, and it saved me recently, when a
> bunch of pics in one folder disappeared.


You're talking to Gary, who fairly recently abandoned dialup.

Cindy Hamilton