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Always have a reliable backup. You never know when disaster will strike. But mark my words: Every hard drive fails eventually, and if you don’t have a good backup of your personal data (pictures, music, documents) then when your drive does fail, all that data will be gone forever. I recommend a dual backup. Use an external hard drive and a simple backup program so you have easy access to your stuff if you need it, but also spend a little money on a cloud backup solution like Mozy or Carbonite. That way, if your computer is ever stolen or it bursts into flames, you have a reliable copy of your data stored online. 总是有一个可靠的备份。你永远不知道灾难什么时候会发生。但是记住我的话：每个硬盘最终都会失效，如果你的个人数据(图片、音乐、文件)没有一个好的备份，那么当你的驱动器失效时，所有数据将永远消失。我推荐双重备份。使用一个外置硬盘和一个简单的备份程序，以便你在需要时轻松地访问你的东西，但也花一点钱在像Mozy 或Carbonite那样的云备份解决方案上。这样，一旦你的电脑被盗或起火，你在线存储的数据就有一个可靠的复制。 Keep a recovery checklist. If you ever have to “rebuild” a computer – reinstall programs, set up email, reconnect to your printer, and so on – I’m sorry. It’s no fun. But it’s even less fun not knowing what to do, or having to aimlessly browse the Internet looking for instructions. Here’s what to do instead: Take the time right now to write down all the steps you need to get a new PC up and running, including all the special settings. Keep that paper printed out (not just stored in your Documents folder) and in a location that you can easily get to when you need it. | 
