Comments on: Seagate…Preventing Sob Stories http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/ ideas and inspiration for moms Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John O'Hallaron http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-182649 John O'Hallaron Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:58:07 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-182649 Back ups are essential for me because I am a musician, and with music almost completely digitized nowadays, my life's work - all 113 of my recordings - exists as data on my computer. This makes me very nervous, so I have all my recordings and project files backed up on two different hard drives, in case one fails, which is inevitably going to happen at some point. Anytime I record something that I really like, or capture a melody that pops into my head, I am depending on my hard drive to not break. One time, I had finished recording a song and it sounded exactly the way I wanted it to. I was thinking to myself, I don't know how I did this. And then my hard drive failed and I lost everything. Luckily, my double backup system saved my work. My laptop hard drive also failed at a very inopportune time: right before my final papers were due (I'm a student at Carnegie Mellon University). This was especially maddening not only because I had lost my work, but because it happened right before it was due and after I had already spent a month working on it. Anyways, I am paranoid about hard drive failure now, so I'm always trying to get my important stuff on as many backups as I can. Back ups are essential for me because I am a musician, and with music almost completely digitized nowadays, my life’s work – all 113 of my recordings – exists as data on my computer. This makes me very nervous, so I have all my recordings and project files backed up on two different hard drives, in case one fails, which is inevitably going to happen at some point.

Anytime I record something that I really like, or capture a melody that pops into my head, I am depending on my hard drive to not break. One time, I had finished recording a song and it sounded exactly the way I wanted it to. I was thinking to myself, I don’t know how I did this. And then my hard drive failed and I lost everything. Luckily, my double backup system saved my work.

My laptop hard drive also failed at a very inopportune time: right before my final papers were due (I’m a student at Carnegie Mellon University). This was especially maddening not only because I had lost my work, but because it happened right before it was due and after I had already spent a month working on it.

Anyways, I am paranoid about hard drive failure now, so I’m always trying to get my important stuff on as many backups as I can.

]]> By: Timbo Slice http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-168011 Timbo Slice Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:57:13 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-168011 Oh yah, the thing crashed and I lost them all...and the thing wouldnt even turn on after it crapped. So it was impossible to save any files...(left the main park out) Oh yah, the thing crashed and I lost them all…and the thing wouldnt even turn on after it crapped. So it was impossible to save any files…(left the main park out)

]]> By: Timbo Slice http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-168010 Timbo Slice Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:55:16 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-168010 I do not currently back up my HD because my old one went out on me (not a Seagate). I have been looking lately but winning one would be better ;p SOB STORY: I once had me and wifes wedding photos stored on a 250 gig Tosh*tbag external. I told her it was safer to put them on there and and we had large original files of the photos...Lesson learned!! ALWAYS BACK UP!!! Luv Ya MM I do not currently back up my HD because my old one went out on me (not a Seagate). I have been looking lately but winning one would be better ;p
SOB STORY: I once had me and wifes wedding photos stored on a 250 gig Tosh*tbag external. I told her it was safer to put them on there and and we had large original files of the photos…Lesson learned!! ALWAYS BACK UP!!!

Luv Ya MM

]]> By: Nick McKimmy http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-165821 Nick McKimmy Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:54:19 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-165821 I currently back up movies and songs. When Napster was popular, I lost over 1000 songs and it took 30 minutes to download each song! I currently back up movies and songs. When Napster was popular, I lost over 1000 songs and it took 30 minutes to download each song!

]]> By: Deb Stewart http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-148249 Deb Stewart Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:12:14 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-148249 thankfully I have never lost anything, and yes I do back up with discs. Would love to win external harad drive. thankfully I have never lost anything, and yes I do back up with discs. Would love to win external harad drive.

]]> By: Mary http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-93130 Mary Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:50:29 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-93130 I too would cry esp about the photos! I would love to win this cause I need it! I too would cry esp about the photos! I would love to win this cause I need it!

]]> By: T.C http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-59327 T.C Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:04:31 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-59327 I will be needing one of these, seagate is a quality brand I would really be glad if you sent me this, thanks for the chance to enter into this contest. metropolitanmama.net is the best! I will be needing one of these, seagate is a quality brand I would really be glad if you sent me this, thanks for the chance to enter into this contest. metropolitanmama.net is the best!

]]> By: Angela http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-58735 Angela Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:04:54 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-58735 I never back up my data. And to lose everything at work just KILLS!! I never back up my data. And to lose everything at work just KILLS!!

]]> By: Kathleen Webb http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-58657 Kathleen Webb Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:58:39 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-58657 My son stole mine! I need one so I can back things up again. I suppose backing up his college work is important, but sigh, I miss my external hard drive! My son stole mine! I need one so I can back things up again. I suppose backing up his college work is important, but sigh, I miss my external hard drive!

]]> By: Michael Goldberg http://metropolitanmama.net/2009/02/seagatepreventing-sob-stories/#comment-58624 Michael Goldberg Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:14:49 +0000 http://metropolitanmama.net/?p=3473#comment-58624 What a novel idea! Backing up Data!! WOW!!! What a novel idea! Backing up Data!! WOW!!!

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