Back Up Your Files, Blogs and ESPECIALLY your WIP Novels!

A big thank you to Chris for blogging this on my behalf while my computer was in intensive care! I am pleased to report (famous last words!) that my PC is now behaving again. Cheers, Chris!

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Kevin Morris

Hi Chris,
I’d be very grateful if you could please post the below for me on the importance of backing up files (a subject close to every author’s heart)!
Many thanks,
Kevin

We all know, both as computer users and authors that we ought to back up our files just in case our ancient workhorse of a PC shuffles off this mortal coil and joins the choir of defunct computers in the sky.
We all know this but how many of us regularly back-up our files including that novel which you just happen to be working on?!
Ironically I had been thinking, over the weekend that I must subscribe to a file back-up service, such as Dropbox just in case my trusty laptop decided to give up the ghost. I thought about it but didn’t get round to signing up. You can, I’m sure guess what is coming next. Yes on Tuesday my laptop threw a wobbly and is refusing…

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