{"id":6058,"date":"2010-10-12T13:38:56","date_gmt":"2010-10-12T18:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/UpbeaT\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2010-10-12T13:38:56","modified_gmt":"2010-10-12T18:38:56","slug":"back-it-up-and-dont-quit-while-youre-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2010\/10\/12\/back-it-up-and-dont-quit-while-youre-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Back it up! And don’t quit while you’re ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/dd><\/dl><\/div>\nI\u00a0looked at my calendar today and realized that this week more or less marks the end of the first month of school. In the grand scheme of things, that\u2019s a quarter of the first academic term already over. Congratulations if you\u2019ve made it out somewhat alive!\n\nMany of us were thankful to be given the Thanksgiving weekend to catch up on readings and study for midterms and such. Personally, I just exited vacation mode and started kicking into gear, which led me to the library all weekend. Now whether you\u2019re seriously behind, right on top of things or already reading ahead, I have one strong suggestion: take a couple minutes and BACK IT UP<\/strong>.\n\nThat\u2019s right, I said back it up<\/em><\/strong>! And I\u2019m not saying this because I want you all to slack off so I can feel a little bit better about myself being so behind. What I really mean is you should take some time to back up your second brain (i.e. computer or laptop). This is something that is often overlooked but extremely important. Trust me. I definitely learned the hard way...\n\nJust last week, my dad warned me and told me to back up all of my files when I had a chance. Unfortunately, I was way too stubborn<\/em> and told myself I was way too busy<\/em>. I figured when midterm season calmed down I would have\u00a0the chance. Little\u00a0did I know, this was\u00a0a critical moment<\/strong> and all those files of notes and essay outlines\u00a0I had been working on\u00a0earlier this weekend were soon to disappear and it would be back to square one. On top of that, listening to my dad say, \"I told you so\" over and over in his smug voice was another reminder to not let this one happen again. Better now than down the road during finals week!\n\nSo if you are already into the habit of saving files you are working on every now and then by simply hitting \u201cctrl + s\u201d, you\u2019re halfway there. Backing up your computer files basically means taking a copy of your original files and storing them away from the harm of deletion, viruses or hard drive failure.\n\nThere are several ways to do this and on most laptops it is a built-in feature. Check out the control panel settings for your PC<\/a> or Mac<\/a>. The best way to get started is to take all of the important files, folders and media (notes, essays, photos, etc.) on your computer and put them in one zipped folder you can label \u201cBack up\u201d.\n\nThen from there, you can choose to transfer this on to a CD-R, DVD, USB flash drive or an internal\/external hard drive. You can even choose to back up files on an online server. In fact, apart from backing up all my files,\u00a0I often upload files to Google Documents<\/a>\u00a0so I can quickly refer to them from any computer anywhere. Wherever you decide to store your back-up files, make sure they are away from their original location and somewhere you can easily turn to if your computer crashes.\n\nDepending on the amount of data you are backing up, the time the backup transfer takes will vary. So make sure you find a time when your computer can be on and you won\u2019t be using the files. I like to label my back up folders with the date of the last time I transferred updates. Get into the habit of regularly backing up your files \u2013 whether it\u2019s weekly or monthly.\n\nSo don\u2019t delay, do it today! Seriously. You\u2019d rather lose it now before you REALLY lose it farther into the school year (and by losing it, I\u2019m not only referring to computer files). I sense an early grave is\u00a0in my laptop\u2019s future but thankfully, its spirit can live on with what backup files I was able to salvage. Unfortunately, besides being put behind in my studies, I had a really\u00a0exciting post<\/em> in the works that is now lost to cyberspace. But maybe I\u2019ll save it and rewrite it for a rainy day \u2013 because on a side note, the weather this Thanksgiving weekend was absolutely fantastic! At least I have something else besides those back up files to be thankful for.\n\nDanielle","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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