Even if you’re not from the state of Washington, you’ve surely heard about the terrible mudslide that happened in the Oso and Darlington area north of Seattle. It was truly and totally devastating.
Of course, my prayers join with all others for these good folks and for their losses. Some lost family; many lost homes; all were devastated. And it all happened without warning in a couple of minutes!
My only thought here to you is to point out that at some point in the future when these dear folks get their lives back to as normal as possible, they will want back whatever photos, files, documents and databases that were on their lost computers.
This will be possible only if they have back-ups. And in their case, backing up to the hard drive: NOPE. Backing up to a sitting-nearby portable hard drive? NOPE. Backing up on disks or flash drives somewhere in your office? NOPE.
There are only two ways for these folks to recover any of their computer files that are now covered in mud. First is if they have shared files and photos and documents with other family members. And the second is that if they have backed-up their information to the cloud.
Maybe it’s time for YOU to take a look at your home situation? God forbid any calamity should befall you but it just might. Earthquake? Forest fire? Mudslide? Tornado? Hurricane? Even a “humble” house fire?
It can and might just happen to you for bad things do happen to good people as was proved that March day in the little towns of Oso and Darlington.
Donna, aka Mother Hen, until next peek.