From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: March 22, 2007
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Re: Fwd: Ask Leo Question - is my data on D: safe from a crash?
>
> Leo,
> Hi, I went to microsoft to learn how to backup my data. I installed the
> backup utility from the Windows XP disk onto my computer. My computer
> has already crashed once and I lost all my data. If I backup on my
> drive D and my computer crashed again will the data in drive D be
> erased.
It depends on *how* your computer crashes. Some crashes will not
affect your D: drive. Others might. No way to predict.
If you're going through the trouble of backing up, I recommend
backing up to an external hard drive that you then disconnect,
or to another machine on your network.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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