what to do if your computer eats your manuscript

[Everly]

I know this has happened to a lot of writers out there. It has happens to me, so don't let it happen to you. Here is a step-by-step of what to do if it happens to you.
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[M.]

That is a very informative post. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[Alberta]

great post - thanks for that - left longer comment on blog

[Sharon]

What I do is, email it to myself, so I have a copy on my email, which you can access in any library etc.

[Dana]

I get Carbonite. When my old computer died, it worked perfectly and it's worth (to me) fifty bucks/year to have one less worry.

[K.A.]

Sharon wrote: "What I do is, email it to myself, so I have a copy on my email, which you can access in any library etc."

This is a great idea. Losing all my stuff is one of my nightmares. I have backups on an external hard-drive & CDs and thumb drives - but what if there's a fire? So I have thumb drives I keep in a fire-proof mini-safe. Archiving it off-site is the next step...might look into Carbonite as well...