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Back Up Your Information!

I want to share an experience I had so that others can benefit from my misadventure. Recently, I traveled to Philadelphia by train to see family. I had two carry-on bags with me and my laptop in a separate case. I briefly left my seat so, to keep the laptop safe, I tucked it overhead between two carry-on bags. Later, when I was exiting the train, I got distracted. Yup, you guessed it. I left the laptop behind. Losing the laptop device was frustrating but could be replaced at some expense. The information loss was a tragedy. Before leaving, I had not backed up the files, photos, and programs on the laptop. I know better! It happened anyway. What should I have done? I could have used one of the “clouds”, like Microsoft OneDrive, Google Drive, Apple iCloud, or my external hard drive at home. Most of my information is lost, taxes, medical records, technology workshop handouts, pre-retirement work. So, even seasoned users of technology lose equipment and computer information. Backup your information in case of device loss, viruses, scams, equipment failure. If you do not know how to protect electronic information find assistance with ways to stay safe.