Okay so with XP we never crashed in 2 years (not even once), and we never lost any files unintentionally. The computer itself was slow, and when we finally had the opportunity to upgrade to something faster we bought Vista OS. Ever since (about 6 months) we crash a minimum of 2 times a day, 6 times average (oh and not to mention the problems we have when installing new software, that's another forum post).
And so, the last crash proved fatal and we were forced to reformat the hard drive without having the opportunity to backup our files. We backup when folders are full enough to fill an entire CD. No chance that time. So we've lost all our pictures of our finds for the past 2 months. We only started metal detecting 2 months ago. I know we can retake the pictures, no biggie, but the thing was with our first pics everything was dated on paper background and we were making a diary of our progress which was supposed to be our first year MD'ing. Awe well.... at least Bill is comfy in his oversized mansion.
And so, the last crash proved fatal and we were forced to reformat the hard drive without having the opportunity to backup our files. We backup when folders are full enough to fill an entire CD. No chance that time. So we've lost all our pictures of our finds for the past 2 months. We only started metal detecting 2 months ago. I know we can retake the pictures, no biggie, but the thing was with our first pics everything was dated on paper background and we were making a diary of our progress which was supposed to be our first year MD'ing. Awe well.... at least Bill is comfy in his oversized mansion.