I have an external harddrive, I back up less often than I should (weekly) but more often than I used to (never). That was indeed the lesson learned from the great data loss of aught-seven. Never again, damnit!

(I also have a second external, that is used for "stuff" rather than back-ups --it has various movies and TV and pictures and things.)

Thanks for luck! And no worries about preaching, I wish someone had got it through my thick head beforehand.

~Sor