That's why you do backups. Don't forget, external drives can crash too......
Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 9:24 PM, William Boswell <whbosw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've always been against storing any data files on the C drive mainly because > if I have to do a system restore, which I do occasionally, I might forget I > have data files there. > > All my Legacy data files/images are stored on an external drive that is > backed up separately to discs, online, and Ghost. The C drive is a terrible > place to store any data files whether Legacy prefers it or not. I have never > had any problems with it being stored elsewhere. > > Putting any data files on a system drive is asking for trouble. I would > recommend frequent backups if anyone does so. The first to go on most > systems is usually the system drive because most new computers use the > cheapest quality drives they can find. I usually replace them when I buy a > new computer along with all the other cheap components they put in there > because they have a high failure rate. Especially store brand components. > Also, viruses usually reside on the system drive and it is targeted first > before any other drives. > > Just my two cents. > > Bill Boswell Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
