You are probably gonna cry. Thats because most of us don't have our electronic music collection backed up on an external drive. And beware if you have deleted your music on your computer and only have it on your iPod, you're up shits creek too (that means you're screwed FYI). Moving into this new digital age has it's advantages as well, few as they may be. I have stated many times that I am not completely a fan of the medium but unfortunately have no say in the matter. Obviously not having hard copies has it's benefits. No waste product which helps the environment, plus it doesn't have to be packed up when you move. There are also no emissions from factories making cd's so you are eliminating that carbon footprint. Then there is easy access. You don't have to get off your fat tush and go to the store to purchase music much to the delight of our more and more obese society. You can preview 30 second snippets of songs, buy only the songs you like and no one has to know about it either. Uh-oh your computer is not turning on! Oh shit you never backed up your data and now all your music is gone...it's a rare occurrance I know but something we should all think about. What we all need to do is go out and buy a back-up drive that is separate from our computer, preferably one with enourmous storage capabilities. Then transfer a copy of all your music over to it and you're saved (no pun intended). It's also convenient when you purchase a new computer so you don't have to spend your time trying to transfer over all your data before wiping the memory on your computer, just wipe away because it's all on your external. For crazies like myself, more than one drive may be necessary to back up all your data, so don't be cheap and remember this stuff is very important, is it not?
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