If you don’t backup, you won’t be as lucky as this guy…
2010
This is True author, Randy Cassingham, reports (#853, 10/17/10) on an unnamed Swedish scientist who hadn’t backed up in a while. Fortunately for him, the thief did a backup to a USB key and mailed it to him.
You, on the other hand, can’t count on a thief to do the right thing, so I would highly recommend backing up. If you aren’t sure where to start, check out our archive of backup articles. A summary of the backup process can also be found in this article.