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Backup! It’s been a really bad week for SSDs.

Posted on October 7, 2024 at 02:43 CDT by Deanna McElveen • Comment in the Forums

FREEWARE SPOTLIGHT

By Deanna McElveen

There are experts out there who will tell me it’s not true and that I’m imagining things.

But gosh darn it! When the temperature changes, we get an increasing number of failed drives at the shop. And with solid-state drives (SSDs), it happens even more!

I’m going to use my soapbox here this week to show you how to back up your drives — both SSDs and traditional hard drives (HDDs). I will point you to some free programs, but remember that modern versions of Windows have backup tools built in. Just type in Backup on the search bar at the bottom of your desktop. You’ll find it.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.41.0, 2024-10-07).

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