Ps Thanks Adam for this detailed explanation. What else can I say we all know data is not imagery.
d > On Jan 10, 2020, at 11:21 AM, Fred Camper <f...@fredcamper.com> wrote: > > On 1/10/2020 12:35 PM, Adam Hyman wrote: >> First, to help others before they run into this, there are several general >> rules before updating an Operating System. >> 1. Always backup everything to an external hard drive >> 2. Always backup everything to a second external hard drive >> > I was going to reply similarly, but did not want to seem obnoxious about it. > I second, third, and fourth Adam's comments. Perhaps these warnings will > benefit others, though I thought everyone knew to back up by now. It has > been known for decades that hard drives can fail unexpectedly and > unpredictably. All hard drives. I actually have four complete physical > backups, on multiple exterma; hard drives, and they are divided into two > different locations, in case of burglary or fire. Also consider additional > cloud backup. I used to have that, and am planning to add it again. One > should never depend on a single computer for data. > > Similarly, I no longer accept "my computer crashed" (the modern equivalent of > the old "The dog ate my homework") from students. My syllabi now required > backing up assignments to a cloud service while you work. In a crash, go to a > library computer and continue. If there is a massive failure of, say, a > Microsoft cloud backup, yes, I will accept that as an excuse. > > In Dominic's case, though, could the files still exist, and just not be > readable by this new "insanely great" trash-the-past OS? > > I have never used Apple. I really loathe Apple, but will spare you the > reasons here. But there is also a lesson from the PC world, going back 25 > years to Windows95: it can be unsafe to switch a computer to a new OS. > Therefore, I have never done this. The reasons make sense; a new OS changes a > lot of things, and there might even be hardware incompatabilities. Wait until > you get a new computer with a new OS. > > Fred Camper > Chicago > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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