11.   First, use this excuse as a reason to begin making backups of your data.

12.   How long it takes to make a backup depends on which method you are using and how many files you want to copy.

13.   Hope you made a backup!

14.   In the very earliest days of computing, I faithfully made complete backups of all my data.

15.   Inevitably, they fail when you forget to make a backup of your data files.

16.   Most versions of Windows check the registry each time you start up the computer, and then they make a backup of the file if it passes inspection.

17.   Once you have the needed hardware, making a backup can be as easy as dragging files across your desktop to the icon for your storage device.

18.   One of the best uses for a CD-ROM recorder is in making backups of information on hard disks.

19.   Previously customers had to manually make backups of their software onto floppy disks, a tedious and time-consuming process.

20.   Thanks to recordable CD drives, I do make backups again.