Hi Chris,
I’d be very grateful if you could please post the below for me on the importance of backing up files (a subject close to every author’s heart)!
Many thanks,
Kevin

We all know, both as computer users and authors that we ought to back up our files just in case our ancient workhorse of a PC shuffles off this mortal coil and joins the choir of defunct computers in the sky.
We all know this but how many of us regularly back-up our files including that novel which you just happen to be working on?!
Ironically I had been thinking, over the weekend that I must subscribe to a file back-up service, such as Dropbox just in case my trusty laptop decided to give up the ghost. I thought about it but didn’t get round to signing up. You can, I’m sure guess what is coming next. Yes on Tuesday my laptop threw a wobbly and is refusing to start. The situation is made more frustrating by the fact that I am blind and my screen reading software which converts text into speech and Braille does not start until the log-in screen comes up and as I’m not getting as far as this screen I’ve no way of knowing what is happening. It is possible that Windows is asking me to press a combination of keys
which will, magically restore my computer to working order but not being able to read the screen I am up the proverbial creek without a paddle. This evening a sighted friend is coming over and with her help I hope to be able to get my PC up and running again and the first thing I will do on logging in (assuming the machine starts functioning as it should) is to sign up to a file back-up service!
(The above was written on my work computer during my lunch hour Kev).