I know this is not the forum for a long term vent on this topic, but seeing all the problems the forum is having I thought the topic might be relevant.

You can never back up your computer data too much. I did so barely adequately but only saved the most important things -- a years worth of digital photos of my kids. Everything else is gone. You would think I would have learned the lesson about testing your emergency equipment.

Nope, stepped right in that one. My imaging software, Ghost 9, has some configuration problems and my backups don't work the way they're supposed to.

Gee, who would have thought about actually doing a practice run?

I hate being and idiot.