Of course I have a backup now on my external HD. Would like a DVD Burner for a more reliable and secure backup. You never know when a hard drive can crash on you. Sam -- OS 10.3.3 Tibook G4 867 MHz, 1GB RAM, 32MB Video, 60GB HD, 250GB External HD 30GB iPod iChat: Sambouka http://homepage.mac.com/sambouka On Mar 22, 2004, at 9:28 AM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote: > At 09:18 +0400 22/3/04, Sambouka wrote: >> Was reading the reviews of System Optimizer X. Most of the reviews >> were bad. Stating that it crashes the OS amongst the issues. >> >> I had a previous experience like that with Norton Disk Utility. I >> lost everything on my HD(50 GB worth of Software & Data). >> >> I would rather keep things the way they are, better safe than sorry. > > I have not had any negative experience with System Optimizer X, myself. > > Sorry to hear about your traumatic experience with Norton ! > >> Unfortunately, I learned my lesson the hard way and didn't have a >> back up at the time. > > But by implication, you do have a backup now ! I have one backup that > runs at home, and one that runs at work, and I periodically archive my > key files on to a DVD-R or a CD-R. > > T. > > ---------- > Check out the Titanium email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Titanium.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Titanium-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <Titanium-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <Titanium-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your > Mac ISP Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! > http://macinternetaccess.com > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml >