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Coppola Loses All His Data

Posted by kdawson on from the no-questions-asked dept.

Colin Smith writes in with an object lesson in backup methodology — once you have backed everything up, take it somewhere else. "Film director Francis Ford Coppola has appealed for the return of his computer backup device following a robbery at his house in Argentina on Wednesday. He told Argentine broadcaster Todo Noticias he had lost 15 years' worth of data, including writing and photographs of his family."

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  1. don't worry, check emule by randuev · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't worry, mate, It will be backed up very solid quite soon :) You will never lose it again. It will be as safe as it could be. (Unless you'll decide to purchase it and keep it private, of course)

  2. Honestly by chuckymonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why is this news? Someone somewhere didn't back up their data and the hdd was stolen. Happens a lot people, next thing you know we're going to be hearing about how Paris Hilton bought an iPhone and an iGasm.

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  3. Re:Theft prevention ideas? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Put a Vista sticker on it.

  4. He then received a package... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...which was a transistor wrapped up in a newspaper, along with a note that said, "Maxtor sleeps with the fishes".

  5. Re:More than one physical location by CODiNE · · Score: 4, Funny

    in a drawer at my parents'
    Upstairs isn't usually considered an "offsite" backup.

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