"I lost months of work" and similar complaints - why?

[theoutside (Kyle Houchens)]

I sing this song often-

Please read- what is your backup plan?

Yet again, this week I got a call from a devastated student who lost her entire senior project. Her mac died and apple warranty swapped it. BUT… she did not have timemachine set up, did not have any of her files backed up and because of that, lost everything… photos, music, and saddest of all, her entire senior design project that she had worked weeks on. Please…for the love of whatever god you believe in…If you have a mac, set up timemachine now. Or, Look at a service like carbonite.com or …