Why is it important to back up your computer work consistently? What are some of the steps you can take to back up your work and plan for emergencies?

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A power failure or other problem can occur at any time. Should this happen, you may lose all current computer work that has not been saved to your hard disk. If you routinely back up documents, you may save yourself the hours of valuable time that could be required to re-create a document or file. You will also save yourself and the firm from the problem of deciding who will payâ€"the client or the law firmâ€"for the extra time you had to spend to complete the work. Moreover, with back-up copies available, your employer will never have to be without a crucial document when it's needed.
Surge protectors help to protect against "computer meltdown," but you should have, in addition, back-up copies of all of your work as well as a contingency planâ€"such as a second computer available to use. Backing up your work frequently on a CD- ROM, flash drive, or external hard drive is particularly important and can "save the day" if the computer system crashes or fails to the extent that data on the hard drive cannot be retrieved. Another important precaution you can take to prevent loss of work is to have a crash-saving program available to recover lost data.