Yesterday my 6 month old lap top decided to die, all of the pic we had of ds are on it and it looks like no way to retrive them. I have a few on my shutterfly acount but noweher near all of them but i know for sure that i dont have any of when he was born or the first month. I am so mad at myself for not backing them up but who would have thought a new laptop would die, My old one has lasted 5 years with no problems at all.
Re: pic of ds all gone
I'd definitely try that option. Unless the hard drive itself is dead, they can probably retrieve the data.
My HP laptop is just over a year old and has been rebuilt twice because, well, HP simply sucks.
I got an external drive and that was pointless because it crapped out on me during an update.
So, I got an online back-up system (carbonite).
It's busted about 4 times - rebuilt twice and twice just had to be wiped clean. The tech people were always able to retrieve my information (cost me anywhere from $90.-$160. depending on how much had to be retrieved).
I hope you don't have an HP because they suck and they suck to deal with when something goes wrong. Worst purchase I ever made.
I'm happy I got the Carbonite though....at least it backs up all the time now and I don't have to worry about it crashing during a back-up.