My niece downloaded and when her laptop malfunctioned she lost all her music. The household insurance didn't cover her so she had to fork out all over again..
Me, I buy the CD and rip then keep it safe in case I lose my music.
Always take a backup of any important data be it music, word docs, pictures etc.
I download, from 7 digital. Though I do occasionally buy a CD, there's something about having something you can physically hold, see, read the booklet & enjoy the cover art.
I do need to start looking into how to backup & store my downloads collection though, at the mo it's all stored on my computer and probably slowing it down, plus a malfunction could destroy the lot.
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If it's a special edition I love having the physical cd ie: Joy Divisions Heart & Soul boxed set to look at, as well as a handy back-up. It get's ripped once, and then thrown in a drawer, and I just use the mp3 to listen to it.
Saying that I've just downloaded 2 mp3 albums off Amazon as had some vouchers, and have paid for downloaded albums in the past (haven't lost any yet!). I do buy the hard copy whenever possible though.
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My niece downloaded and when her laptop malfunctioned she lost all her music. The household insurance didn't cover her so she had to fork out all over again..
Me, I buy the CD and rip then keep it safe in case I lose my music.
To stop this happening in the future I would recommend buying a portable harddrive and running a regular back up of all files on your PC. This is especially advisable for downloading music, films, etc.
Obviously buying a protable harddrive will cost you money, but i think it is a worthwhile investment, just remember to regularly run updates, and never to leave plugged in to your PC for extended lengths of time as if your PC broke/crashed it could corrupt your files.
Alternatively you could download free cloud storage, such as Google Drive. This software can be dowloaded, but GD usually needs the Crome browser and a Gmail account to function properly.
I would agree with MissAT, this is what I do for all my music/videos/photos and so the worry is gone. I have too much to back up to make cloud storage not viable but I keep the hard drive in my drawer at work when it is not backing up as an extra precaution.
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Many sellers don't provide this service. Those that do are very well known indeed, which is why it can potentially be taken for granted...
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Always take a backup of any important data be it music, word docs, pictures etc.
I do need to start looking into how to backup & store my downloads collection though, at the mo it's all stored on my computer and probably slowing it down, plus a malfunction could destroy the lot.
Saying that I've just downloaded 2 mp3 albums off Amazon as had some vouchers, and have paid for downloaded albums in the past (haven't lost any yet!). I do buy the hard copy whenever possible though.
To stop this happening in the future I would recommend buying a portable harddrive and running a regular back up of all files on your PC. This is especially advisable for downloading music, films, etc.
Obviously buying a protable harddrive will cost you money, but i think it is a worthwhile investment, just remember to regularly run updates, and never to leave plugged in to your PC for extended lengths of time as if your PC broke/crashed it could corrupt your files.
Alternatively you could download free cloud storage, such as Google Drive. This software can be dowloaded, but GD usually needs the Crome browser and a Gmail account to function properly.
If and when I start downloading in earnest, it will be of high-resolution audio, not of CD quality.
That's funny, I was sure more are downloading