Digital Spring Cleaning, Part Duex

I continued my digital spring cleaning today, finishing up what I didn't do yesterday because I think I might have worked my laptop too hard and it is getting a bit old. :( Backing up files is a daunting task, but I hope it pays off in the end because I have saved everything that is important to me, everything that is not that important to me (but I saved it anyway), and etc.

Yesterday, I already transferred and copied pictures that I took in the months since my last backup run onto the external hard drive twice (once in backup files, once in just transferring over onto the hard drive). Today, I backed up the same pictures onto a blank disc.

Today, I also copied and transferred all my music, audio, and videos that I have not backed up yet. I don't believe I ever began copying music before so I had to copy and transfer all the music and videos that I had. This was a bit tricky since I had music hiding in various parts of my laptop. I used to use Kazaa 4 years ago, so the music I downloaded from Kazaa was in a Kazaa folder. I no longer download music from a music sharing site anymore. I deleted Kazaa probably 3 and a half years ago. I had a fear of getting viruses and for getting caught downloading. The only way to acquire new music for me was through networking sharing, seeing other people on the school's network with my desired song(s) or asking very kind friends to download a song for me. :) In that sense, I used Mytunes redux to copy music people put on their Itunes so I had some music in my Mytunes folder. I also had music in my Itunes folder. I also had old music in my "My Music" folder and various folders named "Shared Music." It was a bit confusing, and a bit disorganized, but I think I pretty much found all there is to find. I'm glad for the "Search" feature! Even if I missed a song, I probably won't miss it because that means I don't listen to it often.

This type of work is exhausting (and I'm trying really hard not to relate it to ABz so I try not to use that word anymore). I'm tired and I think my graying laptop is tired. Poor laptopy. I don't give names to objects like some people who name their cars and musical instruments, but I will give it a term of endearment: laptopy! Haha, I always give people a weird look when they're like "What's your car's name?" or "What's your flute's name?" or "What's your computer's name?" and I'm like, "Um, it never occurred to me to give those type of objects names... even though I give stuffed animals name, maybe because they resemble animate objects. Who knows! Anyway...

Dear Laptopy,

Please stay alive and function for one more year or two. I love you so much and I'm going to go get you cleaned from a professional. I think the reason you shut off randomly is because you are overheating and have dust and dirty stuck inside you. I was told to open you up and clean you from the inside and to use one of those air dusters. Well, I'm afraid of breaking you so I'm going to try to find a professional computer person do that for me. That's the reason I've been backing up your files. If the computer person messes up, I'll still have my work. I think once you're cleaned, you'll be good as new.

Stay in there, I'm counting on you to make it through for a few more years. Even if I buy a new laptop, I'll still keep you around and use you if you still work!