Just about everybody has important data on their hard drive, from digital
picturesto important documents, emails, earmarked websites the list goes on and on.
Inmy experience people are pretty lax about backing up their PCs, and I think thisreally is an area that deserves attention.
With a good back up set you can bounceback from a fatal hard drive crash and be up and running with all the your picture,documents, downloads, email and favorites before you know it.
Having importantfiles stored on removable media is also a good safety precaution in case you geta virus or Trojan horse.