Zip drives and second hard drives are relatively inexpensive nowadays, and are well worth the purchase price. A weekly scheduled backups of critical files is prudent. If your computer handles critical data every day, then nightly backups are an even better choice. I advise against floppies, mainly because they are unreliable and incapable of holding more than a few files on a single disk. Treat your computer right.
Improper shutdowns can lead to both software and hardware damage.
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