To prevent data loss, you need a backup. A good backup routine is to make an identical copy of your precious data and save it to a completely different device, preferably in a different location, at least once a day. There's plenty of software that will do this for you. Naturally, everything doesn't get copied over every day. Most software will only transfer anything that has changed since the last successful backup ran.
After the pain of ripping my collection, I have a back up of my backup of my music folder. (my photos too) Problem I have now is clutter. I need to take the time to organize all the drive folders. I wish I would have put more thought into a filling system when I first started too.
