The Best Methods For Backing Up Your Computer Data
Youll never fully appreciate why you should back up your data until your hard drive fails
. You only tend to lose your data once. Then you set-up a sensible back-up procedure!
Backing up your personal data is your highest priority. This includes data such as photographs, home videos, music,
documents and presentations etc. When your hard drive fails (and they all fail eventually) you will want to make sure that your family pictures are safe. You probably wont be so devastated at the loss of your old programs these can always be purchased.
Most backup programs make what is known as a mirror image or clone of your hard drive and retain all its information. But some like Dropbox are not automated and store pictures and videos etc. Just make sure you check to make sure.
1.Backing up into the cloud or online back-up
Firstly, it is essential that your back up storage device is kept separately from your computer. Its not much use if it gets destroyed in the same fire or stolen in the same burglary.
I recommend both. But I would Im paranoid. However, if I had to select one Id choose to back up into the internet. The servers that you back up onto there are also backed up! And therefore there is almost no chance of ever losing your data.
Also, it is quite simple to set-up an automated back-up. So, you dont have to remember to do anything and the
backup data is always current.
The only disadvantage of backing up to the cloud or online, is the speed. It can be very slow. In fact, the initial
back-up could age you considerably. Its best to set it to back up at night when youre not at your computer. You can still work while the back-up takes place but it will suck the life from your bandwidth.
Generally, there is a monthly charge for an online backup service. This ranges from 3 per month to 10 per month.
My recommendations for online backup services:
1. Mozy
2. SugarSync
3. Norton Online Backup
4. Dropbox
5. IBackup
6. IDrive
7. ElephantDrive
8. MyOtherDrive
9. SOS Online Backup
10. Carbonite
2. Backing up to an external hard drive.
If youve read any of my other articles, youll know how I bang on about networked storage devices and how easy they make your life. This will enable you to set up an automated back-up scheduler much like the online backup services.
If you only have a non networked external drive, then youll have to remember to back up your data. You should back up every day. But to be honest, this isnt really realistic if youre doing it yourself. Make a routine of it and do it every Friday before you go home or finish work. Or Saturday morning while watching Saturday Kitchen!
Most external drives come with backup software. Have a play with it. If you dont like I recommend:
1.Genie Backup Manager
2.DT Utilities PC Backup
3.NovaBACKUP
4.Acronis True Image
5.NTI Backup Now
6.Acronis Backup & Recovery
7.Norton Ghost
8.PowerBackup
9.TurboBackup
10.Dmailer Backup
11.Argentum Backup
They cost anywhere from 15 to 50.
Whether online or external hard drive, all the software and services listed know which files and folders need to be
backed up and for the most part, they only back up files that have been created or changed since the last backup.
3.Finally
Sleep easy knowing that your data is safe and sound.
by: Stephen Drummonsy
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