Tips to Back Up Files on Your Computer
September 4th 2009 01:12
Category: Computers and Laptops
So, to ensure that you have total, or at least near total protection for your important computer stuff, check out he following tips for making sure that you keep everything backed up.
1. External Harddrive- All you have to do is plug it into your USB drive and save everything that you need or want to save. You can purchase a hard drive that ranges from 250 to 500 GB. You may pay $50 and up for the external hard drive, depending on the storage capacity and the brand.
2. Online computer storage- Services such as Comodo and SpiderOak are available for you to download for free, or you can purchase Mozy for a low price. These services allow you to backup your computer at a distance so that if your computer is infected with a virus, it won't affect your data and files. If you're wanting to back up music or video files, online backup services are not really recommended.
3. Use a home network- If you ahve several computers that use use one router, you can link them together so taht you can backup the data on all of the computers using one main home network. There are Network-Attached Storage drives that you can purchase for your pictures, documents, spreadsheets, music, and video files; these drives are great for large storage. These can be a bit more expensive, but they're worth it if you have multiple computers.
4. DVD-Rs and DVD Rs- Used DVDs to backup larger files such as video and music. These are cheap and you can store them easily.
5. System backup- In case of disaster, you want to be able to have a system backup. Vista Business and Ultimate has a simple backup system that you can use if you have Vista. If you don't have Vista, you can consider Rebit, Ghost, Macrium, Reflect, and True Image, all of which are programs that provide incremental backups and versioning. These are great programs that are fully functional disaster backups.
Using CDs, DVDs, external hard drives, and NAS drives, you can backup data, pictures, and video that you want to keep. In case something happens to your computer, you'll have your backup to reinstall your programs, if you lost everything in the disaster or accidental erase. You can ensure that your important files and favorite pictures are saved so that you don't have to worry about lost memories or work. Having a backup plan and system in place, you can ensure that you won't loose your data.
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