| g an up to date backup of important photos, files | | | | easy method of doing this is to just use the standard |
| and other data from your computer at home or | | | | windows Zip format. This will compress everything, |
| office is something everyone should have, how ever | | | | how ever it's more difficult to keep all of your files |
| very few do. How Come? Well at first I thought it | | | | up to date this way. Software can make this a lot |
| might be because no one knew how or that they | | | | easier on you and hands off. |
| should do it. How ever that wasn't the case, the | | | | Easy to use PC applications like Acronis True image |
| answer seems to be that most people just assume a | | | | make the backup process a lot easier then doing it |
| data loss problem or PC failure won't happen to | | | | manually. Programs like this are automatically |
| them, that is until it's to late. | | | | integrated to store a backup on a USB drive or even |
| In this article I am going to discuss computer backup | | | | transfer it off site via FTP. Using the backup |
| storage and backup solutions. We'll look at what | | | | software is as simple as selecting what files and |
| media and method to use to store your backup as | | | | folders you want backed up and the software takes |
| well as the software to create it. | | | | care of the rest until you want to add new files or |
| Save your Money Fancy Features Don't Make it | | | | folders. |
| Better | | | | The key here is don't get to weighted down in fancy |
| One of the biggest issues with buying anything | | | | features. All this does is slow you down and often |
| technological is buying more features then are | | | | you won't complete your backup because of all the |
| needed to get a job done. Why does this occur? | | | | options. |
| Most of the time it's because we start doing | | | | Back it all Up Online |
| research about the different features available and | | | | Another alternative for computer backup storage |
| then start dreaming about how great it would be if | | | | that is becoming very popular is online backup |
| the software could do this or that. The reality is we | | | | services. This combines the software to make the |
| almost never use those technical features, and they | | | | backup with the storage solution (off site online file |
| end up being as waste of money. | | | | storage). The price is right often less then five bucks |
| When selecting a form of computer backup storage | | | | a month, and the software is about as easy as you |
| keep this simple feature free idea in mind. Most times | | | | can get for making file backups. |
| a USB drive (flash drive) or regular old DVD-R's will | | | | If you take one thing away form this article the thing |
| get the job done. High tech alternatives such as tape | | | | to remember is that you must take action. Not |
| backups and secondary hard drives will just | | | | backing up your files today leaves one more day for |
| complicate the issue. | | | | something to crash and you lose all of your important |
| Simple Software is the Answer for Easy Backups | | | | photos, videos, music and more. |
| Storing the backup you create is the first step, of | | | | So take the first step today and investigate the best |
| course before you store it on a piece of media | | | | method of computer backup storage for you. |
| somewhere you need to first create the backup. An | | | | |