| The problem with backup is that sometimes we are | | | | drives are pretty cheap nowadays which allows you |
| too busy with our work and tend to forget to | | | | to backup another copy of your data. |
| backup our digital data every once in a while, which | | | | 3) Another form of backup that is becoming very |
| can lead to some serious consequences. | | | | popular is the use of what are called key drives. Key |
| The other issue is that most people never think a | | | | drives are tiny drives which can fit on your key chain |
| hard drive crash will happen to them. This mentality | | | | but can still hold up to a gigabyte or more of data. |
| can be devastating. It generally starts with something | | | | 4) For added security, important files should be |
| like, 'My hard drive failed.' And end with, 'How can I | | | | copied to an external hard drive or a flash drive or a |
| get the photos of my kids back?' To avoid this | | | | CD, or sent to another computer. |
| nightmare again, you must sit down and ask yourself | | | | 5) When doing your writing, email to yourself |
| "what are you going to do to prevent something like | | | | whatever that has been written up to a certain point |
| this in the future? | | | | by using one of the web-based email accounts such |
| Listed below are some simple and quick tips for you | | | | as Yahoo or Gmail. |
| to make your backup a breeze. | | | | 5) System Restore allows you to restore your |
| 1) Backups created with the disaster recovery option | | | | computer's configuration, driver information, and |
| enabled can speed recovery of your system after a | | | | programs to a previous state while leaving your |
| hard drive crash or similar failure where your data is | | | | existing data intact. Using this option can typically fix |
| lost. Fully restore your system without installing any | | | | an installation's problem if it is not associated with |
| of the original software or operating system. | | | | faulty hardware. |
| 2) If you have only one drive, go buy one. Hard | | | | |