| u have ever worked on a deadline, whether for | | | | that automatically recognizes changes and backs |
| school or work, you know the intense, disheartening | | | | them up. |
| feeling that spreads throughout your stomach | | | | You will need to back up large files manually, such as |
| whenever something goes wrong with the project. | | | | full programs, but a quality backup service will |
| Perhaps you deleted the wrong file, or your | | | | automatically back up your documents and photos. |
| computer’s hard drive found the worst | | | | Some services allow you to choose a time for the |
| possible moment to crash. You suddenly have nothing | | | | program to run its backup service while others do so |
| left to show for all of your hard work and dedication. | | | | continuously. |
| You have one hour to submit your project. Not fun. | | | | Trust me on this one, gang. No one will ever |
| Such unfortunate events are all too common, which | | | | remember or take the time to manually back stuff |
| is why it’s so important to use a backup | | | | up. There's always "tomorrow" to do it and you'll find |
| device for your hard drive. A hard drive backup | | | | yourself saying that "Nothing will happen today, it's |
| device can be pricey, so you may want to consider | | | | fine. I'm too busy and I'll do it tomorrow." That's the |
| using an online backup service. Not that the device | | | | kiss of death. |
| isn’t a great thing to have—it | | | | Again, there is a great site for comparing differences |
| is—but it’s not going to protect your | | | | in the best online backup services, so we’ll |
| files from natural disasters or theft. | | | | get to that in a minute. First I want to explain how it |
| You probably already know the importance of | | | | works so you can decide if it’s something |
| backing up your files (or you wouldn’t be | | | | you want to use on your computer. |
| here), so you want to know about the best online | | | | The best online backups use a tiny software |
| backup. I’m going to show you the very best | | | | application to monitor the changes made within your |
| resource I have found for choosing an online backup, | | | | files. Some programs mark your files with colorful |
| but first, I want to cover what it is that you should | | | | icons so that you know which of your files have |
| look for when comparing services. | | | | online backup. It should smoothly interact with your |
| First and foremost, the best online backup service will | | | | operating system so that you don’t |
| protect your sensitive information. Let’s say, | | | | experience a slowdown. In the event of an |
| for instance, that you want to back up all of the | | | | emergency, you can access your lost files within |
| financial records from your Quicken software. Would | | | | minutes. |
| you trust that information with any old fly by night | | | | Now that you know the advantages of an online |
| internet service? Hope not! It’s imperative | | | | backup service and how it works, we can move on |
| that a quality backup service use encryption to | | | | to the most important information — where to |
| secure your files and protect your privacy. | | | | find the best online backup service that meets your |
| Unless you want to spend your free time manually | | | | needs. |
| backing up your files, you should go with a service | | | | |