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 You might not realize how vulnerable your homework, tax documents or your valuable family photos are until they’re wiped from your machine. Fortunately, preventing unexpected data loss is as simple as storing crucial information in a safe, reliable form, such as CD, DVD, flash drives or external hard drives. Backing up data regularly ensures that personal documents, photos, and other important files are secure in the event of a technology meltdown. Here are a few tips:

Backup Methods

·                                 Basic Software: copies information to a different part of the hard drive for safekeeping.

·                                 ADVANTAGE: Low or no cost

·                                 DISADVANTAGE: If this hard drive fails, both copies of the data may be lost and in most cases is lost unless our data recovery specialist can recover, which can be a cost to you of $150.00  on up .

·                                 Must copy manually

·                                 Advanced Software: transfers data to a separate type of media, such as a CD/DVD, external hard drive or USB Flash drive.

·                                 ADVANTAGE: Greater security if stored separately

·                                 DISADVANTAGES: Cost of media

·                                 Must copy manually

·                                 Online ("Cloud") Backup: copies data to secure online storage areas

·                                 ADVANTAGES: The most secure method

·                                 Can access remotely

·                                 Could be set up to auto save periodically

·                                 DISADVANTAGE: Usually subscription cost

Backup Recommendations

·                                 Create a checklist

·                                 Document the files and folders to be saved. Back up the most important files first.

·                                 Create a schedule

·                                 Depending on how often your information is modified, repetition is important. Consumers may back up important information once a week. Small businesses may do so daily. Most backup software can be programmed to consistently backup automatically.

·                                 Verify the backup

·                                 If this backup is done on a disk, make sure that you are able to read the disk. If it is done to an external hard drive or flash drive please do the same, open the item and be sure that you can see and access that saved data.

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