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BACKUP CENTER
After reading all of the other sections (Spyware, Antivirus, Email and Security Centers) it is understandable that you are now visiting this section. Backup is an important part of your computer maintenance, just like a semiannual visit at your dentist.
Research shows that most hard drives will die within 3-5 years and many of the in the first few years. Yet, most people do NOT back up their data because they don’t believe it will happen to them… until it does. Then it’s too late..
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Try an Online Backup Service from Intronis Technologies. We’ve tested it and it’s a great product. You can try it 30 days FREE before you decide to buy it. Take advantage of the free trial offer.
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What customers are saying
"I never backed up before, never bothered. Then my pc crashed and I was crushed. Since then, I would never go without back up for more than a week."
-Q.M., London, UK
"I always backup, always. But the difference is that you can either back up on a disc, or do it online. That gives you the ultimate protection. So I switched from backing up on disc to online and it’s great.."
-F.C., Brooklyn, NY
Other Helpful Tips:
Off-site vs. On-site
On-site backups are ones you keep on the same premises, and off-site backups are ones that are stored somewhere else. Keeping your backups in the same building doesn't do any good if it is destroyed by fire, and keeping them in the same city doesn't do any good if that city is wiped out by a massive flood or other catastrophe. Of course, dealing with off-site backups are annoying because you have to get the data from here to there somehow, and then you need to be able to get it back quickly if the need arises, especially if off-site backups are the only option you are using.
How often to backup
Backup frequencies depend primarily on how fast/much your data changes and how important it is to you. If you only add and change a few files per week, a monthly full backup would be fine. Also keep in mind that something is better than nothing. It's better to have a better to have a week-old or day-old backup than a month-old backup, month-old backup than a year-old backup, and a year-old backup than nothing at all.
DAILY BACKUP WISDOM:
Did you know...MOST HARD DRIVES WILL BE DEAD WITHIN 3-5 YEARS, and many do fail within the first year. Read that again. Now think about your 3 year-old pc... that hard drive is a ticking time bomb of pain just waiting for the most inopportune time to die or even just corrupt the data that is on there (which is just as bad or even worse from a data standpoint).
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Useful links
Guide to pc Backup Options
Backing Up Your pc Data
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