Data backup is one of the most important things related to the computer that is overlooked by many people. Viruses, power surges, and a variety of other things can lead to data loss. There are a few ways to backup your data. The first way is to buy an external hard drive. Most external hard drives come with software to help you with backing up your data. It is important though to disconnect the external drive when you are finished using it. The only downfall of using an external hard drive is that they can fail as well, leaving you in the same predicament. Another way is burning your data onto CD/DVD’s. I personally don’t like this method because if you have a lot of data then it will be spread across multiple CD/DVD’s. This method is also not fool proof because the media can become scratched or worn and therefore not usable. The method I recommend is backing your data up with an online company such as Carbonite. For around $50 a year you can backup unlimited data in which they store it on multiple servers throughout the country. This is as fool proof as you’re going to get. So, if you haven’t backed up your data yet, now is a good time to start because you never know what the future can bring. If you don’t feel comfortable setting it up yourself, Catanoso Computing can remotely login to your computer and configure your backup for you for a nominal fee of $54.95.
Nicholas Catanoso
Catanoso Computing
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