Did you back it up?

One of the worst things that can happen to a business is a sudden lost of critical data only to discover there is no backup. I’ve been involved in a number of these situations over the years where a simple backup could have saved hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars not to mention lost time. And you can not put a price on the loss if it involves losing photos that have sentimental or historical value. Many times the primary reason of data loss is a hard drive that has quit or become corrupted. Other times it can be a result of a fire, theft, or simply user error. Regardless of the reason the first question is always the same.

Did you back it up?

Have you? When is the last time you made a backup? How much data would you lose if your computer’s hard drive would crash tonight? These are all good questions to consider before the catastrophe occurs not after.
If you haven’t been faithful at backing up your computer, there is no better time to start than right now. There is a number of different methods that you could use to do your backups.

1. Use a CD or DVD to burn your files onto.
2. Buy an External Hard Drive.
3. Use a Removable Flash Drive.
4. Backup to an Online Service.

Of course there is many other methods as well, but the one I’d like to highlight is the Online Backup option. With the increasingly faster internet connection speeds, online backup is becoming more and more a viable solution. Lately I’ve been using and recommending a  company called iDrive. Some of iDrive’s features include:

• 128-bit SSL encryption on transfers, 256-bit AES encryption on storage
• Time-Line Restore
• Performs reliable backups of open/locked files like Outlook files (.pst), QuickBooks, ABC Accounting, etc.
• Continuous Data Protection

The price is very reasonable as well. In fact, iDrive is free for up to 2 gigs of storage space! So if you have a high speed internet connection, my recommendation is to download iDrive and have it backup your data automatically and securely.

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