I’m late in writing my daily Shotgun report because I have four computers sitting in my office in various forms of failure. Fortunately, at some expense to the owners, I was able to extract some valuable data from two of the machines. The other two machines didn’t fair as well and nothing was salvageable.
Today’s lesson? BACKUP!!!!!!!
I just searched HelpMeRick.com and found no less than 15 articles and tips directly related to backing up your valuable data. In today’s computing world, backing up your data takes less time and money than ever before. And since our computers hold so much valuable data for us today, backing up your data should be paramount for all of us to avoid the catastrophe that can and usually does hit all of us with these imperfect machines.
Currently, I use an external hard drive for my automatic daily backup, but I burn those files to DVD’s once per month to make sure they don’t only live on movable, breakable media like hard drives. I set up my daily backup over a year ago with the easy and inexpensive Second Copy backup program.
Since then, I haven’t had to worry about that part of my backup regime…only my monthly backups to DVD’s using my DVD burning program.
This week, I plan to put together a video tip on using Second Copy backup to add to the plethora of backup tips we have posted here for YOU at HelpMeRick.com. Also, my goal for the first quarter of 2008 is to test the many online backup systems and review them here as well.
Please help yourselves and use these tips to protect yourself and your data. Also, be a good neighbor and forward our backup tips to friends and family who also have precious digital data they need to backup.
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