If you care about any of the information that you have on your computer(s), BACK IT UP! It's necessary to always have a copy of your information just in case something happens to your computer, but did you know that there are three ways that you can easily backup your information at home?
Option 1: Back up online
When you back up your information, you're simply making a copy of what's on your computer and putting it somewhere else. There are online companies that will do this for you on a regular basis. After you install their program on your computer and make a few configuration updates, your data will be uploaded to a secure location via the internet. If the unthinkable happens, you can easily restore your data. Even if the unthinkable doesn’t happen, you always have access to you data online anytime you please.
You can go to just about any computer store and purchase an external hard drive that works just like a thumb drive except that it has more memory. Most external drives that you'll purchase come with an automatic program that will back up your information. Or, if you want a more feature-rich backup application, you can purchase one that fits your needs.
After you purchase a hard drive, you can simply just find the files on your computer that you want to keep safe and “drag and drop” them onto your external hard drive. Then you can store your hard drive wherever you want. You will need to remember to do this on a regular basis so that you have all the updated files you want to keep copies of.
Option 1: Back up online
When you back up your information, you're simply making a copy of what's on your computer and putting it somewhere else. There are online companies that will do this for you on a regular basis. After you install their program on your computer and make a few configuration updates, your data will be uploaded to a secure location via the internet. If the unthinkable happens, you can easily restore your data. Even if the unthinkable doesn’t happen, you always have access to you data online anytime you please.
- Pro: It's easy to do, worry-free, and stores off-site. Additionally, you have access to your data via internet and you can do regular backups.
- Con: There's usually a monthly subscription.
You can go to just about any computer store and purchase an external hard drive that works just like a thumb drive except that it has more memory. Most external drives that you'll purchase come with an automatic program that will back up your information. Or, if you want a more feature-rich backup application, you can purchase one that fits your needs.
- Pro: It's automatic and portable. You choose your backup times with no one else handling your data.
- Con: Your hard drive must be plugged into your computer if you want to backup or restore. There is no off-site storage. In the event of a fire, you would lose both the computer and hard drive.
After you purchase a hard drive, you can simply just find the files on your computer that you want to keep safe and “drag and drop” them onto your external hard drive. Then you can store your hard drive wherever you want. You will need to remember to do this on a regular basis so that you have all the updated files you want to keep copies of.
- Pro: This is usually the cheapest option, but you're in more control of the back up.
- Con: Sadly, it's not automatic. Added to that, it's time-consuming to locate all files and ‘drag and drop’ and there's no off-site storage.
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