As I usually tell everyone, don't wait until the last minute to make a backup of all your files, such as when your computer has started acting funny and may die before they are complete. Schedule them according to how much new data you accumulate (heavy users might need to backup every week, but some could get away with once a month or even longer). If you live in a high-risk area for catastrophres, consider keeping a copy in a non-local place - there are companies which offer this, or you could transfer the files to a long distance relative, either through the internet, or by shipping dvds to them to put away. Speaking of, what do most of you use for your backup? I know some companies use tape drives, but most personal users tend to use an external drive or dvds. I use 3 backup types at the moment - an external drive, dvds, and server storage to keep a non-local copy.
Friday, October 3. 2008
Making Backups
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