Computer files backup
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Of course a
computer files backup these days is a critical part of
computing, regardless as to whether you are backing up to
rebuild your pc, moving to another pc or just playing it safe
keeping a backup copy of all of your work.
If your using a laptop
or notebook you have a far greater chance of data loss that a
desktop computer,
Not only does laptop
have to contend with such things as hard disk failures, but it
also has to cope with being knocked around in the back of a car
or rush hour.
The worst possible
scenario though is if it gets stolen, a laptop is a highly
desirable piece of kit, something that can be carried and costs
thousands of dollars, so certain individuals would love to get
their hands on your laptop.
I even
remember my IT manager once leaving his laptop on the roof of
his car “ don’t ask was his reply “ he’d forgotten he left it
there and drove off, the laptop was never seen again.
Xmas must have come
early to someone that day, finding an almost new laptop along
the road.
There are a few
factors to consider with your computer files backup such as
How often
This depends on how frequently
you create or change files, just think to yourself how easy
would it be to recover from losing a week’s data. computer files
backup
If that would be too
much then you need to reduce your backup period, I always try to
backup mine about every two days.
If I spend 4 hours in
a day on my computer, I would sooner spend five minutes backing
up the files rather than having to repeat 4 hours of work, and
if you’re like me you’ll probably forget something as well.
Next Point
The next point to consider is
where are the files located at present ? are they just in “my
documents “ or are they pretty much scattered all over the
computer.
You have to bare in
mind , if you don’t know where your files are located, no one
does, this also goes for the guy you that you have to pay
extortionate amounts of money to, to recover your files from
your hard drive when it fails, if you don’t have a data backup .
So if your not sure where your files are located, make yourself a hot
drink and get familiar with My Computer or Windows Explorer and
move your files into an area or directory that can be easily
found and backed up.
If your not sure how to got about finding your files read our
article on searching your hard drive.
Common file extensions are
XLS – Microsoft
Excel
Doc – Microsoft Word
PPT- Microsoft Power point
TXT – Text Files
RTF – Rich Text File
BMP – Bitmap graphics image
JPG – Jpeg image
Gif – Graphics format image
MP3 – Audio File
AVI – Video Media Format
There are lots more, but our search hard drive article will
enable you to search and find any file as long as you know which
application it was created in. Once you have found all of the
files you need to backup, why not automate the process using
windows data backup ,
Once you setup the
template it only takes a couple of clicks to create a computer
files backup all your files. Checkout our windows backup article
,
Find
out how to get the most out of windows backup.
Otherwise you can just literally copy them to an external device
or a secondary hard drive.
If you’re using a
secondary hard drive make sure it is an actual device not just a
partition of the same hard drive and the original file,
otherwise if the hard drive fails you will still probably lose
all your files.
Thought about where
your going to back up your files to ?
After computer files backup Checkout our
backup hardware guide , and find a backup medium that’s right
for you.
So just to recap 1.Establish how frequently you need to
perform a computer files backup
2. Find the files
that you need to backup, if need be tidy / move them to a easy
to find and backup location .
3. Backup / copy files to external storage device .
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Organize computer files - did you know an organised computer
could run faster and be more resilient, plus you can easily
backup your files too..
www.computer-adviser.com/organize-computer.html
Computer backup, What would
you do if you lost your hard drive?
Automate your computer files backup. When putting together a
backup strategy this is where planning really comes in, backing
up too infrequently means data ...
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Using offline files and
folders with XP an easy to use backup method
XP offline files and folders is a great XP backup solution that
offers and easy and reliable backup method, find out more about
how to set this up.
www.computer-adviser.com/offline-files-and-folders.htm
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