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The absolute best way to backup your data on your harddive
is an offsite backup service; Hands down, and I'll tell you why. When you find
yourself a good backup service provider, they will provide you with client
software that will do the following:
1.
Quick download
2.
Easy installation, you'll basically just run a
wizard
3.
Guided backup procedure
You will be given a wizard showing you all the known places of important
data storage and you will be able to go beyond this wizard and backup other
areas of your harddrive.
4.
Set a schedule
Your backups can be done daily, weekly monthly. It will be up to you how
long between backup times.
5.
Start Initial Backup
This is done through the internet, you can start your initial backup
right after you setup the areas of your haddrive to backup.
6.
High level of security:
128bit and over, your important data remains private in transmission, and
residing on the offsite backup server. Only you will be able to recover the
data with your password and encryption key.
7.
Delta transfers:
After the initial backup transfer, every transfer after that will only
transfer the changes made to your data. So your backups stay up to date, and transfer
times are quick and painless.
8.
Recover from anywhere:
So
maybe you're on vacation in Waikiki and you laptop harddrive is rendered DOA
after a snorkelling mishap. No problem, once you purchase a new laptop, you go
to your service provider's website, download the client, log-in with your
credentials, and issue a recover. Simple
In my personal experience, it's worth the small monthly fee
to use an offsite backup service and have the peace of mind that my data can be
recovered, easily, anywhere and at any-time. I encourage you to start backing
up today!
Sig
Kappel is a Computer Engineering Technologist and Lead architect of the JetBack
Offsite Backup Service. You'll find more information on Jetback Offsite Backup
Services at http://www.jetback.com
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