File Loss Real or not
While you sit their reading this you should become aware of
where you are backing up your data now and are you. Once you
realize that your data is precious you should decide to protect
it. Next, you might ask, "How?" and "Where do I backup my
files?".
Knowing where to backup your data is an important factor in this
process. You will have so many choices but we will whittle them
down. You have USB connections, Firewire connections, and even
network connected storage to choose. You will come across
storage sizes ranging from 20 GB to 750 GB. The point is you
need to identify what YOU need. Don't let anyone sell you
anything you don't need. Plan this out before you begin, it will
save you some time and money in the long run.
You will want to figure out how much data requires backup. Will
you be backing up your mp3's, pictures, videos, or just work
data? Which ever data is most important and that you have
decided to backup you will need to look at how big it is. How
many MB (mega bytes) does it take up on your hard drive?
You may be wondering how you can find out how much space all of
your data is taking up. Well, for one, most people keep some
type of folder structure. All you have to do is right click the
folder of choice and click on properties. That gives you an idea
of how much space the entire folder is taking up. You can keep a
tally of all of your folders and it will give you an approximate
amount of drive space you will need to backup your data.
Ok, this is pretty simple but you don't want to go out and
purchase a drive that is at the same size as your data you have
just calculated. The reason for this is because more than likely
your data is going to grow over time. The amount of growth is
going to be determined by how often and how much you add to your
collection of data. This growth will be different for every
person depending on how they use their computer. The industry
standard is about thirty percent growth per year for data in
many businesses. That figure is just to give you an
approximation to start looking at how much data storage you will
need.
Getting a plan to start is one of the first things you need to
do before you start backing up your data. You have to know what
you want to back up and the location you will back it up to
before you start. You never know when you will need to perform a
system restore or a desktop restore so your storage will need to
be reliable. You can go to any electronics store and find a
large variety of Hard Drive storage. Don't be afraid to ask
questions. This is your data we are talking about.
Now that you have begun to get a foundation on backing up your
data you will eventually need to learn how to perform backups
and system restores. You will feel better now knowing that you
have learned some of the steps necessary to protect yourself and
your data from catastrophe. Take some action and start backing
up your PC today.
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