Monday, September 21, 2009

Back It Up

If you work in a big company then you probably already know that their information and data get stored, or backed up, daily if not more frequently. But, what about your computer at home? Isn't your data worth backing up?
Did you know that an estimated 1-in-10 computer hard drives fail each year resulting in the loss of important files such as financial documents, emails, digital photos and music? Even more people, nearly 43% of all computer users, will lose some of their important files because of other computer or hardware problems. Luckily, this is totally preventable with the use of an online backup service. These services will run automated or manual backups of your computer's hard drive so that if for any reason your files are corrupted or lost they can be recovered as good as new. These services are easy to use, totally secure and will prevent losses in time and money in the event of some sort of file loss.
Having been the unlucky one to lose a few hard drives along my way I can tell you that it is incredibly frustrating to realize that all your personal stuff is gone. While I do not have any businesslike information and I can always go get music and videos back I always have some pictures on my computer that I cannot get back, either pictures of my kids or my grandkids. Using an online backup solves that problem.
Click on the link I just posted above and it will take you to a wonderful site where they have reviewed a number of online services that you can use to back up your important data. Stop for just a moment and think. What would you do if you turned on your computer tomorrow and nothing happened because the hard drive crashed? Isn't a backing up service truly worth looking into? There is a reason why businesses back up their information and there is good reason for the rest of us to do so also.
Click on the link above, find the service that is best for you and get yourself some computer peace of mind.

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