A simple backup solution

One worry that we all have is what might happen to our data if a computer crashes. By taking a few simple precautions, you shouldn’t need to worry any longer. 

Many people subscribe to online backup services or pay several hundred dollars for a backup utility. While this may be useful to back up an entire network, you don’t need to spend any money to back up your individual computer. Built into Windows XP, Windows 2000, and other operating systems is a backup application which can back up your data to another computer, a network drive, or even a floppy disk.

With this tool, you can schedule your backup process to run once, daily, weekly, or monthly. You can also customize it to only back up the files that you need.

To schedule a backup in Windows, go to Start – All Programs – Accessories – System Tools – Backup. This will lead you to a “Backup Wizard” which will guide you through all of the steps to schedule your backup procedure.

Then, if you ever have a problem where you need to recover data, you can go through the same steps and choose “Restore Files and Settings.” This backup feature is even helpful if you accidentally delete a single file and cannot retrieve it from your trash can.

As long as you have your backup process running on a regular basis, you should never have to worry about losing large amounts of data again.

 

by Jeremy Myntti