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Tags: computer software, data recovery, know how to backup data
 All PC users fear the death of their computers. Whether it comes from a virus or a complicated system error, we all dread the day when we lose all our files in one swift blow. So other than preventing the problem, which is always the best course of action, you need to know how to backup data and when to do it. It's simply another matter of maintaining your PC so that you won’t find yourself in a very bad situation with no remedy.
I like to generalize backing-up data in two forms. These forms are automatic and manual. It's pretty self explanatory really. When you backup data automatically, you use software to do it for you.
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There's actually one that's built in for Windows, there's free software available for it online and there are also paid software that's available for backing-up data. In one of my video projects, My Secured PC, data security is one of my key topics. I can teach you the specifics on how to backup data and other key security topics.
Automatic Software is convenient in the sense that you don't need to take time selecting files. All you have to do is do things at the click of a button. The bad part about it is that you're using software and that means you have to deal with a new system and a different set of commands that you need to understand to make things work.
Doing it manually is easy enough and I find that it's convenient since I don't need to install anything new on my PC.
It's merely selecting which files I want to preserve in case my computer fails. So if you want to make your own backup file, all you need is an external device, like an external hard drive, a DVD (a lot of DVDs for that matter) or a memory stick. It's as easy as copying and pasting the selected file/s unto the hard drive or flask disk, but in the DVD's case, you'll need to burn a data disk.
If you copy your files unto an external hard drive or a memory stick, you need to make sure that they're virus free so you don't compromise the safety of your files. You can't save your files from a virus ridden computer if your backup is virus ridden as well.
Updating your backup file is also key in maintaining your PC. Put a little time and consideration into backing up your files so that you don't smack yourself on the forehead when you get an unexpected computer crash and find out that the files that you managed to save are practically a year old. If you keep a lot of important files then you need to make a backup as often as possible. Doing it on a weekly basis is good enough for casual updates, but if you’re working on an important file, I feel that it’s better to save it in several places.
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