[Ham-Computers] Backing up things

[jeff]

Brian K. Gaskamp wrote:
> I was listening to of all people today Rush Limbaugh 

I'm sure you're a nice person anyway :)


> Sounds pretty neat, I looked at the website and giving it some thought but 
> wondering if any of you on here have done business with the site or any 
> others for that matter.

I am not familiar with that site but you NEED TO BACK UP YOUR IMPORTANT 
FILES.

You can decide where and how to back them up.  It's very easy if you 
want to do it at home.  It becomes more complex if you want to do it 
offsite.

If home, decide on what you're backing up TO.  CD, DVD, spare hard 
drive, tape?

If offsite, how much do you have to back up, what will it cost, how long 
will it take to upload it, is it secure (transport and storage), who has 
access to your data, how safe do you need it to be, how long will it 
take to get data back?

You can also make a deal with a friend to be each other's backup site. 
Just keep a spare drive or media there and you do the same for him.

Google allows you an 8g store with an email account (free).
Dropbox can backup or sync multiple pc's (2g free) across multiple 
platforms.

There are a ton of free and low cost backup sites (and utilities) 
available.  Check their reputations and reviews.  PCWorld reviews things 
like this.  At very least do a local backup in case your hard drive goes 
bye bye.

Good luck.




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