Nearly every home has a computer. And on that computer nine times out of ten you will find photos, music or games.
Imagine if your hard drive suddenly died and the data was lost and could not be recovered! Precious photos, large music collections, games with saved levels gone forever!
During my time as a technician I have had customers ask countless times, "Please save my photos" or "I won't lose my music will I?" The majority of the time they can be recovered, but why take the risk.
Making a backup of your data is a good habit to get in to and is easy to do.
You can choose to make your backups several different ways.
DVD. If you already have a cd/dvd burner in your computer all you need are some good quality DVD's or CD's and some software and you can start building a collection of photos or your favorite music. There are lots of suitable programs available to make backup copies.
Removable USB hard drive. These are becoming more popular as sizes increase and price drops. Make sure that the size, in gigabytes, is large enough to handle all the data you have now and for future backups. But remember, if a 300 GB drive full of data fails you have lost a LOT.
Internal hard drive. By adding a second hard drive to your computer you can store a copy of your data on it, but remember that it is prone to failure as well.
I recommend that you use DVD's. Organize the backups so that all your music is on one and photo's on another etc. Always keep the disc in a case and store them in a safe place.
It's also a good idea to copy game discs as well. PS3, XBOX, WII games are quite expensive so it pays to have a backup in case the originals are damaged.
If you are not backing up your games, photos or music then you should start now, it could save a lot of heartache in the future.
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Mark Geoghegan Has worked in computer sales and repair for three years and enjoys robotics, sci fi, fishing and golf.
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