Backup Your Data
A few days ago a friend came by and was having problems with his laptop. The problems were all caused by viruses and lots of them. The only solution was to reformat the drive and reinstall Windows.
Unfortunately my friend hadn't backed up any of the data. How many of you make regular backups? Sadly I'm afraid the number is fairly small. And those of you who do back up probably don't do it as often as you should. I've been guilty of both scenarios myself.
After losing data on a couple of occasions, I did learn to back up. I had some good software and it still wasn't a very fun process.
Recently I got a copy of Backup4All Pro and I think I've finally found a solution that makes backup relatively painless. Oh how I wish my friend had used this on his laptop, it would have been a much easier process to save his data.
Each of the backups you need to do is defined with a Backup Wizard. I've got to admit, I generally am not a big fan of Wizards. But for someone who hadn't read any documentation on this software, it walked me through creating the backup profiles. Once the profiles are created, I simply select the profile and click Backup. It really couldn't be easier.
Another problem with backup software is that the only way to get the data from the backup is using the same software. Backup4All saves everything in industry standard zip files. So if you ever need to recover a file quickly, you can do it with anything that reads a zip file.
In short, you can backup pretty much anything to pretty much any drive you wish. I was a bit skeptical at first, but this is by far the easiest backup utility I've ever used. And if you don't use a backup utility, it really isn't any good.
Sound too good to be true? Try it yourself and you'll see how easy it really is to backup everything. When you decide it is right for you, the price is much less than the other "leading" backup utilities. Given the value of the data, it is a true bargain!
Unfortunately my friend hadn't backed up any of the data. How many of you make regular backups? Sadly I'm afraid the number is fairly small. And those of you who do back up probably don't do it as often as you should. I've been guilty of both scenarios myself.
After losing data on a couple of occasions, I did learn to back up. I had some good software and it still wasn't a very fun process.
Recently I got a copy of Backup4All Pro and I think I've finally found a solution that makes backup relatively painless. Oh how I wish my friend had used this on his laptop, it would have been a much easier process to save his data.
Each of the backups you need to do is defined with a Backup Wizard. I've got to admit, I generally am not a big fan of Wizards. But for someone who hadn't read any documentation on this software, it walked me through creating the backup profiles. Once the profiles are created, I simply select the profile and click Backup. It really couldn't be easier.
Another problem with backup software is that the only way to get the data from the backup is using the same software. Backup4All saves everything in industry standard zip files. So if you ever need to recover a file quickly, you can do it with anything that reads a zip file.
In short, you can backup pretty much anything to pretty much any drive you wish. I was a bit skeptical at first, but this is by far the easiest backup utility I've ever used. And if you don't use a backup utility, it really isn't any good.
Sound too good to be true? Try it yourself and you'll see how easy it really is to backup everything. When you decide it is right for you, the price is much less than the other "leading" backup utilities. Given the value of the data, it is a true bargain!
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