The greatest misfortune that could happen to anyone is when you lose all your data in a computer without any hope of backing up them. It is so painful when you lose all the important documents that are necessary for your studies, work and projects. But this can only happen to people who don’t have an idea of backup data after they are being erased.
Though you can’t backup all your loss documents at the same time, so it is advisable to start from the important ones.
For example, if you are working in an industry, you need to copy all important files you need to work in that company first.
If you are working in a hospital, it is important to recover medical information and other necessary items for treatment.
If you are a photographer, all your target is to back people’s pictures and videos in your erased computer.
The techniques for backing up your lost data are listed below. The option you select is determined by the type of data you wish to recover.
1. Hook up to an external hard drive
Your internal hard drive stores all of the programs and files you download and save on your computer. Your files are lost if your hard drive fails (or something else goes wrong). Connecting an external hard disk to your computer is another backup option. Many external storage devices today are compact and portable enough to fit in the pocket of a jacket or backpack, and can cost as little as $60 for 1 terabyte of storage—that’s a lot of room for your files. (For the record, one terabyte equals 1,000 gigabytes.)
According to the website’s data, if you shot 200,000 photos with an 8-megapixel camera, you could definitely put them all on a 1TB hard disk. Hard disks with a capacity of 2TB start at about $100. Because there are so many disk alternatives for PCs, you may want to have someone assist you with setting up an external hard drive, especially if you use Windows.
In fact, your cloud service may quickly become your principal “folder” or location for storing images, documents, and other files. After all, why not? You’ll never have to be concerned about where your data is stored. It will appear to be on your computer, but it is actually in the cloud.
There are a number of cloud companies to choose from. Even Apple (iCloud), Microsoft (OneDrive), and Google (Google Drive) provide free cloud storage with additional storage available for a cost. Dropbox, Sync, and pCloud are some more popular cloud storage options.
2. Flash (thumb) derive
This is the best approach for storing or backing up your data. Flash drives are available in all office supply stores and it is very cheap to purchase. It is also called a “thumb” drive because it’s size is applicable to the size of your finger, it is normally plugged right into the USB port. Flash drives are of different storages, for example 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16BG, 32GB and so on. The storage size depends on the size of your data. You can duplicate your data within a short period of time using this “drag and drop” coping process.
The little disadvantage of a flash drive is that it can easily get lost due to its small size, so you need to hold it very well. Some people use it as a key holder and others put it in its case. But still, this is the best, fastest and simplest way for duplicating and storing your necessary data.
Some flash drives contain very large storage for storing data. But would you like putting small data in such big storage in a lose-able flash drive? It is advisable to spend a little money on a small drive that can store all your data rather than spending much more money on a tremendous storage flash drive which might get loss at any time.
3. Offsite approach: cloud storage
What will you do if your computer gets lost? What will happen if a disaster such as a fire burns your house, including your computer and flash drive? You will simply lose all your data forever, that is why it is advisable to store your important data in the cloud or an off-line location.
The word “cloud” is a place or company created for people to store their necessary data in order to get back to them whenever your computer clashes. Though it involves paying little money to keep your data secured from disasters and hackers. Interestingly, your data is always available in the cloud whenever you need them. The cloud can be compared to a large external hard drive that you share with other computer users to store data safely offsite. Is it genuinely secure? Do your study because there have been some hacks into cloud servers in the past.
4. Copies can be “burned” on a disc or SD card.
CD and DVD drives are standard on most PCs and Macs, and you can “burn” copies of anything on your computer on a CD, then keep it safely. CDs carry a reasonable amount of data, around 750 megabytes, and the backup process is simple and painless. A DVD can carry roughly six times that amount of data. It will help you identify specific files fast if you are adept at making notes on the disc or its casing. However, because all discs appear to be the same, it may be difficult to remember what’s on each one.
Now is the moment to learn how to burn to a CD if you haven’t already. Don’t worry if your computer doesn’t have a built-in CD/DVD drive. You can purchase an external hard drive that connects to your computer via a USB connector. SD (Secure Digital) cards are the tiny chips found in digital cameras that can store up to 1TB of data! However, while they save data, they aren’t always a long-term storage solution for daily backups.
Conclusion
You presumably copy certain files on a regular basis, but if your computer crashes, you’ll wish you had copied all of your important data. There’s no excuse for not backing up files now that you know about the backup alternatives available—and all the information and advice available on the Internet.
The most important thing to do now is choose your files, choose your backup technique, find some useful information online, and begin protecting your data from hackers and disasters.