BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER What, Why, Where and How
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER Backup Process 1.Decide what data will be protected 2.Decide what threat(s) to protect it against 3.Decide which method of backup meets your needs and fits your budget. 4.Set up the backup process 5.TEST YOUR BACKUPS
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER Steps to deciding what to back up 1.) Replaceability 2.) Time required for replacement 3.) Convenience
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER Rate the items on your system according to the above 1.) Financial/legal documents, original work, photos 2.) Work that would be excessively time consuming to redo 3.) Things it would be nice to have There’s no reason you can’t have all three; but that will be decided by storage space and cost.
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER Knowing how to back up begins with deciding what you want to protect your data from
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER 1 st risk: Hard drive failure 2 nd risk: Fire 3 rd risk: Theft 4 th risk: Other disasters
BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER 1 st risk: Hard drive failure Easiest to defend against; backup can be to another HDD in the same machine, a USB backup drive, another computer, or another device Pros: Easy to set up, usually convenient to use Cons: only protects against HDD failure. Scheduled backups may not work.
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2 nd risk: Fire More difficult to defend against; backups will need to be either made to an off-site location, to a portable device which is then taken off-site, or placed in a fire-proof safe. Pros: Much better defense; if off-site is used, very robust Cons: more complex, may be costly
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3 rd risk: Theft More difficult to defend against; backups will need to be either made to an off-site location or to a portable device which is then taken off-site. A safe may be of some use, provided it is large enough and mounted well Pros: Much better defense; if off-site is used, very robust Cons: more complex, may be costly
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4 th risk: Other disasters (floods, tornados, rampaging swarms of vicious marmots, zombies, etc.) More difficult to defend against; backups will need to be either made to an off-site location or to a portable device which is then taken off-site Pros: Much better defense when set up properly. A geographically distributed off-site backup is invulnerable to almost any threats Cons: more complex, may be costly
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