Let’s Back It Up!
Let’s Back It Up!
We’ve all been there. . . your computer dies at the worst time.
Is there a good time?
So why not plan for the inevitable? Here are 3 tips to help you prepare for this digital disaster.
Back up to an external hard drive. They are an inexpensive (about $100) way to back up your data. You must remember to do it or have it set to run automatically. They aren’t really remote, meaning if you had a fire, flood, or theft your external drive could be gone as well as your computer.
Use online backups like Dropbox.com (free for your first 5GB of data). This is not the true purpose of Dropbox, but it works since you have a copy of all your documents in the cloud. You shouldn’t rely on only a service like this and you need to be comfortable with your materials being in the cloud.
Consider an automatic online backup like MyPCBackup.com. By installing software that will do the task for you, on a regular basis, you can save your work without even thinking about it.
Whatever you do, just do it. I would suggest 2 methods of backup. Then you can really sleep well at night knowing that you’re covered.
Let’s Back It Up!
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Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Janet Schiesl
Janet has been organizing since 2005. She is a Certified Professional Organizer and the owner of Basic Organization.
She loves using her background as a space planner to challenge her clients to look at their space differently. She leads the team in large projects and works one-on-one with clients to help the process move quickly and comfortably. Call her crazy, but she loves to work with paper, to purge what is not needed and to create filing systems that work for each individual client.
Janet is a Past Board Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals and a Past President of the Washington DC Chapter of NAPO were she has been named Organizer of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
An external hard drive is great, especially if you have a desktop computer that you couldn’t grab easily in the event of a fire or evacuation. I knew someone who had two – she kept one in her home office and one offsite, and alternated them after running a monthly backup.
Yes. I’ve heard the advice about having two external drives. Since I transitioned to a laptop I use the cloud as a kind of back up.
I TOTALLY agree that having two methods of backup is critical (and helps me to sleep better at night.)
A back up (like getting your paperwork in order) WILL help you sleep better at night. I love that!