The importance of backing up

Lt’s face it, you may have a great computer or external hard drive, but one day they’re going to wear out and you may lose your data. That’s just the nature of any piece of hardware. Your local computer repair person might be able to rescue your data, but then again, maybe not. That’s the gamble you take if you don’t backup your data. Worse, the Internet harbors many potential threats to your data. Things like viruses and Trojans don’t just steal your data. In some cases, they erase it.

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Online Threats

There’s also the threat of ransomware. That’s when a hacker puts a virus on your computer that encrypts your data, making it useless. You may have to pay a ransom in order for the hacker to unencrypt your data, with no guarantee that he or she will do so. If you have a current backup of your data, this is less of a worry. You can just wipe your hard drive and restore it to your latest backups.

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Cloud Backup

Cloud backup allows users to back up their data to hardware that’s in a remote location. Users can access their data anytime on any device via the internet. Cloud storage makes it easy to manage your data with a large amount of storage space and access at all times.

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Disaster Strikes

Depending on where you live, there is always the chance for some sort of natural disaster like flooding, hurricanes or tornadoes. When disaster occurs you probably wouldn’t have time to grab your computer and bring it to safety you will be thinking of saving yourself and your family. With an online backup solution in place, you know your data is secure somewhere a long ways away from the disaster so you can recover it at a later time. Even a not so natural disaster such as a fire would completely destroy everything stored on your computer and external drives. If you have really important data or sentimental pictures that you don’t want to lose, you should seriously consider backing up those files online to keep them safe and secure.

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Sharing is Caring

Sharing your data right when you needed is priceless, It's now easier to access your forgotten media containing, your data for that especial meeting than finding where you forgot your keys!,

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Enjoy Peace of Mind

For us, peace of mind is the ultimate reason to use online backup. Finally, we don’t have to worry anymore about our files getting lost or becoming inaccessible. It is crucial, however, not to rely on one single source of backup. Always make sure to have at least one local backup at home and another one off-site/online. .

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Keep in mind

Keep in mind, that while online backup is an extremely practical solution, it does bear some security risks. No service can guarantee 100% that files are not going to be misused or hacked in some way. But think of online backup as a sort of insurance policy; it is very unlikely that your house will burn down, but in case it does…at least it’s backed up. .

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