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The
Mystery of Backing Up Your Computer Files by Computer Tutor Rick
Kirkham
 It
isn't if your computer will crash IT'S WHEN!
Then why
aren't backups to your computer as common as other programs?
Why isn't backing up your important computer files and
photographs part of the discussion when you consider buying a
brand new computer?
Are there advantages to backing up
photographs and files with a flash drive?
Let's see if we
can shed some light on this important yet rarely discussed
topic....
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It Isn't If Your Computer Will Crash IT'S
WHEN!
Hard drives and other computer components are not
perfect. Combine that with the fact that if you don't have a
computer backup system, you probably don't have your virus and
spyware protection up to date either. Any of these factors can
cause the loss of anything from children's and grandchildren's
photos to important work documents that will take months to
restore if it's possible at all.
Then Why Aren't Backups to Your Computer
as Common as Other Programs?
There is, I believe, an
unfortunate explanation for that. The average person doesn't want
to be bothered with learning how to do it. We get our oil
changed, we get our roof fixed before the rain pours into the
house and we buy winter clothes before it gets cold. Now the
first two items are technical so what do most of us do? We hire
someone else to do it! Therein lies the problem! If the average
person must take time to learn to do something themselves they'd
rather do something else that's more fun and fulfilling to them!
This is human nature, I'm the exact same way with may things!
Answer truthfully now, if you saw a backup program for
$5.00 or a digital photo program for $15.00 that offers to make
your pictures stand out like real life, which would you buy?
Exactly my point. Yet without the backup program your
digital photos will always be in danger of being lost!
Supply
and demand is exactly why you don't see as many backup programs
as you do other types of software. This must change starting with
you if you're going to keep your important pictures and work
files.
Why Isn't Backing Up Your Important Computer
Files and Photographs Part of The Discussion When You Consider
Buying a Brand New Computer?
There is a tendency to buy low cost computers
from discount stores and big box stores. Often the technical
knowledge of computer is lacking among the staff. They're not
paid commission (a big motivator regardless of what some people
say) and their training is primarily in public service and to
smile at the customer no matter how upset the customer is.
Even at a big name electronic discount store
where I've purchased four computers for clients, I was offered a
virus protection package, but never a backup package. There is
one possible reason for this besides supply and demand, this same
company charges $200.00 to backup your files for you. Thus
offering a backup solution would actually cut into their profits!
Are There Advantages to Backing Up Photographs and
Files With a Flash Drive?
Wait A Minute, You're
Getting a Bit Technical. What Is a Flash Drive?
A
flash drive has several names which may be more familiar to you.
USB flash drive
Thumb drive
USB store drive
It's basically a little rectangular shaped device one to
two inches in length and maybe one-half to three-quarters of an
inch in width. It fits into your computer via a very small
rectangular slot in your computer with a little lip in it which
matches the lip on the flash drive.
Okay,
Got It. So Back to The Question. Are There Advantages to Using a
Flash Drive for Backups
Definitely!
I actually do all my work on a flash drive then copy it to my
computer. Since I have two computers both computers are
constantly kept up to date with each other.
Flash
Drives Are Cheap!
The average
computer user doesn't need more than a two gigabyte flash drive
to store all of his/her family pictures and work files. As flash
drives get larger and larger in storage capacity, the smaller in
capacity hard drives cost less and less.
Flash
Drives Are Portable!
Have you
ever wanted to bring work, books and family pictures with you on
your vacation or work trip but just don't want to pay that extra
fee for luggage at the airport?
You can store thousands
of books, work files and family pictures on your USB flash drive!
Best of all, If you want to give grandma a copy of the children's
pictures, Just copy them to her computer (that's right, the
highest increase in computer usage is the age group starting at
65). Even if grandma doesn't have a computer hard copies can be
printed almost anywhere now!
Flash
Drives are Tough
A
flash drive is probably one of the few computer accessories that
you can toss to a friend from across the room without worrying
about damaging it. The storage system itself is even tough and
they rarely crash, thus ensuring you a long stable and sturdy
backup of your important family photographs and work files.
Conclusion
With
a little planning, you can save yourself $150.00 to $300.00 in
file restoration fees by a professional computer repair service.
The next time you have a choice between that digital photograph
software and a backup program, why not take a second look at the
backup program?
About The
Author
Computer
tutor and software writer Rick Kirkham invites you to take a
second look (or first look) at his Wayyyy too easy to use Easy
Backup Software which comes WITH a USB Flash Drive
http://InHomeTutoringHi.com/DontLoseIt/
The software
was written based on his experiences with tutoring senior
citizens and other end computer users. Think of the gift of
stability and peace of mind this could make someone as well as
yourself....
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