I get to do another restore of the Acronis image again. This is at least the fifth time this year that the software has saved my data. I’d better make a new image of the Toshiba. If I have one, maybe I won’t need it.
The HP came back from the shop today. HP returned it a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been enjoying the cooler weather at the coast and didn’t want to come back. It’s 90 here now and suppose to get to 95 tomorrow. I’ll restore the image tomorrow.
Next I’ll need to shuffle files between the two computers. Online backup makes that easier, especially when one of the computers is in the shop. It really came in handy this time, since the HP died right after I prepared the income tax on it. I was able to retrieve files that I thought I might have lost. The HP died while I was traveling and didn’t always have a reliable internet connection. I wasn’t sure when the last backup completed before the computer died.
It use to be the most common problem was the failure of the hard drive. Put in another hard drive, restore the image, and you’re back in business. However, the last failure on both machines was the main board. Not as easily fixed.
Not only do you need a way to recover all your data, but you also need a way to keep working without a computer (or at least your main computer). I hope you don’t have to be without your computer as long as I have this year.
Use backup software, make copies on thumb drives, external drives or CDs, use Google, but back up your work!
Write On,
Lynn Jordan
July 13th, 2008 at 7:04 am
On the subject of file backup, sharing and storage …
Online backup is becoming common these days. It is estimated that 70-75% of all PC’s will be connected to online backup services with in the next decade.
Thousands of online backup companies exist, from one guy operating in his apartment to fortune 500 companies.
Choosing the best online backup company will be very confusing and difficult. One website I find very helpful in making a decision to pick an online backup company is:
http://www.BackupReview.info
This site lists more than 400 online backup companies in its directory and ranks the top 25 on a monthly basis.
July 13th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
I’ll do a post soon which covers my recommendations.
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