San Diego Computer Repair » Data Recovery & Backup http://www.sandiegocomputerrepair.com/blog Keeping you updated with all computer repair and computer support questions in San Diego Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:14:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The importance of Data Backup http://www.sandiegocomputerrepair.com/blog/archives/the-importance-of-data-backup http://www.sandiegocomputerrepair.com/blog/archives/the-importance-of-data-backup#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:14:42 +0000 bbansbach http://www.sandiegocomputerrepair.com/blog/?p=73 It probably should go without saying, but even in the days of inexpensive backup solutions, too many users still do not have an active backup of their data.  This means at any moment a nasty virus, or hardware malfunction could wipe out all of their data.  These types of problems are very random, and can affect any computer!  We have recently even had a customer with a 6 month old machine have the hard drive fail entirely.  The cost to recover data was nearly 3 times the cost of the computer.

How do we solve this problem? It is very simple, and there are many options to come across!

External Hard Drives

The most simple form of data back up.  Many external hard drives today come with software you can install that can determine what files need to be backed up, and how often they need to be backed up.  I typically recommend Seagate, as the software has been so far the easiest to set up.  These devices are getting less and less expensive by the day.  I recently purchased a 1 TB external drive for $60.  $60!

Network Attached Storage (NAS)

Several networking companies (Netgear being one of the bigger ones) offer these products.  The way this works is rather than being attached directly to any one particular computer, the external drive is connected to the network, allowing any other computer connected to your network to not only access the drive, but use it for backup.  Very handy if you have more than one computer at home or in your office.

Cloud Storage

This type of storage is a little newer, but quickly becoming a great choice in data backup.  Rather than storing all of your data on a drive in your home (which is also susceptible to physical problems, expecially fire!) you keep it all on a remote server, offered by a specific company.  The most popular service is Mozy, and it is very easy to use.  However, Microsoft has recently launched their own Cloud service, called SkyDrive, which offers up to 25GB of free storage.  You can use this to sync a Windows 7 Phone if you have one as well.

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]]> http://www.sandiegocomputerrepair.com/blog/archives/37/feed 0 San Diego Data Recovery Blog http://www.sandiegocomputerrepair.com/blog/archives/san-diego-data-recovery-blog http://www.sandiegocomputerrepair.com/blog/archives/san-diego-data-recovery-blog#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:50:19 +0000 Jrisman http://sdcomptech.com/blog/?p=26 If you have lost all of your hard disk drive data, a great place to start is with Ontrack disk doctor. This is a software program that can help you recover specific files you are looking for. Please not that this is a dangerous tool to use, so make sure that you read all of the instructions properly.

Our Data Recovery Blog is finally up and running, so stay tuned for new data information at least once a week.

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