Saturday, January 31, 2009

Don't ever Lose Files Due to a Crash

For a lot of us, our computer has become a huge source of our lives.  The computer gives us access to research, work, and entertainment.  It also holds important personal documents for us such as our tax returns, pictures and videos, work documents, school documents, DVD and CD copies, and so much more!

Now imagine that your computer crashes and you lose everything.  Maybe not everything, but losing even a small portion of the vast records you have stored could be devastating; pictures and videos that you cannot replace, a copy of your favorite CD that you don't have the original to. This disaster has happened to many and left them feeling regretful that they didn't back up their files.

There are many online backup solutions providers that will prevent you from losing any information even if your computer gets totally fried. For a monthly or yearly subscription, you can download a program that will automatically back up every file you have on your computer.  Then, the company you chose will store all that information for you.

Yes, you could back up everything yourself to a portable or remote hard drive. On the other hand, you have to actually remember to manually perform a backup on a regular basis. However, an advantage to online backup solutions, it that every day the new files you create and new pictures you upload will be safely backed up without you giving it a single thought.

You will be assured that your online backup providers system is working for you because you will regularly get pop-up notifications of the last successful backup.  If there are ever any problems with the system you will also get a notification and are able to access your online backup solutions provider or trouble shoot your computer.

If your computer does crash, once you get it up and running again, or purchase a new computer, you simply access your online backup solutions provider and transfer all your files back over! It's really that simple.

Plans are as low as $50 a year, making the peace of mind worth every penny! Not only that, but most of the online backup solutions systems are so easy to use and understand that a beginner will have no trouble backing up there electronic records within minutes of subscription.

With all the important information and records you keep on our computers, can you really afford the risk of a crash?

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