Toby Knapp

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#TECH: We're not backing up our computers AT ALL... and that's a problem!

With so many people working from home, working remotely and the like, it makes perfect sense for us to be backing up - saving - our work.

But... we're not.

A survey shows that while 97 percent of computer owners use their machine every day, less 40 percent back up their computers at least once a week.

And almost a third of all respondents back up their computers once per year or never.

That's not good.

When it comes to backing up, use the 3-2-1 rule: Keep at least three (3) copies of your data, and store two (2) backup copies on different storage media, with one (1) of them located offsite.

A simple way to do this is to have your computer do a nightly backup to an external drive. Depending on the importance of your data, take one of those backup drives off-site, say to a locked office drawer. And finally, use a service like BackBlaze to automatically back up your computer to the cloud — this way if a natural disaster takes out your computer, your backup drive and your off-site backup drive you still have a copy of your photos, tax records, etc.

Bottom line: If you want to be sure you keep all those photos, videos, important documents... you may want to start backing that stuff up!


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