nsane.forums Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Today is World Backup Day. Do you backup your data? And more importantly, do you test restoring your backups? If not, today's the day to take a few minutes and ensure your data is safe from harm.Backups are an important topic, but something many people don't think about until it's too late. We have a lot of data always available in the cloud, and sites like Flickr, Youtube, and Facebook hold a lot of the pictures and videos we hold dear, but most people still have a trove of data sitting on their main computer as well, whether it be a laptop or a desktop. If your hard drive crashes, your house burned down, or a thief stole your computer, would you still have all of your important data?March 31 is World Backup Day, a day to remind people to backup their data. However, a wise man once told me that nobody cares about backups, they only care about restores. If you don't test a restore, then you may not actually have a good backup! Cloud storage is a good first step, but you should always ensure that there are at least two copies of your data. If your only copy is in SkyDrive, what happens if that service has a problem or someone cracks into and deletes your account?We've provided some backup suggestions in the past: In 2009, we provided an overview of how to backup Windows 7; in 2011, we mentioned that automated backups were coming to Windows Phone; and in 2012, we gave a review of a backup suite called Acronis True Image 2013. Windows Home Server is also a great solution for onsite backups, but it's always best to have at least one offsite copy of your data. For offsite backups, services like Crashplan, Mozy, and Carbonite are good automated solutions.So how diligent are you in backing up and testing restores of your data? Let us know of any stories, good or bad.View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
948bennett Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 interesting topic, i backed up yesterday, i use acronis and roll back :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowx Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Good backup :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 For me, everyday is a BackUp Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalaffa Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 For me, everyday is a BackUp Day.For me it's like every Sunday, but I get your point :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautilus Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Just backed up B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeetPirate Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Thanks to GoodSync scheduled backup, I never have to think about manual backup again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misaki2010 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I'm backing up my data right now (I will also do a Windows reinstall after this) because I need to make my C: bigger :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisitor Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 i had no idea how fun backing up and restoring data is untill today. i backed up everything i had on external hdd and then i went out and bought another hdd to backup my backup and now that im done restoring i think ill reformat my partitions a bit and start again.man this is the most fun i had on my PC since "Beavis and Butt-head DO-U" game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'm backing up my data right now (I will also do a Windows reinstall after this) because I need to make my C: bigger :DI'm sure you're aware of this, but - it's also possible to increase your C:\ drive without having to perform a re-install. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brrownie Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'm backing up my data right now (I will also do a Windows reinstall after this) because I need to make my C: bigger :DI'm sure you're aware of this, but - it's also possible to increase your C:\ drive without having to perform a re-install. :)Man thanks for clarifying! I thought he was talking about his C:ock :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misaki2010 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 @dcs18 - I know :D but I really want to format all my partitions, and change their sizes, I'm almost done backing up all my data on DropBox and SkyDrive.@Brrownie - Haha :D I'm very satisfied with my C:ock haha :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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