How to Backup on your Network
http://live.pirillo.com/ – Are you backing up on a regular basis? You should be! As we move forward in this digital world we’re putting more and more of our personal data on our machines; but, what would happen if something horrible were to happen to our hard drive? That’s why we should regularly backup our data.
A network drive acts as a central place where files can be copied onto. It costs a bit of money to have a network drive for backing up, but if you’re not a very technical user, this solution would be best suited for you.
Backup PC is a free, open source, web0based software that you can use to backup your digital information, but it’s a much more technical backup system than the average user would normally need.
Whatever solution you choose, you should be backing up your data, because you never know when a disaster is going to strike.
So, what do you use to backup your data?
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FileSlinger(TM) Backup Blog
February 9th, 2010
at 2:15pm
I have at least half a dozen possible backup topics sitting in my “Backup Info” Outlook folder, from an ill-considered attempt to enact a law requiring backups of RAM to the role backup tapes play in litigation to Chris Pirillo’s video about backing up onto your home network, not to mention Samsung’s hybrid drive, a drive bay called Drobo, and a software product called DriveClone. (I managed to get as far as downloading the demo, but haven’t tried it yet.) Not to mention the Great Outlook Backup Mystery Case a friend
FileSlinger(TM) Backup Blog
February 9th, 2010
at 2:15pm
I have at least half a dozen possible backup topics sitting in my “Backup Info” Outlook folder, from an ill-considered attempt to enact a law requiring backups of RAM to the role backup tapes play in litigation to Chris Pirillo’s video about backing up onto your home network, not to mention Samsung’s hybrid drive, a drive bay called Drobo, and a software product called DriveClone. (I managed to get as far as downloading the demo, but haven’t tried it yet.) Not to mention the Great Outlook Backup Mystery Case a friend
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Exclusive Interview: Lance Osborne, CDI Solutions Marketing Leader of Acxiom - vidblogcast
February 9th, 2010
at 2:15pm
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Claudiu
June 27th, 2007
at 12:48am
Backup PC requires quite some technical knowledge to be able to configure it, which is too much for the home user. Better solutions are NAS devices, or USB enclosures. You configure your backup program to automatically back up your files at certain time intervals on the external drive, and you’re data is secured. Some of these usb enclosures also come bundled with software.
Claudiu
June 27th, 2007
at 12:48am
Backup PC requires quite some technical knowledge to be able to configure it, which is too much for the home user. Better solutions are NAS devices, or USB enclosures. You configure your backup program to automatically back up your files at certain time intervals on the external drive, and you’re data is secured. Some of these usb enclosures also come bundled with software.
CW
June 27th, 2007
at 9:21am
A few months back I searched around for a good backup solution that would allow me to do local and offsite (eg. backups via ftp). I found Cobian Backup (now open source) – http://www.educ.umu.se/~cobian/cobianbackup.htm . I find it simple to configure and use, can be run as an application or service…highly recommended