Data Backup

All posts in this category provide information on data backup, including services and helpful advice on protecting your files.

Cloud Storage Providers in Race to Make Their Products PRISM-proof

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Cloud Storage Providers in Race to Make Their Products PRISM-proof

Although its finer details were only uncovered earlier this year, anxiety over a surveillance program initiated by the National Security Agency (NSA) has grown significantly among companies who rely on having a significant online presence. PRISM, which was a key arm of an anti-terror operation run by former President George W. Bush back in 2007, was designed to collect data covertly.

Initially, organisations suspected to have links to terrorist organisations were among those targeted by PRISM, although its scope rather controversially spread to companies large and small. Those with files stored online were most likely to fear for the safety and security of their documents, as they could have been seen by NSA employees, leaving them to wonder what steps to take next.

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How to Backup Your Files for Years to Come

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How to Backup Your Files for Years to Come

It is amazing how fast life can go by sometimes. I was recently looking at some of my digital photos and realized that I have over 28,000 digital photos saved since 2002. That was the year I bought my first digital camera. Back then I didn’t realize how many I would actually accumulate, but after starting a family since that time, the number of photos has grown exponentially.

Photos aren’t something that I can recreate, which means that if I lose one, it is lost forever. If you are like me and have kids, losing photos is probably something you hope will never happen – because you can’t retake the picture. As I was going through my photos I am always glad that I have a good backup process in place that allows me to enjoy the same photos 11 years after they were taken. Having a backup process is the reason that I know I can view these photos 11 years into the future and beyond.

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How to Simplify Your Backup Process

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How to Simplify Your Backup Process

If you used computers for any length of time, chances are that you have experienced a computer crash. If you were lucky, you were only faced with the hassle of attempting to get your computer up and running. However, in far too many cases, computer crashes result in partial or total data loss.

Backing up your essential files and programs has always been wise, but in past decades the process was cumbersome, slow and expensive. These days, there is little excuse not to back up your computer files. In many cases the backup process runs in the background, allowing you to continue to use your computer while protecting your data against loss. Depending on your needs and your budget, you also have several data backup options.

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Top 4 Cloud Storage Providers

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Top 4 Cloud Storage Providers

Anyone who is willing to protect their files, as well as, data from any type of computer hardware or software crash really needs to sign up with a cloud storage provider. This is mainly because of the fact that with a small amount of files, one can get an absolute backup of each and every file they want.

In the following post you will get to know about the top 4 cloud storage providers for you to go with:

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2 Essential Tips To Keep Your Data Safe and Secure

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External Hard Drive

As we all know, computers and computer hardware aren’t built to last. We are constantly replacing computers every five or so years, or replacing hard drives on a regular basis. Hard drives are notorious for going bad, and when that happens, you could potentially lose all your files. We all have files that we can’t lose, whether those files are photos, videos, or business/school-related files, we need to keep such files safe and secure.

So Which Online Backup is Best?

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Online Backup

As you can see in the backup section of the site, online backup providers have a lot of features (and prices) to compare, and with new providers popping up every minute, the task becomes difficult. Unlimited space is a great selling point for these companies, and Backblaze is very popular on Technically Easy.

It is worth getting a bit of information about these providers, for example what are the features that truly matter to an average user?

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11 Reasons Why I Use Backblaze to Backup My Data Online

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Backblaze

I have been backing up my data online for several years now and haven’t had any issues with doing so. I don’t mind backing up my data to the cloud, for a few reasons with the most important being that my data is offsite. The fact that I can restore my data at anytime is also a huge benefit. About six months ago I switched my data backups to Backblaze from Mozy. I didn’t have any issues with Mozy, but their pricing structure changed some time ago and it became too costly for me to keep my data with them, so I went elsewhere.

How to Automatically Upload Photos to Dropbox from Your iPhone

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Dropbox

There are many features that we love about Dropbox. Its simple synchronization, permission to encrypt your files using a third-party service, ability to view older versions of your files, and so on, make it desirable over other cloud storage service providers. Dropbox has recently updated their app for iPhone to version 1.5.5 to enable us to make the best of both worlds.

It had a great welcome since you can automatically upload your files to Dropbox using your iDevice. Android device owners can no longer boast of their phone’s ability to synchronize with Dropbox since iPhone can also be used now to upload photos directly. All you need to do is download the Dropbox app and start synchronizing.

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