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Backup Your Important Documents with Carbonite

August 19, 2013August 22, 2011 by Paul Salmon

This post brought to you by Carbonite. All opinions are 100% mine.

Carbonite allows you to easily backup your important documents online without having to remember to perform the task. Data backup is an important task that everyone should take seriously, especially if you store important documents.

When you lose your files, it can be gut-wrenching to think about how you will recover the files, if you can. With Carbonite, you can easily, safely, and automatically ensure that you can recover your files with minimal effort if you need to.

Mozy is Changing Their Pricing – Possibly Making it Unaffordable

February 4, 2011 by Paul Salmon

I have been using Mozy for backing up my data for a few years now. I haven’t had any issues with their service, and the ability to automatically backup my data makes it very easy to keep my data safe. In addition to the online backup, the local backup has also made it even easier to backup my data to two locations at one time.

This week, however; Mozy has decided to do away with their unlimited plan in favour of plans that will provide you with a base amount of storage, and then charge you for additional storage. While I can see why they would change to this model, it unfortunately won’t work well for me.

Don’t Lose Your Data: Create a Disaster Recovery Strategy

July 6, 2011January 24, 2011 by Paul Salmon

Anyone who is in charge of managing their own data or someone else’s data should have a disaster recovery strategy in place in case anything ever happens to the site where their data is stored. By creating a good strategy, you can ensure that your data is never lost and you can even avoid spending excessive amounts of money on forensic data recovery.

Many people fail to properly back up their data, whether it’s at work or at home. This is your first line of defense against losing your data and you should back up your data at least once a day or once a week, such as using a storage server. When backing up your data onsite, start by purchasing two external backup drives that have a large enough capacity to store everything that is on your hard drive. At least one of these drives should be both waterproof and fireproof. It will also help if it is somewhat shock resistant. By having a hard drive that can survive the elements, it can become a key storage device for your disaster recovery strategy.

The Importance Of Small Business Backups

January 20, 2011 by Paul Salmon

Small businesses should not be out of the loop in concerns to business backups. This is not a task that is reserved for large organizations alone. Small companies also need to make efforts to develop small business backup plans.

Most operating systems are equipped with tools that will allow small business owners to backup files for free. The software is typically found in the system tools section of most operating systems for Windows users. There are other operating systems, however, that may require users to purchase software that can be used to backup files on a regular basis.

Mozy: Try Again Button is Disabled Fix

October 19, 2010October 13, 2010 by Paul Salmon

I recently ran into an issue where the “Try Again” button in Mozy was disabled, preventing me from backing up my data. I use Mozy for backing up my data because like the fact that I can backup my data online and to an external, portable hard drive automatically, or when I choose. The file backup is handled by the application, so I don’t have to worry about missing any files.

The problem with the “Try Again” button, however, has been a pain for me as it prevents me from backing up my data. It isn’t always disabled, but at times when I start my desktop, the button is not enabled. While I haven’t found a complete solution to prevent this from happening, the steps outlined in this post allow me to re-enable the button without restarting.

How to Backup Your Data Automatically for Free

October 19, 2010July 21, 2010 by Paul Salmon

I have talked about how I backup my data, the tools and applications I use, and also how I have organized my data. I have also stressed many times in the past about the importance of data backups. Many people probably still don’t realize how easy, and cheap online storage can be to backup their data. If they experience a hard drive crash, it may be too late.

In this post I will show you, step-by-step, how easy it is to use an online backup service to automatically backup your data. On top of that, the steps outlined below can be accomplish without spending a single dollar, meaning you can backup your data absolutely free!

Mozy 2.0: My Experiences So Far

October 19, 2010June 9, 2010 by Paul Salmon

I am an ardent supporter of developing a good backup workflow, and have written several posts on the topic over the last few years. Most people probably don’t realize the risk to their data if they don’t develope a good backup strategy. Part of my backup plan includes using Mozy to backup my data online.

Recently, a new version of Mozy’s application was released, and while it touts performance improvements, it also includes a new feature that allows for backing up data locally as well as online. After using the new version for a few weeks I have found this new feature very useful, as you can read below.

What Makes a Great Backup Plan?

July 21, 2010October 7, 2009 by Paul Salmon

It has been a little while since I have talked about data backup. I like to bring up this subject once in a while since I think it is important for everyone to understand. If you have taken many digital photos, collect your family genealogy information, or have written many work/school assignments then you probably have it stored on your computer.

The reality, unfortunately, is that if you haven’t implemented a good backup solution, or workflow, you are at risk of losing your data. Think about your data and ask yourself one question: can I stand to lose all of my data? You will probably answer “no”, so let’s look at what you need to think about when developing your backup plan.