Are you backing up your computer regularly?

If you are not, you have the risk of losing all your important information because your computer can get damaged, stolen or infected by a destructive virus.

This is why we strongly recommend you to backup your computer regularly. Here are some backup options:

1. Using an external hard drive or a flash drive. You can buy them at any consumer electronics store. They can be set up easily by using a USB connection. An external hard drive costs around $100 dollars. A flash drive costs around $20 dollars. An external hard drive has more storage capacity but if you don’t need to backup a large amount of data, it can be easier for you to use a flash drive as a backup system.
2. Using online storage. There are two free online storage services we recommend. One is Google Documents, which has 1GB of free storage and you can purchase additional storage very cheap if you need it. The other is Windows SkyDrive, which has 25GB of free storage but you cannot purchase additional storage. To backup your files you have to upload them to your online storage manually.

You may also want to schedule regular automatic backups so that you don’t forget to backup your computer. Here are some options:

• For Windows, there is a free software called Cobian Backup. This software can schedule a backup and save your files to an external hard drive.
• If you are using a Mac, there is an application called Time Machine already in your computer. Time Machine will constantly backup everything on your Mac as long as you keep your external hard drive connected to your computer.
• You can also backup automatically to an online storage by using a service called Mozy. This service can be used on Windows or Mac. It will provide you with 2GB of free online storage and you can purchase unlimited storage for $4.95 dollars a month.

I have many experiences with clients who had to struggle by losing their important files from their computer because they didn’t have a backup.

It can be very expensive to recover your information if your computer gets damaged, and sometimes it’s even impossible.

So don't risk losing all of your personal or business information, your favorite pictures, movie files and music.

Please make backing up your computer a habit. It is very important as long as you keep using a computer to store business or personal information.

If you need more detail about how to backup your computer, please contact us.