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Back it up or you could lose everything!

22nd October 2013
Nat Bowers
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Data Memory Systems has posed a question pertinent for almost all computer users: what would you do if your computer experienced an error and you suddenly found that all of your important files could not be recovered? With only 7% of computer users performing daily back ups, Data Memory Systems urges everyone to back up their system regularly to avoid all of their most precious data being lost due to an unpredictable error.

Research has found that just 7% of people back up on a daily basis, with just over one quarter backing up at least once a month. Despite many using their computers daily, creating new data and adding to their files, these figures show that a staggering number of people are not backing up regularly (and many do not at all).

Justin Briere, of Data Memory Systems, commented: “It is imperative that people understand the importance of backing up their files as often as they can. The risk of losing all of their files is very real; malware is rife nowadays, and there is no telling when an undetected error could bring the whole system down. Investing in an external hard drive or a way to back up files to an outside resource should be common practice to everyone who uses their computer regularly; otherwise they may find themselves in a sticky situation being unable to access important information, or simply losing many years’ worth of memories.”

External hard drives are a great back up solution. Simply plug them into a device, whether PC or Apple, and follow the steps to back up the contents of a computer onto the drive. If you ever need to back up your hard drive, or even just restore a single corrupt file, this is very simple to do in a few clicks.

Backing up can also occur on a small scale. To keep a single file or folder safe, quickly transfer them to a flash memory device so that you have two separate copies of the files/folders. You can also use flash memory devices to quickly transport data from one computer to another, i.e. from your laptop to your desktop.

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