Having anup to datebackup of important photos, files and other data from yourcomputer at homeor office is something everyone should have, how ever very few do.How Come? Well at first I thought it might be because no one knew how or that they should do it. How ever that wasn't the case, the answer seems to be that most people just assume a data loss problem or PC failure won't happen to them, that is until it's to late.

In this article I am going to discusscomputer backupstorage and backup solutions. We'll look at what media and method to use to store your backup as well as the software to create it.

Save yourMoneyFancy Features Don't Make it Better

It's the trap of technology shopping, the huge list of features that are compared from product to product. The sad thing is we rarely need all those features, but we end up buying it anyways. What do we do that? Most of the time our eyes glaze over and think how great it would be to have this feature and that without even thinking if we need them or not. Take my advice and just buy something simple to get the backup job done, you don't needbells and whistlesto protect your files and photos.

When selecting a form ofcomputer backupstorage keep this simple feature free idea in mind. Most times a USB drive (flash drive) or regular old DVD-R's will get the job done. High tech alternatives such as tape backups and secondary hard drives will just complicate the issue.

Simple Software is the Answer for Easy Backups

Storing the backup you create is the first step, of course before you store it on a piece of media somewhere you need to first create the backup. An easy method of doing this is to just use the standard windows Zip format. This will compress everything, how ever it's more difficult to keep all of your filesup to datethis way. Software can make this a lot easier on you and hands off.

Easy to use PC applications like Acronis True image make the backup process a lot easier then doing it manually. Programs like this are automatically integrated to store a backup on a USB drive or even transfer it off site via FTP. Using the backup software is as simple as selecting what files and folders you want backed up and the software takes care of the rest until you want to add new files or folders.

The key here is don't get to weighted down in fancy features. All this does is slow you down and often you won't complete your backup because of all the options.

Back it all Up Online

One option forcomputer backupstorage and software that is becoming very popular areonline backup services. These websites offer the storage for your files (online) as well as a simple desktop application that will automatically keep your filesup to date. Most services can be bought for $5 - $10 bucks a month and are a complete hands off application once setup.

If you take one thing away form this article the thing to remember is that you must take action. Not backing up your files today leaves one more day for something to crash and you lose all of your important photos, videos, music and more.

There's never been a better moment then this one to get started withcomputer backupstorage. Just remember keep it simple and take action, because after you have a PC crash it's to late.