In the past t
hree weeks, I’ve heard the same number of people’s horror stories about losing everything on their computers because they did not have a backup. My first question is always, “Why don’t you have a backup?”
This, obviously, doesn’t come with any response that makes any sense to me. I’m sort of a backup freak. I backup weekly to an external hard drive, backup certain files daily to iDisk and have my online backup through Backblaze – which gives me great peace of mind – which you might enjoy as well.
Backblaze is an online backup which securely backs up everything on your computer (except for operating systems, temp files or files over 9mb). After your initial backup, Backblaze continually backs up your files as they change – no need to remember to backup. Be warned, the initial backup will take some time.
From the Backblaze site: “If your computer is online, on a typical high-speed home Internet connection, you will be able to backup approximately 2 to 4 GB per day. We recommend keeping your computer on at night and have it not go to sleep while Backblaze gets through the initial backup. Your first backup may take a little while, but after that, Backblaze only uploads file changes or new files, so it will be very quick.”
So, what happens when you need to access those backed up files? Here are your options:
RESTORE OPTIONS:
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What You Want
Pick what data you want to restore – a single file, a folder, a set of random files, or all your files. |
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When You Want
Still in a trial and haven’t finished your first online backup? No problem – you can test a restore at any time. |
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Where You Want
Access your files from any web browser anywhere. Backed up a PC? Restore to a Mac. And vice-versa. |
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Restore Previous Versions
Backblaze keeps up to four weeks of file versions. Modified a file and need an old version? Just scroll back and pick a file from two weeks ago. |
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How You Want
Download any files you need over the Internet for free. Or order your files on a DVD ($99) or USB drive ($189). |
There are so many backup options, please pick one (or three) and do it!
