Would you be able to replace all your data quickly if your PC was stolen, damaged by fire or the hard disk unexpectedly crashed ? Any one of these scenarios can spell disaster unless you have an up to date backup of your PC’s data.
Performing regular backups is your insurance again theft, fire and major hardware failures.
We are often asked about backups and these are our recommendations for a simple and effective backup system:
- Purchase two identical external disk drives to ensure a copy of your data is always stored off site. Swap the two disks over every day. That way if there is a fire, break in or hard disk crash you have a backup that is only one day old and you know that you can be back in business in less than 24 hours.
- Use Microsoft’s “ntbackup.exe” program as your backup software. This is included with Windows XP.
If you use Windows XP Professional, the Windows Backup utility (Ntbackup.exe) should be ready for use. If you use Windows XP Home Edition, you’ll need to follow these steps to install the utility: [Download complete Backup Document]