Windows backup

The first rule is that no matter what form of backup system you choose, your data must be maintained offsite. Unfortunately, although this is obvious to a lot of computer users, it's not something that a new computer user may have considered as necessary. It's not enough, for example, to make multiple copies of a file and store them in different places on your computer. What would happen when your system crashes? You would lose all the copies no matter where on your hard drive they were located. You have to consider this also if your backup solution is a paid service or one of the free backup systems that you can use to store your data. Where do they store your files? Offsite? It's rather naive to think that it won't happen to you, but it can. You could be a victim of a hacker, system failure, or other disaster. That's why it's important to keep your files safely in two different - and separate - locations.
If you have a Windows-based PC, there's a system in place to make backing up your data simple. When Windows 7 was released, this system - Backup and Restore - was upgraded. You can set this up either to choose individual folders, libraries or entire drives to backup, or allow the program to decide for you. Once the preliminary preferences are set, it's a simple matter to have your data backed up onto a DVD or another external device of your choice. You can also choose to have Windows upload your files to a network if you are using Windows Professional or Ultimate. What's useful about Backup and Restore is that you can schedule regular updates, so you don't always have to think about it in the future.