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Four Common
Myths About Backup Software
Regular backup of data stored on computer is a good idea,
because no computer is perfect. At the same time, not all of
us take measures to protect it. But why reliable backup
strategies are not as much widespread as data crash
accidents? This article features some possible reasons of
ignoring backup software and destroys some myth about backup
preventing people from using it.
Computers affect the way we live, communicate, work, and
entertain today more than ever before. So, the information
stored on them becomes very significant. Loosing data from
your hard drive is at least unpleasant, but in some cases
also very expensive. At the same time, not all of us take
measures to protect their data. Moreover, day after day we
hear about alarming accidents of data loss. But why reliable
backup strategies are not as much widespread as |
data crash
accidents? – Perhaps, because people have some wrong notions
about backup software and about the problem of data loss in
general.
Precious personal and work data is stored in a computer's
hard disk, but no hard disk is perfect. Sometimes they die,
and so does the information stored. Furthermore, viruses,
human errors and even natural disasters or theft can take
away your data without any chance of restoring. One reliable
solution for the problem of data loss is backup software
that makes reserve copies of your critical data
automatically. There is a great variety of such data-safe
program to choose from. But why do people still ignore this
software?
In this article we'll try to denote some possible reasons of
ignoring backup software and to destroy some myths about
backup preventing people from using it. We have summarized
these notions in four common «myths» and will try to expose
them.
• Myth 1: The risk of data loss is insignificant
Some people believe that data loss is not their problem. Why
don't they care? Because they just know nothing about
possible crucial hardware faults and destructive effect of
such faults on the stored information.
Actually, there are high risks of data loss. According to
the survey conducted by Verio (Global Premier Provider of
Online Services), fifty-three percent of respondents have
already experienced an actual loss of information that was
stored on a PC.
Six percent of PCs will suffer an episode of data loss in
any given year. 31% of PC users have ever lost all of their
files due to events beyond their control.The reasons of
losing data may vary greatly – power faults, short life of
the hardware, viruses or hacker attacks… The fact is: you
can irretrievably lose the information stored on your home
or work computer (i.e. project data, email correspondence,
personal information, irreparable and urgent documents) if
the hard disk crashes.
Learn by others' mistakes: thoughtless attitude toward data
backup has fatal consequences. Most people and organizations
come to understand this only after loosing their crucial
data accidentally. With special backup software your data is
more likely to be always on hand.
• Myth 2: Copying files manually is more effective
Some people are aware of the risk of data loss and try to
deal with this problem without special backup software.
These people protect the data on their own.
Common practice for such people is copying data to digital
media occasionally. In other words, they copy their data
without any backup software. Of course, it is better than
nothing. But is it enough for guaranteed data protection?
You can simply forget to make a backup before a hard disk
fault, and your previous backup work will become sheer waste
of time. Moreover, you can forget to copy some files which
you may need most of all after data loss.
With special backup software you can use automated
procedures for regular backup and synchronization under your
own schedule. Backup software will do all the routine work
on copying files for you, you only need to set what, when
and where you wish to backup. In other words, manual copying
of files is not as reliable and comfortable as using special
data backup software.
Myth 3: Backup software sufficiently slows down computer
performance
Some people think that backup jobs require too much hardware
resources (space on a disk and CPU time) and it is tiresome
to run them often. They suspect that backup software will
impede using computer for work, entertainment or other
purposes.
In fact, most backup programs are not resource-consuming. A
typical backup program requires only operation system
installed and about 5 Mb free disk space for program files.
So, if your computer meets these requirements you have
nothing to worry about. In other words, if you computer can
have an operation system running, it will easily run a
backup program.
Moreover, with a scheduler you can set your backup
operations execution on the most convenient time. For
example, during lunch time or when you sleep. Moreover, some
backup programs can run in service mode. In service mode,
the backup is independent from the currently logged in user.
The benefit is that your backup tasks are processed even if
somebody else is using the system at the moment or if nobody
is logged in at all.
As you see, with a good backup program you can perform
reserve copying operations in any time you wish. It means
that you can have backups running when you are idle, and
they will not interfere with your work.
Myth 4: Using backup software is difficult, time-consuming
and expensive
Imaginary difficulties of data backup procedures make users
think about backup as a waste of time and money and as the
result refuse it, hoping for the best. We are busy at work,
family and friends fill our days and leave us little time
for boring things like computer maintenance. But backing up
data is much easier than it seems. |
Please forget fairy tales about baffling complexity of
backup programs! Most of backup programs have Wizards with
intuitive user interface which let you configure your backup
task with ease. A typical backup program can be installed
within several minutes. Setting a backup task takes several
minutes more. That's all. Then the backup program will take
care of your crucial data.
After all, the price of such a program (30-70$ for single
license) is far less then the costs of data loss.
We have tried to expose some myths about backup and to mark
some positive abilities that backup software gives us.
Today's backup software offers comfortable way to make
reserve copies of your crucial data. As more people get
familiar with automated backup solutions, they tend to
become must-have software, along with e-mail clients, word
processors and anti-virus programs.
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About The Author:
Article Written By Alexey Spiridonov
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