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Computer Backup Checklist Template

If you read this blog often, you know that I highly suggest that you backup your computer and that you do it on a regular basis. To help with this, I would definitely recommend automating your backup. However, even if you automate your backup, you may wonder what you need to be backing up in the first place. Also, if you need to reformat, knowing what to backup before reformatting is quite useful to know. In this post, I am going to take a look at a solid system backup checklist template you can use for your backups. read more

Files to Backup before Reinstalling Windows

Microsoft Windows is the most widely used operating system in the world. I am sure many people reading this post from their laptops or personal computers are using some version of Windows. Many situations may require the re-installation of Windows on your PC. This may lead to loss of vital personal files unless you backup your files or if these files happen to be saved on some other remote drive.

Because of this, it is important to know exactly what files to to backup just before you reinstall Windows on your desktop or laptop computer. One nice thing is that Windows provides options for both automatic and manual backup of your important files. An important recommendation is that you do not backup your files to the same drive in which the windows OS is installed. The reason is that when you reinstall Windows, these files will be wiped. Instead, save them to an external hard disk, a CD, a DVD, a removable USB drive, or even to the cloud. read more

External Hard Drive: Data Recovery Made Easy

An external hard drive is a handy gadget that has become very popular nowadays because they can store huge amounts of personal and business files. However, even though it delivers high speed transfers and reliability, it is always good to have a back-up plan in case of unexpected data loss. Data loss usually occurs as a result of two common factors: a physical fault with the hard disk itself, or a software related problem.

It’s no surprise that due to the complexity of modern hard drives, something could go wrong and cause data loss. In fact, this is the most common factor that leads to loss of data in external hard disks. Depending on the type and nature of failure, you can follow some simple steps to recover the data yourself without involving a professional. read more

Hard Drive Format 101: a non-Techie DIY Guide

Out of all the reasons why people call up on a computer technician, formatting a hard drive is probably one of the most common. Out of all the typical issues that will bog down the performance of a computer, many can be fixed by formatting the hard drive and reinstalling the Operating System.

Regardless of the scenario above, the overwhelming majority of inexperienced computer users still don’t quite know how to go about formatting their hard drives and reinstalling their OS. That’s such a shame! You don’t have to spend any money to get this task done, and it doesn’t take more than a couple of hours; in fact you can even set things up so that next time the computer will just reformat itself (check the last section of this guide to see how). read more

How To Use Online Backup with Slow Internet

Do you suffer from slow internet? Then you might need to look into How to Get Faster Internet for Free because no one should be buffering in this day and age! But how are you meant to back up your files if your internet is really slow?

I’m discussing this today because I’ve heard many people say that they would like to use online backup in order to protect their valuable personal files, but believe that their slow bandwidth and large data volumes would make online backup impractical for their needs. read more