If you backup, you are one step away from a disaster. It would behoove you to backup your files on a frequent and comprehensive basis. Learn how often to backup and how to make your own backup schedule.
There is no question that you should backup your files in the medium you are most comfortable with, but any efforts you have in storing and protecting your important data would go to seed if you do not have a backup schedule and stick to it.
First, we need to figure out what we are backing up, as the backup schedule largely depends on the size of the backup data.
Documents used in the workplace, or other smaller files can be backed up on a weekly basis, but preferably every hour or every day.
You would want to backup a medium number of files, such as emails, projects and other work-related files daily, weekly, or at the very least, monthly.
A monthly or weekly backup would be most apropos for larger files or a larger number of files, which would include the above types of data, or perhaps settings files and data files.
Huge amounts of data (all of the above plus images, audios - mp3s and videos - mpegs) can be backed up monthly or yearly
A comprehensive backup encompassing all the data you have on your computer can be done either once a week, month or year.
Which backup schedule to choose is up to you, but you will also need to choose a backup software to do that and set up the time when to perform a scheduled backup.
The first thing to consider would be whether the backup software you choose supports the media that you wish to backup from, may it be via CD-R, DVD-R, LAN, FTP, flash drive or USB drive. The selection process involves segregating the files or data that you require backed up, and choosing the right time or day in which they would be backed up. Some programs can run as a service and don't need to be launched, but some need to be running when you want the backup to be run. Just make it a point to have your computer on when the backup schedule is due to run.
Think the time of a backup schedule doesn't matter? What if it runs during your work day and slows down your work computer for an hour or two? Of course, you want to keep working at your normal pace AND maintain your backup schedule, so this would require you to schedule your backup about an hour or two before or after your work schedule. As a result, you need not worry about working at a snail's pace due to a scheduled backup.
There is no question that you should backup your files in the medium you are most comfortable with, but any efforts you have in storing and protecting your important data would go to seed if you do not have a backup schedule and stick to it.
First, we need to figure out what we are backing up, as the backup schedule largely depends on the size of the backup data.
Documents used in the workplace, or other smaller files can be backed up on a weekly basis, but preferably every hour or every day.
You would want to backup a medium number of files, such as emails, projects and other work-related files daily, weekly, or at the very least, monthly.
A monthly or weekly backup would be most apropos for larger files or a larger number of files, which would include the above types of data, or perhaps settings files and data files.
Huge amounts of data (all of the above plus images, audios - mp3s and videos - mpegs) can be backed up monthly or yearly
A comprehensive backup encompassing all the data you have on your computer can be done either once a week, month or year.
Which backup schedule to choose is up to you, but you will also need to choose a backup software to do that and set up the time when to perform a scheduled backup.
The first thing to consider would be whether the backup software you choose supports the media that you wish to backup from, may it be via CD-R, DVD-R, LAN, FTP, flash drive or USB drive. The selection process involves segregating the files or data that you require backed up, and choosing the right time or day in which they would be backed up. Some programs can run as a service and don't need to be launched, but some need to be running when you want the backup to be run. Just make it a point to have your computer on when the backup schedule is due to run.
Think the time of a backup schedule doesn't matter? What if it runs during your work day and slows down your work computer for an hour or two? Of course, you want to keep working at your normal pace AND maintain your backup schedule, so this would require you to schedule your backup about an hour or two before or after your work schedule. As a result, you need not worry about working at a snail's pace due to a scheduled backup.
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