Today (March 31) is National World Backup Day!
A backup is a copy of all your important files — for example,
your family photos, home videos, documents and emails. Instead of storing it
all on your device, back up your files to an external storage or a cloud-based
software.
Losing your files is way more common than
you’d think.
· 21
% of people have never made a backup
· 113
phones lost or stolen every minute
· 29%
of data loss cases are caused by accident
Your Designs Online is a big believer in
backing up our files! Rest assured that your website files are always backed up
securely in the following three locations.
1.
Online Backup Service backups (We use Carbonate)
2. External Hard Drive
Backups (An external hard drive.)
3. Your website hosting
location.
Why do we backup to so many locations?
Let’s say you only have online cloud-based
back up and one of the following occurs.
·
WI-FI system goes down
·
Some type of national collapse happens
Solution: An on-sight external hard-drive
would still contain all of your data.
Let’s say you only have a local hard-drive
back up and one of the following occurs.
·
A local disaster like a fire or weather-related
event.
·
Accidents happen. Devices can be
flooded, dropped or even driven over (been there done that)
Solution: An online cloud-based back up would
still contain all your data.
Either of these solutions would also aide in
restoring your files should you experience
• A
computer crash due to a virus or malware
• The
possibility of a lost or stolen device
We hope you never have to face any of these
situations, but in case you do. How do you backup your data? What would you do if you
lost everything on your computer, phone or tablet? Life gets hectic and it’s
easy to forget to back up your files.
What to back up?
· Photos, Videos, Documents
and Emails
· On all your devices
including your Computer, Tablet and Mobile phone
Quick tips to secure your data is safe
after a backup system is in place.
1.
Conduct
regular backups
2.
Prioritize what you are backing up
3. Organize data for easy
access
4. Create multiple copies
of your backup
5. Keep physical backups in
a safe place
What are some possible
reasons that would cause a backup failure?
1.
Hardware Failure
2.
Network Failure
3.
Software Issues
4.
Misconfiguration of
back up settings
Because things can
happen it’s always smart to regularly test your backup process on every device.
Make sure all-important files can be restored from each backup.
Sleep well knowing your
data is secure! :)
