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Posted on October 24, 2007 by Jason Petrina | Posted under Hardware
Exploring Hard Drive Crash Options
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The good news is that there are a few things you can do to avoid losing important information related to a hard drive crash. The first step is in understanding what your hard drive is built to do and what it is not built to do. Hard drives are not built to last forever. They receive wear and tear just like any other type of mechanical device and if you lose your computer a lot, several hours per day; then you're putting even more mileage on your hard drive. So, it's really not a matter of if your hard drive is going to crash but when it's going to crash and what you plan to do to salvage your important documents from the inevitable. The second step is considering secondary sources of storage in addition to our hard drive. Obviously, one of the most well known methods is a simple floppy disk back-up. While this is actually a very simple and inexpensive option; the problem is that most people simply don't do it. Either they forget or put it off or think they don't have time; the result is the same. The key to making this work is getting in a routine and putting it on your calendar or whatever you need to do to force yourself to back-up your work. While it should be noted that there are some backup services available on the Internet, it has not been proven yet that these services are completely reliable or even secure. If your data is the least bit sensitive and confidential in nature, this probably is not the best option. Another option is to use a portable hard drive. Most such devices will plug directly into the USB port and are ready for use. Usually you won't even need to go through any complicated steps for your system to recognize the device, if you have Windows 95 or higher. One of the easiest ways to back-up your files to your portable hard drive at that point is to simply drag and drop them. Of course, like any other back-up system; you'll need to be vigilant about making sure you do it consistently or you'll be out of luck if your main hard drive crashes. The advantage of this type of hard drive backup system; however, is that it tends to not be as time consuming and problematic as backing up with a floppy disk. Those two factors alone generally make it easier for consumers to remember and actually handle secondary backups. Portable hard drives are not typically cheap, in fact a device can run you about two hundred dollars or more; however, when compared to the possibility of losing all of your data as well as the time you need to invest in replacing it, this type of expenditure really isn't a bad investment at all. About The Author: Jason Petrina is the Editor and Publisher of Article Click. For more FREE articles for your ezine and websites visit - www.articleclick.com |
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