BB Data Recovery Guide

Keeping backups at an online service provider is a good investment. Once you configure your backup utility at the start, you can sit back and relax knowing that your backup is safe. Of course, you should first decide that your service provider is reliable, but that’s the subject of another post. But assuming you find a reliable host, the savings in time and money come quickly.

Most people need storage for basic computer files like word processing documents, spreadsheets, customer records, and the odd download you want quick access to. An online backup service will be a good fit for you because data files are small and cost less to store. However, if your needs involve music and photo albums, recordings from teleseminars, wav files, and other huge files, you would not find good value using an online backup service. That is, unless your mammoth files are your stock-in-trade, and you can easily recover the cost of storing the information on a reliable server.

Apart from the monthly cost for doing backups, an online service makes recovering your data as easy as clicking on a few buttons. If you accidentally delete a file, you can restore the backup within minutes from your online backup. You can also keep several versions of your data. This means going to a previous backup if you have trouble with the current backup. It also saves your worry if you included inaccurate information in a recent backup.

While only storing data files can reduce your monthly bill, it does come with a potential danger. That is, if you only backup your data and not your application programs like Microsoft Office, you could face the possibility of having to install them all over. So your best bet would be to store your application programs, digital photos, and music on an external drive. This is a less expensive alternative than using the online backup service. Most of these files don’t change except for updates, so using an external drive will help you avoid data loss, and save money at the same time.