by Robert Cramer

Created on: October 07, 2009

It happens all of the time. People constantly lose their data. It can happen suddenly and randomly and by many different ways. All of those hours spent working on important documents. All of those precious moments from family events or special occasions, gone in a second. Believe me, if you have had this happen to you once and have lost something important, you will never want this to happen again. The only real prevention is to have your data backed up.The good news, with today's technology, there are many ways to be ready.

As was stated, there are several ways to now back up your data. Disks, hard drives, online, or a myriad of other ways people have now developed. In today's world of technology, the only reason you should not have your data backed up would be laziness. You can now buy applications which backup your data and windows also has some back up utilities you can configure. For now we shall assume we are dealing with a home or personal computer.

Disks are generally easy to create and there are several options. DVD's or CD's are cheap and easy to obtain. That being said, regular disk backups can become tedious and messy. Having tons of disks lying around can be annoying, messy or plain hard to navigate if not labeled or stored correctly. If this is the option you choose, make sure to have a good filing system and to label your disks as created. Nothing can be more frustrating than trying to find a picture or document but not knowing where to look. Use cases you can write in and/or CD making pens. Another good option is to purchase a large CD wallet in which to house all of your disks. This can go a long ways in keeping your desk organized and your files easier to find.

Online backup utilities have gained in popularity with all things internet. This is a good option but there are a few things of note. First of all, there is always a chance that the backup site may go down or have server issues of their own. Most backup sites will create multiple backups but not all. Another issue is bandwidth. Not everyone has spare bandwidth to constantly be uploading and downloading their files. If your system has a lot of data, your internet service provider may get a little irritable with the constant data flow. There is also the possibility that the online backup site goes out of business and maybe you cannot get your data. That being said, this option eliminates some desk clutter with not having to use disks or anything like that. This is also a good option because

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