Imagine you were working on a paper for the past month. What would happen if your computer crashed right now and you couldn’t recovery any of the information from the hard drive. Would you lose days, weeks, or months of information?
What types of information would you lose?
How much time would it take you to recover all of that information?
A few things you might lose include music, movies, emails, assignments, saved passwords, not to mention that all-important 40-page paper that took you more than a month to complete.
Below is a couple of items and resources that may assist you in getting started. Provide steps that you will take or are taking to ensure your computer system is backed up.
Here are a few guidelines to follow when you are ready to start planning your strategy:
Know What to Save and How Often to Save It
Find Your Save Window
Simple save strategy - You have a long save window, which means that you have an 8- to 12-hour block of time available daily with no system activity (including batch work).
Medium save strategy - You have a medium save window, which means that you have a shorter block of time (4 to 6 hours) available daily with no system activity.
Complex save strategy - You have a short save window, which means that there is little or no time when your system is not being used for interactive or batch work.
Choose Availability Options
Test Your Strategy
Research the Internet for PC backup information and create a personal information backup plan.