Here’s a Quick way to Backup your Computer Online

Backing up files is something we all know we should do, but it’s one of those things that is so easy to procrastinate on.Of course that is until you lose everything in a software crash or hard ware failure.

From my experience besides yesterday the next best time to start backing up your data online is right now.

Getting Started

Doing a backup online is the simplest method of protecting your files and ensuring their stored off site away from the location of your computer. There’s no need for blank DVD’s, CD’s, external hard drives, USB drives etc.All of your important files and folders are kept securely on an online storage server for a small monthly fee until you might need to access it because of data loss.

To get started visit Mozy Home backup, their service offers a free trial account you can use to get things started. Once you sign up for their free trial it’s just a matter of downloading their desktop application for choosing which files to backup.

What do you backup?

Mozy, and other online backup services, by default select your My Documents folder for backup.Of course this is probably the most logical place to start, you may also want to add in a backup of your email folders and addresses, as well as any important system settings files.

If you’ve ever bought any software and had to download it and haven’t made a copy also add in those files.

Are we all done?

Once you’ve chosen what files to backup, you simply tell Mozy to start the initial backup and that’s it. You’re finished.The initial backup you do will take some time, it’s dependent on your Internet connection and exactly how many files and folders you’re uploading.

After that process is done how ever you won’t need to upload those files again unless their updated in the future.In the future the only files and folders that will be uploaded will be either files that you modify, new files created in folders selected for backup, or new folders added to areas selected for backup.