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My husband is downstairs in his basement office taking apart his laptop. There are a few dozen screws scattered around the desk and the shell of his beloved computer without it’s hard drive.
His laptop has everything on it. It is his work – software, files, everything he uses to create his language learning program, PeanutButter.
The other day, in the middle of his work, his computer died. It simply wouldn’t turn on, respond….nothing. He panicked. So much work might be lost. It had been a few days since he had done his last back up, and the thought of losing everything that he had accomplished since that back up were devastating.
Luckily, he was able to take his hard drive out of his laptop and access the files externally from another computer. All was not lost. But it could have been so easily lost.
When is the last time you performed a computer backup?
I don’t back my computer up often enough, and I know that the idea of losing all of my photos stresses me to no end. However, I’ve been lazy about looking into a good solution for myself and sticking with a schedule of backing up my files. I was very intrigued to find out about Carbonite and their service that performs an online backup of your computer files every time you log on to the internet.
Here’s what Carbonite does for you:
–Takes the worry out of backup – Carbonite securely backs up the files on your PC or Mac to one of their highly secure data centers.
–Works in the background – Carbonite automatically backs up your files whenever your computer is connected to the internet.
–Unlimited storage that you can access anywhere – ?Once your files are backed up by Carbonite, you can access them anytime, anywhere, from virtually any Internet connected device.
–Free mobile apps – with the free apps on your smartphone, you can access, enjoy and share your files from your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android or Blackberry.
For only $59 a year, you get unlimited backup for your PC or Mac from Carbonite, with anytime-anywhere-access. You can try it free for 15 days, no credit card required, and then get two free months if you decide to buy using the offer code BLOGAD.
How often do you back up the files on your computer?
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I don’t think I’ve ever backed up my files….