Selection of Important Data and Appropriate Backup Device

What would happen if your child were to play with the keyboard and accidentally delete the file, or your teenaged son clears up the drive to download music? Worse still, a burglar might simply walk away with your laptop. The data is more valuable than the computer to you. However, the burglar might not think so.

By picturing such a scenario, we are not trying to frighten you. Our intention is to stress the point that computers are prone to risks. Create a backup of your important files. Many of you might say that your home personal computer has little data of any real value. Think twice. Scan through your computer. You would realise that many important files lie unnoticed and unrecognised by you. For example, your computer might contain your financial transaction, tax details, important emails you received or sent, email address book, the music and games you downloaded, your office work (if you happen to work from home) and above all the lovely photographs of your family, that are priceless.

Selection of Files for a Backup

Looking through your computer you would realise that much important data exists. You might eventually realise that all the generated data is important and feel like creating a back up for every little file on the computer. This is a virtual impossibility, more so if your pc is used by many members of your family. Selection of important data is difficult. Yet, it is the first step for initiating a backup. A few points help identification of important files.

• Files created by the computer user are important


• All data that cannot be replaced is vital.


• You need not create a backup for office application software.

• Quantum of data you have


• Time you can allot for regularly updating the backup


• Money you are willing to invest in backup media


• Reliability of the back up device used. In other words, the number of years you require the data. .

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James Walsh is a freelance writer and copy editor. For more information on computer crime and Computer Forensics see www.fieldsassociates.co.uk

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