| Computers affect the way we live,
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| | a backup before a hard disk fault, and
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| communicate, work, and entertain today
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| | your previous backup work will become
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| more than ever before. So, the
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| | sheer waste of time. Moreover, you can
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| information stored on them becomes very
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| | forget to copy some files which you may
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| significant. Loosing data from your hard
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| | need most of all after data loss.
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| drive is at least unpleasant, but in some
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| | With special backup software you can use
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| cases also very expensive. At the same
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| | automated procedures for regular backup
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| time, not all of us take measures to
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| | and synchronization under your own
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| protect their data. Moreover, day after
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| | schedule. Backup software will do all the
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| day we hear about alarming accidents of
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| | routine work on copying files for you,
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| data loss. But why reliable backup
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| | you only need to set what, when and where
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| strategies are not as much widespread as
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| | you wish to backup.
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| data crash accidents? - Perhaps, because
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| | In other words, manual copying of files
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| people have some wrong notions about
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| | is not as reliable and comfortable as
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| backup software and about the problem of
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| | using special data backup software.
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| data loss in general.
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| | - Myth 3: Backup software sufficiently
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| Precious personal and work data is stored
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| | slows down computer performance
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| in a computer's hard disk, but no hard
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| | Some people think that backup jobs
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| disk is perfect. Sometimes they die, and
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| | require too much hardware resources
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| so does the information stored.
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| | (space on a disk and CPU time) and it is
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| Furthermore, viruses, human errors and
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| | tiresome to run them often. They suspect
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| even natural disasters or theft can take
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| | that backup software will impede using
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| away your data without any chance of
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| | computer for work, entertainment or other
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| restoring. One reliable solution for the
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| | purposes.
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| problem of data loss is backup software
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| | In fact, most backup programs are not
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| that makes reserve copies of your
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| | resource-consuming. A typical backup
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| critical data automatically. There is a
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| | program requires only operation system
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| great variety of such data-safe program
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| | installed and about 5 Mb free disk space
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| to choose from. But why do people still
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| | for program files. So, if your computer
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| ignore this software?
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| | meets these requirements you have nothing
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| In this article we'll try to denote some
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| | to worry about. In other words, if you
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| possible reasons of ignoring backup
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| | computer can have an operation system
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| software and to destroy some myths about
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| | running, it will easily run a backup
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| backup preventing people from using it.
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| | program.
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| We have summarized these notions in four
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| | Moreover, with a scheduler you can set
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| common «myths» and will try to expose
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| | your backup operations execution on the
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| them.
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| | most convenient time. For example, during
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| - Myth 1: The risk of data loss is
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| | lunch time or when you sleep. Moreover,
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| insignificant
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| | some backup programs can run in service
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| Some people believe that data loss is not
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| | mode. In service mode, the backup is
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| their problem. Why don't they care?
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| | independent from the currently logged in
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| Because they just know nothing about
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| | user. The benefit is that your backup
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| possible crucial hardware faults and
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| | tasks are processed even if somebody else
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| destructive effect of such faults on the
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| | is using the system at the moment or if
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| stored information.
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| | nobody is logged in at all.
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| Actually, there are high risks of data
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| | As you see, with a good backup program
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| loss. According to the survey conducted
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| | you can perform reserve copying
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| by Verio (Global Premier Provider of
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| | operations in any time you wish. It means
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| Online Services), fifty-three percent of
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| | that you can have backups running when
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| respondents have already experienced an
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| | you are idle, and they will not interfere
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| actual loss of information that was
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| | with your work.
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| stored on a PC. Six percent of PCs will
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| | - Myth 4: Using backup software is
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| suffer an episode of data loss in any
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| | difficult, time-consuming and expensive
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| given year. 31% of PC users have ever
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| | Imaginary difficulties of data backup
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| lost all of their files due to events
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| | procedures make users think about backup
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| beyond their control.
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| | as a waste of time and money and as the
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| The reasons of losing data may vary
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| | result refuse it, hoping for the best. We
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| greatly - power faults, short life of the
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| | are busy at work, family and friends fill
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| hardware, viruses or hacker attacks...
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| | our days and leave us little time for
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| The fact is: you can irretrievably lose
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| | boring things like computer maintenance.
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| the information stored on your home or
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| | But backing up data is much easier than
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| work computer (i.e. project data, email
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| | it seems.
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| correspondence, personal information,
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| | Please forget fairy tales about baffling
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| irreparable and urgent documents) if the
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| | complexity of backup programs! Most of
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| hard disk crashes.
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| | backup programs have Wizards with
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| Learn by others' mistakes: thoughtless
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| | intuitive user interface which let you
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| attitude toward data backup has fatal
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| | configure your backup task with ease. A
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| consequences. Most people and
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| | typical backup program can be installed
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| organizations come to understand this
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| | within several minutes. Setting a backup
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| only after loosing their crucial data
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| | task takes several minutes more. That's
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| accidentally. With special backup
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| | all. Then the backup program will take
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| software your data is more likely to be
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| | care of your crucial data.
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| always on hand.
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| | After all, the price of such a program
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| - Myth 2: Copying files manually is more
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| | (30-70$ for single license) is far less
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| effective
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| | then the costs of data loss.
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| Some people are aware of the risk of data
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| | We have tried to expose some myths about
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| loss and try to deal with this problem
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| | backup and to mark some positive
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| without special backup software. These
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| | abilities that backup software gives us.
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| people protect the data on their own.
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| | Today's backup software offers
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| Common practice for such people is
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| | comfortable way to make reserve copies of
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| copying data to digital media
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| | your crucial data. As more people get
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| occasionally. In other words, they copy
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| | familiar with automated backup solutions,
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| their data without any backup software.
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| | they tend to become must-have software,
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| Of course, it is better than nothing. But
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| | along with e-mail clients, word
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| is it enough for guaranteed data
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| | processors and anti-virus programs.
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| protection? You can simply forget to make
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