Keep your data safe: Backup!
The thing about technology is that it is constantly evolving and changing. Many of the things that we consider up to date and useful can suddenly be outdated and worthless, even harmful. Another thing to note is that you can never be completely safe. A lot of things can happen. You can be perfectly secure one day, and then something happens and suddenly all your files are gone.
Imagine years of photographs and memories, tons of music worth hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, and if you love playing computer games, imagine your saved games and profiles, and all of sudden they are gone. Hundreds and thousands of hours wasted and down the drain. However, for sure, there are system restore programs, but most of the time; you can never recover your files.
To prevent this, we recommend looking for backup storage solutions.
Keep Ready Your Online Backup
A quick search for online backup solutions can yield hundreds of websites that offer to save your data securely, safely, and anonymously. Unfortunately, there are no completely free back-up services. If there is, it is almost guaranteed unsafe and you should do your best to stay as far away from them as possible, However, you always have the option to try them out for free (trial version) for a few couple of days.
A lot of online backup storage solutions have a free trial period of 15 days or even a month! This gives you an option of whether or not you think the money you will invest in them is worth it. Make sure that if you do pick this option, you have access to your data wherever you are. Some of these online backup solutions offer mobile apps for quick and painless access to your archived data. Read reviews for your choices and choose what you think is best, based on your research.
Desktop Backup Storage
Desktop backup drives are slower by comparison. They use a physical hard drive that sometimes needs to be connected to another power source. They aren't as fast, but they are definitely built to hold more data. With these kinds of backup storage solutions, speed doesn't matter as much as its capacity to hold data.
Therefore, before sparing thought toward the speed, you should spare it toward the storage. Make sure that when you do avail of this option, you should buy a drive that is at least twice the data you are trying to save. Also, at least make sure that your backup drive has at least a "mirroring" function. These ensure that you have a copy of your data in case your drive fails.
NAS / Network Attached Storage
This is your go-to option if you have multiple devices or computers that you need to regularly back up. They are capable of holding much more data than your regular backup storage devices. You connect these to your network and program to save and backup your data regularly. You even save your favorite TV shows direct from your television.