What Is An Online Backup Service?
Viruses, bugs, hard drive failures and coffee spills - there are plenty of ways you can lose the data on your computer forever
. The modern computer can store thousands of cherished family photos and videos, your prized music collection, all of your accounts, important letters and much more. And these can be lost in an instant with a misplaced beverage, or a faulty hard drive.
Backing up your data is nothing new. In the past the only way was to back up your data to an external device - a hard drive, CDs, DVD's or a thumb drive being the popular choices. The problem was that it was always an effort to do the backup. You would have to swap disks, wait for copies to be made and generally do boring things with your computer when you would rather be playing games or surfing the internet. That's why even the most conscientious computer user would never backup their data as well as they would like.
But at last there is a new way of backing up your important data that is a much more 21st century way of doing things - an online backup service. With an online backup service your data is stored away from your computer and so is immune from the day-to-day damage that can be caused to your data. Instead it is stored on the backup companies own servers - ready for you to access in case of emergency.
Most backup services offer web access to your data, so you can access your files from anywhere in the world - all you need is your user name and password and you can log on to retrieve your data from where ever you are.
In addition to web access you will also be able to download a desktop application that will allow you to view your files on your computer. You can select which files should be backed up, and they will be seamlessly uploaded to the backup providers server - safely stored away from harm. In addition to manually uploading files, the software supplied your storage provider will have automatic backup capabilities. This means that you can select which files and folders you want to keep safe, and they will be uploaded regularly to the safety of an off site server without you having to lift a finger, or even remember to start the backup.
Another great feature is operating system integration - you will be able the access your stored files as though they were a hard drive on your computer. You can drag and drop, copy or delete files just like any other on your computer, but these files are all stored safely on a server.
Many providers also offer apps to let you view your files from your smartphone - or even upload photos and documents straight from your phone to the backup server.
So now you really don't have any excuse to risk losing your valuable data - sign up for an online backup service today!
by: Steven Menjivar
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