How to Backup Your Data Without Breaking the Bank

How important is it to backup my files? How may people really do it on a regular basis?

These are great questions you may want to ask yourself. Another great one is “Can I recover the data if my computer crashes”? If you aren’t sure what the answers are you may want to ask Ack, Inc. about their backup solution.

Ack, Inc. has a backup solution which executes from Windows Task manager every day, automatically, backing up only your tangible data files and only overwriting what has changed from the day before. It is recommended that these files be backed up to a second internal or external hard drive (or flash drive if large enough) so that the data can be easily recovered and won’t be lost due to a virus or worm. This solution is fully customizable, i.e. any data file such as a Quickbooks data file can be added to the list,  and can be deployed across a network to save information from multiple machines to a shared network drive. The usual files as a standard to backup are your desktop items, documents (including pictures, music and video files), favorites and Outlook data or contact list. These files can also be sent to multiple hard drives if desired.

There are two major downfalls to this method of backup:  1. fire and 2. theft.  If this happens you will, of course, lose everything.  Offsite backup systems are great but can be expensive.  Data Preserve is one choice Ack, Inc. has used and deployed for companies in the past.  It is very effective, but the price deters most individual users from getting their service.  Another choice is Carbonite.  There is an annual charge for this service, making it cost effective.  Consumer testimony and reviews are quite high for their product as well.  It is also Vista compatible.  Both of these services are available through Ack, Inc. at a discount price.