If you lost all of the information on your hard drive today, how would you react? Read this article to understand the importance of backing up your data and finding a schedule to do so.

The Necessity of Backups

I try to do a backup of my files once a month, generally on the first. I have not figured out what software I might have or should get that would back up automatically any new or updated files. I save everything on an external hard drive. I have about six months of files - I delete one month and save the new back up. It is probably more than I need to save.

I paid a huge amount of money to have my files brought back from the dead. However, the fix on my computer did not last, and it crashed again. Fortunately, I learned from my mistake and installed an external hard drive that backs things up automatically. Now that I have a new computer, we will re-install my files from the external hd when we get a chance.

Back it up! You never know when the "blue screen of death" will visit.