Smart Backup Strategies

Smart Backup Strategies

Hard disks are amazing yet fragile mechanical devices. Packed with ultra-miniature electronics that zoom along at thousands of revolutions per minute, it’s no wonder that they fail more often than any other component in the average computer. When a disk crashes, it’s usually impossible to recover your data without spending a small fortune at a data recovery service.

And even if your hardware never lets you down, human error can wreak havoc with data. You can press the wrong key and inadvertently delete a group of files you meant to move. If you’re not paying attention, you might absentmindedly click the wrong button in a dialog ...

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