Always back up. The smarter alternative is to back up all your system files—either through a service that stores your data remotely, or doing it yourself. Paying a service to do it for you is less of a hassle and more stress free. Your backup does not do you much good in a disaster like a fire if your backup burns with the rest of your computer system. But if you have a lot of data, using a storage service can be costly. "It's not unusual to see a business paying $100 a month," says Howes.
It might be a smarter investment, then, to do it yourself—if you do it right. Meehan saves his essential files to CDs, which every night he places in a fireproof safe that's secure inside another safe (combined, the safes give two hours of fire protection).
Mark Owen of UT @ Sep 16, 2008 22:48:57 PM
muktar patel of IN @ Sep 06, 2008 03:19:25 AM