Does your computer need to be backed up?

Computers can stop working. Your files can get destroyed, or your hardware can break down, which can cause you to lose all of your data. Always remember to backup your files. Deciding what to backup depends on your individual needs, and your business requirements. The rule of thumb is that anything that cannot be replaced easily or is very important for your business should have a backup.


Some files you should consider backing up:

• Bank and other financial information
• Digital photographs
• Software purchased from the internet
• Music
• Important internet bookmarks
• Videos and Emails
• Business documents
• School projects

External Back Up Hard Drive

What's on a Hard Drive?

Hard drives hold 3 main things. The operating system, applications or programs, and user data. The hard drive is a physical disk drive located inside of your computer. This is where all of your data and software is stored. All your files, games, software including your operating system is stored and accessed by the hard drive on your computer. If you take your hard drive out then your programs won’t run, and your computer will not start.


There are many different operating systems. The top three are,

Windows, Mac, and Linux

When a operating system tanks, not all is lost, because the operating system itself can be restored to the original default settings. You may lose your personal settings, but if you have the original software disk, you can restore it.  Software applications can be fixed too. Like the operating system, you may lose your personal unique settings, but the application can be reinstalled.

Data however, once lost is gone forever.
One common cause of data loss comes from malware or computer viruses. Sometimes you simply forget to back up your data. Remember, data back up isn't a one time event. It needs to be done on a regular basis.There are many automated software programs available to back up your computer.

Does your computer need to be backed up?

Consider this, if you kept all your financial papers in a file cabinet, and the cabinet caught on fire or was stolen, how would you recover the documents?  The costly downtime incurred while a computer is repaired, and applications are restored, can make the expense of prevention trivial by comparison. After a disaster, it is to late to explore preventive measures. To reduce the possibility of costly downtime have IQ scan for viruses, diagnose disc problems, remove viruses and create a working back up of your information.

Your business information is priceless. Without your data, your company can be literally out of business. In many cases, records cannot be replaced at any cost. If you can't afford to have even one day of down time, consider backing up your system. Having good data backup can guard against loss and more importantly, it can protect your business from disaster. IQ Computer Services offers solutions ranging from local backup (on an external hard drive), or media (DVD), also online backup too.

Protect your valuable, photos, music, videos and documents from loss by drive crash, virus infection with IQ Computer Services Backup PC service. They can even set up your PC to do it automatically!