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Friday, April 8, 2011

Pay Attention to Details Regarding Your Backup Procedure

8:05 PM  High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting  

Here are some questions to consider, when determining if your backup procedure still works:

  • Do  you check the backup log to see if the backup worked?  
  • Do you have enough free space on your external hard drive to put the backup file? Most backup procedures do not delete or overwrite the last backup. Therefore, unless you delete old backups, you will not have room for new backups. To check how much free space is left on your external hard drive, right mouse click on the hard drive icon listed in My Computer, and select properties. The pie chart will show you how you are doing on free space.
  • When is you backup scheduled? Is your computer on, when  the backup is scheduled to occur? If not,  the next time the backup is attempted is when the schedule indicates. A missed scheduled backup will not happened immediately when you computer is booted.
  • Do you use a free service like Drop Box? If there is a red "x" over the Drop Box icon, you are over your 2GB allowance and backups have stopped. You will either need to change what you backup to bring you under the 2GB limit or for pay for extra storage.
Pay attention to the details and your backup will be available when you need it.

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