Ideally you're already backing up your files regularly and in two separate places, right? If not, today's World Backup Day holiday gives you an important reminder to protect all your precious info on your drives. Think about all your emails, photos, financial info, and more that could be lost if your hard drive fails or you lose your laptop or phone (something that happens way too often). Backing up is very simple.
For local backups, one of the easiest ways to backup your data is to have an external hard drive and use Windows' or Mac's built-in backup tools or a dedicated backup program like Acronis True Image. External hard drives are pretty cheap nowadays; you can get a 2TB WD hard drive for $129.
It's smart to also backup offsite, just in case your house burns down or your local backup fails. I've reviewed several unlimited online backup services here, including Backblaze, CrashPlan, and Carbonite. The best one for you will depend on how many computers you have to backup and what kind of features you're looking for, so take a look at the pros and cons. All of them are inexpensive and worth the cost for the peace of mind knowing that your data is safe.
Another option is to use a free online storage and syncing service like SugarSync, which gives you a generous 5GB of online space--enough, at least, for your most precious data perhaps.
Whatever you do, now's the time to make sure you're all backed up (it's a good time to check your backup restores too).
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